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Sexton, Robert F.; Ungerer, Richard A. – 1975
The concept of experiential education, defined as learning outside the normal classroom environment that has been planned for prior to the experience, is reviewed. This includes internships, field experience, practicums, and cooperative education. Topics covered deal with the liberal arts, professional training, institutional reform and the…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Education, Educational Experiments, Educational Objectives
Sullivan, Edmund – 1974
This paper describes a research project in which a moral education curriculum was incorporated into primary and secondary school classrooms in four schools in the Toronto area. The background theory which is presented is developmental in perspective. The interactionist viewpoint, an important aspect of the theory, states that development is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Psychology, Educational Experiments, Educational Needs
Smith, W. Flint; Littlefield, Lael – 1969
Research described in this report compares the relative achievement of three groups of secondary school students beginning language instruction in German, French, and Spanish using the electronic classroom, the record-playback laboratory, and the broadcast language laboratory with that of a control group. The second major area of research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiolingual Methods, Educational Equipment, Educational Experiments
Keutzer, Carolin; And Others – 1969
A 2-week laboratory learning experience was held for a group of 35 strangers who were to comprise the entire staff of a new high school. The general objective was to promote an effective social system characterized by (1) a high degree of proficiency in communication, decisionmaking, problem-solving, and conflict management; and (2) an atmosphere…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict Resolution, Decision Making Skills, Experiments
Young, William H. – 1969
To compare the relative effectiveness of a film slide-audio tape and a printed brochure as a means of conveying information and influencing student attitudes relative to industrial arts teaching as a career choice, and to identify those concepts and factors which can most effectively be presented by each method, an experiment was conducted…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Bibliographies, Career Guidance
Harlandale Independent School District, San Antonio, TX. Career Education Center. – 1970
The first 80 pages of the guide are arranged in vertical columns relating the biology curriculum concepts to curriculum performance objectives, career concepts and career performance objectives, suggested teaching methods, and resource materials. Career information on 41 occupations includes comments on what a person in the occupation does, the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Biology, Career Education
Alvir, Howard P. – 1974
This report describes an education voucher system and explains why such a system is needed. A history of education vouchers is given and the implication of vouchers is spelled out. A summary is then made of the historical antecedents of education vouchers. Jenck's model of vouchers is critically analyzed and placed in five dimensions:…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Economics, Educational Experiments
Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1972
The voucher plan--a proposal to give parents the right and the financial means in the form of a voucher to send their child to the public, private, or parochial school of their choice--was developed as a "model" and, necessarily, without great sensitivity to differences among local school districts. The San Francisco Unified School…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Experiments, Educational Improvement, Educational Vouchers
Washington Univ., Seattle. Bureau of School Service and Research. – 1972
In February 1971, the Seattle School District received funds to conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing the education voucher plan in Seattle. The study was divided into two preliminary phases. Phase 1 conducted over a 4-month period, consisted of an investigation of the areas of the city where the plan could best be tested, an analysis…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Experiments, Educational Vouchers, Feasibility Studies
Fisher, Maurice D.; And Others – 1974
A study was made: (1) to determine whether children allowed to choose the difficulty levels of their arithmetic problems in a Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) task would show greater engagement in learning than children who were not given a choice, (2) to discover possible patterns in the choices made, and (3) to determine the relationship of…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Attention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research
Goldstein, Neil W. – 1974
A study was undertaken to develop a body of knowledge which might bridge the communications gap between the more formal communications establishment and the eclectic alternative television movement. Information was gathered mainly through personal experience, and by survey and interviews. The analysis was carried out during the period from late…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Development
Finnish National Board of Education, Helsinki. Research and Development Bureau. – 1973
This bulletin disseminates information concerning educational research and experimentation in Finland. The general principles of educational research are outlined. Attention focuses on achievement of effective cooperation between educational research and decision-making. The organization of research activities promoting educational planning in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bulletins, Comparative Education, Educational Development
Hafner, Everett – 1973
An experimental course for the study of acoustics is taught at Hampshire College for students interested in the interface of physics and music. This paper outlines the course, describes the basic techniques it employs, gives examples of successful exercises, and discusses some difficulties not yet overcome. Computers are heavily utilized, removing…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Aesthetic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
Bewley, William L. – 1973
Lawrence University in Wisconsin has developed a means whereby time-shared terminals may be effectively used in a small college. The manner in which the terminals are employed in an introductory psychology course is indicative of their general usefulness. The time-sharing system consists of a PDP-11/20 computer (RSTS system) with 8K of core…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments
Jerman, Max; Mirman, Sanford – 1973
This paper reports on an experiment designed to investigate the effect of structural and linguistic variables on level of difficulty in solving arithmetic word problems. Identification of such variables is intended to assist curriculum writers in preparing exercises at a specified level of difficulty for students at various age levels. The study…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Arithmetic, Curriculum Development, Educational Experiments