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Postlethwait, S. N.; Mercer, Frank – 1972
This publication involves a minicourse designed to allow the student to acquire an understanding of minicourses as possible alternatives to the conventional unit of education. A brief history of the minicourse concept is presented and the nature of a minicourse is discussed. Various ways in which minicourses can be used are then explained. The…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Instruction, Magnetic Tape Cassettes, Minicourses
Download full textPostlethwait, S. N.; And Others – 1974
This final report on field testing of minicourses in undergraduate biology lists the objectives, procedures, applications, and conclusions of the project in which twelve schools utilizing minicourses, developed at Purdue University, were sampled. Data were collected and analyzed on student achievement, student attitude changes, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, Course Evaluation
