The purposes of a project were to update both the Oregon vocational research and exemplary project review system and the handbook, Promising Practices in Oregon Career and Vocational Education. A management team guided project staff in revising the data collection methodology and selection process. Interim accomplishments included review of…

IN A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS ON LEARNING OF A FILM ON OCEANOGRAPHY, 477 GRADE 6 STUDENTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO A CONTROL GROUP NOT VIEWING THE FILM AND TO 12 TREATMENT GROUPS. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE RESPONSE MODE, FEEDBACK (IN FORMS THAT PRESENTED AUDIOVISUAL OR AUDIO-ONLY FEEDBACK, PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CORRECT ANSWERS, AND SPACED OR…

Participating in the "NIE/National Education Task Force de la Raza Symposium" were 57 of the nation's top Chicano educators. During the Symposium's 2 days, these Chicano educators interacted with 5 National Institute of Education (NIE) staff members. Objectives of the Symposium included: (1) to review NIE's 1975-76 Multicultural Agenda;…

Although a writer ideally may wish "to help man endure by lifting his heart," paradoxically his immediate concerns must focus on the technical problems of his craft. The compulsion to write and the creative process itself are difficult to analyze. The gifted writer takes all experience to himself and imaginatively transforms the real world into…

This manual identifies characteristics of instructional tools that are effective and efficient in promoting cognitive access for a broad diversity of students, especially those with learning disabilities. An introductory chapter defines "instructional tools" and considers the importance of their design, their use in addressing student…

While states have developed the infrastructure to support effective education programs on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), inadequacies exist in the content of curricula, guidelines, and program design. Many state programs fail to provide children with all the information they need in order to avoid and…

This study of the role which learner control plays in the success of interactive courseware (ICW) was designed to determine whether providing students with an option to review content in ICW--when attempting to answer embedded questions--improves their achievement on a posttest without adversely affecting the amount of time it takes to complete…

The ending of the academic year of second language instruction is discussed. It is suggested that vocabulary and grammar review be used in communicative activities and that the review should not be started too early in the final grading period (i.e., a week and a half may be allowed for the review and the test). Emphasis should be placed on the…

Fifteen University of Minnesota volunteers spent the summer of 1967 working with Chippewa Indian youngsters, grades 1-12, on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. This fifth annual report contains overviews of the four previous summer programs, descriptions of volunteer training procedures, enrichment and vocational motivation…

Directed toward personnel in the Agency for International Development (AID), this document reviews the planning of AID educational assistance programs in developing nations. The report recommends that AID personnel should be in a position (a) to assign, organize, and monitor the planning of their own activities in the field of education; (b) to…

Conversation cards are a basis for guided role play and are used for reviewing a foreign language unit. After two or more units, conversation cards are combined into extended conversations (conversations libres). Two detailed examples are given of conversations libres and some sample conversation cards are appended. (LMO)

The use of response cards during classroom review sessions was examined in an earth science class of 23 secondary students, 8 of whom had learning disabilities, mental retardation, or behavior disorders. Results indicated achievement of higher test scores by all students, including those with disabilities, when students had used response cards in…

Describes three classroom techniques involving bulletin boards for the mathematics classroom; a visual representation of fractions in which the school day is broken up into parts by hour; and methods to test and review mathematical concepts while students work cooperatively. (MDH)

Returning tests following an examination is often a difficult task for the instructor, particularly in courses that are perceived by students as anxiety producing. The purpose of this article is to offer suggestions for designing this class session so that students view it as a positive part of the learning process. The four phases suggested for…

This report updates the reviewing guidelines of the California State Postsecondary Education Commission for proposals for new public university or college campuses (issued in 1982) in order to make them more appropriate to current needs. Four major changes are added from the 1982 version: (1) a request to all three public segments of higher…