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Publication Date: 1965
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REPORT OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION - ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMER INSTITUTE IN INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY, SUMMER, 1965.
FRIBANCE, AUSTIN E.
A SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS HELD FOR PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS OF INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION. CLASSES AND LABORATORY SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED DURING 6 WEEKS OF 1965. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED OF EIGHT TRAINEES FROM THE FACULTY OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, ONE FULL-TIME PROFESSOR, AND TWO GUEST LECTURES. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CLASS INSTRUCTION, FIELD TRIPS, AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCES. EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM WAS MADE BY THE TRAINEES, THE LECTURERS, AND AN EXTERNAL COMMITTEE FROM THE INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT A SUMMER INSTITUTE CAN BE USED EFFECTIVELY TO PREPARE PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION TEACHERS. DEVELOPMENT OF A FUTURE PROGRAM THAT WOULD EXTEND THE TRAINING OVER 2 SUCCESSIVE SUMMER SESSIONS WAS SUGGESTED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO MAKE AVAILABLE MORE APPARATUS TO PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF THE BASIC APPARATUS. (AL)
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Authoring Institution: Rochester Inst. of Tech., NY.
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