Students in an open study hall system with a student lounge option received lower grades than students without the option. To prevent this, it is suggested that wise use of unstructured time be planned. (AP)

A position paper advocating the development of curricular materials by national curriculum studies. (Author)

Outlines a plan for a multidimensional language curriculum consisting of four components--language, culture, communicative activities, and general language education. (EKN)

Because community libraries are becoming centers of suburban and "exurban" activity, quiet study rooms are being constructed for customers intent on concentrated study. Discusses functional (size, location, furniture) and physical (acoustic, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, electronic support) considerations of quiet…

Australia's Curriculum Development Centre was established by statute in 1975 in order to provide assistance at the national level to groups engaged in curriculum formation. The Centre's activities include the design, production, testing, and dissemination of educational materials and techniques; the evaluative study of school practice and…

The report presents a summary of a mathematics project involving a system of individualized, laboratory and classroom instruction techniques for occupational and developmental college students. Continual diagnosis of student learning difficulties, flexible prescriptions of activities, and continual evaluation of student progress are incorporated…

Reported were programs and procedures developed by the Eastern Regional Institute for Education (ERIE) to install a process oriented science program in regional elementary schools. Three installation phases were involved: 1) selection of the installation vehicle by ERIE and local schools, 2) installation tryout, and 3) adoption of the installed…

This guide is for teachers and resource managers who are interested in establishing National Environmental Study Areas (NESA) or interested in receiving NESA recognition for their on-going environmental study area programs. It outlines the characteristics and procedures of the program; the nature, philosophy and purpose of environmental education;…

Addresses moral choices that lie behind practical proposals made by Joseph Schwab in "The Practical 4: Something for Curriculum Professors to Do" (Curriculum Inquiry 13:3, Fall 1983). Choices include (1) a problematic/inquiry approach to the theory/practice relationship; (2) a sense of community in planning groups; and (3) an operative,…

Describes the use of audio-visual-tutorial methods in chemistry teaching which was reinforced by color slides, study guide, and laboratory experiments. Concludes the presence of satisfactory results when a minimum rate of progress was set out in advance. (CC)

Studied the effect of a structured study environment in residence halls on the grade performance of undergraduate students at all levels of academic performance. Results show that living on a study floor is likely to raise the GPA by at least .05 for the quarter grades at hand. (Author)