The Expository Essay is a survey of the history, problems, and prospects of American Indian education in the United States. The document is concerned with a major topic of interest to the University of Georgia's Anthropology Curriculum Project--the role of education in the process of acculturation both in U.S. policy and in attitudes of Indians…

The Individual Mathematics Teaching Project (IMU) has been under development in the upper level (grades 7-9) of the comprehensive school in Sweden since 1964. Its goals are (1) to construct and test self-instruction study material in mathematics, (2) to find suitable teaching methods and work forms for the use of this material, (3) to try out…

Guidelines for the Title 3 National Defense Education Act (NDEA) language programs in the State of Illinois are presented in this report. Recognition of the changing status of language programs and of declining enrollment in the high schools underscores the need to develop student-centered programs. Discussion of NDEA programs is directed toward…

This document reports data from program evaluation questionnaires completed by supervisors, administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Administrators most frequently mentioned problems centered around the areas of communication and reporting pupil progress. The most conspicuous needs are more frequent and more effective explanations of the…

The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot investigation of the operation of the Bloom and Carroll hypothesis which states that aptitudes are predictive of rate of learning given a situation in which the time allowed for learning is unlimited, and pupil perserverance, ability to understand instruction, and quality of instruction are…

In this program, based on the concepts of individualized instruction through the team approach to teaching, a team of three professionally equal teachers teach a group the size of two classes which is a combination of grade levels such as K-1, 1-2, or 2-3. The program goals are that the student should (1) acquire basic academics, (2) develop…

This publication focuses on school and classroom organization for team teaching and provides insights into the solutions of accompanying problems such as clarifying roles, overcoming scheduling difficulties, avoiding rigidity in daily programing, and dealing with communication problems. The booklet also includes a field-oriented description of…

Costs and production requirements for developing "mainline," as distinguished from "adjunct" computer-assisted instruction (CAI), are discussed. "Mainline" programs are complete systems which teach an entire course, while "adjunct" programs supplement a regular course. Mainline CAI programs are expensive. A course equivalent to a three-credit…

The Kansas City Differentiated Staffing Project is in operation in two schools in the central part of the school district. The project began as part of a large scale effort to offer quality education to an increasing number of black students. This report gives a history of the project, its cost and source of funding, its objectives and…

This book consists of six self-instructional programs to be completed individually by the reader. The topics of the programs (and a brief description of each) are: written plans for classroom instruction (procedures that are appropriate for lesson plans and teaching units); individualizing instruction (including team teaching, nongraded…

This address focuses primarily on educational technology and the need to improve student learning by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of instructional materials. Due to the need for better educational materials and for procedures to ensure their continuous improvement, a National Institute of Education to conduct research in this field…

This revised manual for individualized instruction of distributive education trainees at the high school or junior college level in basic advertising and sales promotion activities includes 15 self-study assignments, teaching suggestions, and a bibliography. Together with a separate answer key, each assignment provides student questions and…

The 1972-73 annotated bibliography of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning is arranged by revised program components and completed projects in numerical order. Entries deal with learning strategies, child development, elementary math and science, reading skills, computer applications, individualized systems, and…

This description of the curriculum development and design for an introductory two-semester Grade 10 curriculum for marketing and distributive occupations includes program objectives, a course outline, and a program rationale. Occupational orientation in the first semester precedes individualized exploration of careers in distributive occupations…

The design specifications for the United States Naval Academy leadership course developed by Westinghouse Learning Corporation are presented in this report, covering course system design, management, and evaluation. EM 010 418 through EM 010 447 and EM 010 451 through EM 010 512 are related documents, with the final report appearing under EM 010…