This document, as a supplement to the final report of the Orthopaedic Training Study, contains the documents considered to be important in providing the background for the study. The materials are organized into four major areas: initial correspondence, instrumentation, special reports, and psychomotor skills. See also HE 003 275 and HE 003 276.…

Recognizing the need for more first-hand contacts and experiences on the part of students in training to become certified teachers, Northeast Louisiana University developed a Laboratory Experience Program. With the help of Quachita Parish Schools and Monroe City Schools, a series of experiences were devised to schedule second semester freshmen…

In an effort to "treat" the growing death concerns of many medical staffs, an experiential death and dying lab was created. Its evolution to meet changing needs is discussed, as well as future potential for work in this area. (Author)

Describes ATEP, an alternative approach within the teacher training program designed to aid minority students in completing a university degree. (Author/AM)

A discussion of what makes up a good training program in broadcasting. (HB)

What is planned in the field of CAI for Spain, with Unesco aid, in time well may affect many other countries, foremost among those of Latin America. It also may be the start of the often-talked-about revolution in education. (Author)

A description of an assessment technique to gauge the value that participants of a racial encounter group assigned to skin color before and after the intensive experience. (EH)

Three occupational labs (child care, graphic arts, and food service) are featured as examples of vocational facilities in a new comprehensive high school in Troy, Michigan. The article stresses the planning that went into the project's development. (BP)

The specific hypotheses tested were that: (1) participation in a two-week laboratory changes the cognitive structure of those participating; (2) the extent of change varies with the initial level of cognitive complexity of the participant; and (3) the better the match, as seen by the participant, between the complexity of the learning environment…

This study evaluated and measured the effectiveness and enduring effects of two training groups with respect to transmitting knowledge and affecting change. Control subjects and experimental subjects were used. Data was obtained from the Sixteen Factor Personality Questionnaire, the Gough-Sanford Rigidity Scale, and the IPAT 8 Parallel Form…

A study was devised to develop a method for describing a continuous, complex perceptual-motor task in descrete categories by which subjects could be pretrained through the use of static, programed, audiovisual techniques; to construct an audiovisual training device to provide realistic, programed practice in the stimulus-response events selected…

The Personal Growth Encountertapes are a program of interpersonal exercises for groups of eight to 10 persons. Instructions are presented on a set of audio-tape recordings, one for each of the 10 sessions. (Author)

Planning a photojournalism laboratory is simplified by following the outlined steps for determining what needs must be met, what the space offers, and what costs will be. Equipment selection follows guidelines of curricular and economic suitability, compatibility, and service quality. Carefully written specifications help ensure equipment quality…