We used a reference memory paradigm to examine whether 4- and 5-year-old children could be trained to use landmark features to relocate targets after disorientation. In Experiment 1, half of the children were pretrained in a small equilateral triangle-shaped room. Each of the three walls was a different color, and the target was always in the…

This article is the second in a series of pre-conference papers prepared for participants at AACRAO's Fifteenth Annual Strategic Enrollment Management Conference (SEM XV), held November 13-16, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. This second article of the three-part series has sought to further define, delineate, and differentiate four broad orientations…

TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADVANCED PREPARATION IN THE HUMAN RELATIONS LABORATORY PROGRAM OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA, SEVEN DELEGATES TO A LABORATORY HELD IN JUNE 1967 RECEIVED A 27-PAGE PROGRAMED ORIENTATION TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE LABORATORY. ANOTHER EIGHT DELEGATES SERVED AS A CONTROL GROUP. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE TEST GROUP WOULD…

This paper describes the first component of PLAN's Guidance Program. The five basic assumptions underlying Phase I concern the role of guidance within PLAN's educational system. In line with these assumptions, direct attention is being focused on seven goals: (1) orienting new students to PLAN and orienting current PLAN students to operational…

This paper reviews procedures for involving adolescent special education offenders in the IEP (individualized education programs) decision-making process through structured pre-IEP conference interviews. The author states that specific procedures for IEP orientation, guided self-evaluation, and goal setting result in less hostile, better informed,…

This document details the various academic programs, student services, and students involvement opportunities at Wayne Community College (North Carolina). Wayne Community College is a student-centered, public, two-year college with an open-door admissions policy. Seven modern buildings on a new campus contain more than 287,000 square feet of…

This study assessed conceptual changes that result from ninth grade and eleventh grade students attending college classes. The results indicate that visitation provides both positive and negative results, that a common view of the institution does not always result and that repeated visitation is desirable. (Author/CG)

Describes a study at Kent State University that indicated that proper and full use of audiovisual equipment can give students a basic orientation to library facilities and services without the need for physically touring in large groups. (DC)

The Open University's Advisory and Preparatory Services Committee has developed a plan to help new students prepare for the learning experience prior to the beginning of courses through collaborative ventures with local institutions, the pairing of students with tutors, and distribution of course-based material. (JMF)

Describes a videotaped presentation designed to improve students' attitudes toward library use. Program concentrates on the student as the center of the learning process; emphasizes a nonthreatening atmosphere, demonstrates practical application of resources, and shows students successfully using library resources to solve problems. (DR)

Faculty orientation usually provides only information on the college's programs; even this modest goal is rarely met. The author looks at orientation as a process of socialization--acquiring attitudes, values, skills, and appropriate social behavior. Besides department and course objectives, college and instructional goals, student…

An orientation program should be provided for black salesmen during the first few months of their employment. Suggested guidelines for the development and implementation of such a program are discussed. (SA)

Provisions (or lack thereof) in 35 firms for college graduate managerial and technical trainee development are covered, with attention to program length, training costs, program content and design, and performance evaluation. Three typical program designs are described. (LY)

The findings from this study confirm the rather common observation that students who attend different freshman camps have diverse experiences. (Author)

Claims counselors too often appear to forget to reorient clients from altered states of consciousness used in counseling and that failure to reorient can result in unnecessary discomfort for clients. Provides suggestions for when and how to reorient to avoid unwanted, lingering aftereffects. (Author/ABL)