As academic librarians become aware of the challenges textbook expenses pose to student success, they have increased efforts to provide free access to required course materials. Librarians at Illinois State University initiated a program to license course-assigned e-books, surveying participating students and faculty regarding their perspectives…

As states and districts transition to college- and career-ready standards and aligned assessments, the need for high-quality instructional materials is clear. Open Educational Resources (OER) offer a low-cost solution with high potential to assist teachers nationwide in helping students meet the demands of higher standards. More and more…

In this project, co-investigators explored how college and university curriculum centers are addressing challenges with K-12 electronic textbooks (particularly acquisition, cataloging, and access) and implementing technology-focused services for pre-service teachers. The results of this research have provided guidance for planning the future of…

Culture plays a large but often unnoticeable role in what we teach and how we teach children. We are a country of immense diversity, but in classrooms the dominant European-American culture has become the language of learning.

THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG RELEVANCY OF CONTENT, MODE OF PRESENTATION, AND LEARNING OUTCOMES AS MEASURED BY OBJECTIVE TESTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY FOR TEACHERS WERE STUDIED. ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A TWO-QUARTER COURSE WERE RANDOMLY DIVIDED INTO FIVE GROUPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL QUARTER OF 1963.…

A "SELF-COUNSELING MANUAL" WAS DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THE STANDARD PERSONAL PRECOLLEGE COUNSELING INTERVIEW. A BRANCHING PROGRAMED TEXT PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO HAD TAKEN A BATTERY OF ADMISSIONS, GUIDANCE, AND PLACEMENT TESTS--(1) YOUR TEST RESULTS AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT, (2) AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH GRADE PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS AND TO DISCOVER PUPILS' ABILITY TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE. PUPILS FROM 21 SCHOOLS LOCATED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS WERE TESTED WITH TWO TESTS DEVELOPED BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE TEST…

A PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION UNIT WHICH USED PICTORIAL AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WAS DEVELOPED TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO USE THE CARD CATALOG. ITEMS INVOLVED IN THE UNIT INCLUDED A PROGRAMED TEXTBOOK, A SPECIAL CARD CATALOG, AND A PRACTICE SET OF BOOKS. SUBJECTS WERE STUDENTS FROM GRADES 3, 4, AND 5 WHO WERE DIVIDED INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND A CONTROL…

Recommendations are made for tentative regulations for the operation of an Educational Materials Coordinating Unit in the area of handproduced educational materials for the visually handicapped. General administrative recommendations for all media are provided in addition to recommendations by the braille, large type, and tape recording groups.…