A STUDY REPORTED WHAT HAPPENED WHEN PROGRAMED MATERIALS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ABLE STUDENTS ATTENDING SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS. FOUR HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM 20 HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT. A COLLEGE-LEVEL PROGRAMED COURSE IN FIRST SEMESTER INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND A COURSE IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR WERE GIVEN TO THE…

SUPERIOR STUDENTS IN RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS WERE GIVEN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION IN SELECTED SUBJECT AREAS TO DETERMINE IF A NONDIRECTIVE METHOD OF DIFFUSING AN INNOVATION, LIKE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, WAS APPROPRIATE FOR DISSEMINATION IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE EFFECTS OF THE COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND HIGH…

The number of gifted students in high school vocational agriculture classes has increased four-fold in the last five years, according to a study of enrollment, methods of identification, curricular, and co-curricular and career awareness activities available to gifted students in schools offering vocational agriculture in the United States. A…

Beginning in 1983, three educational reforms were undertaken in Pennsylvania to revise high school graduation requirements, test for remedial needs, and set higher standards for teachers and administrators. Revision of graduation requirements involved state and local education officials, professional organizations, and the state legislature. New…