A system of relating occupational characteristics to user values, interests, and abilities is detailed. SIGI, System of Interactive Guidance and Information, allows for input of values in determining occupational interest and prediction of success in entering occupations chosen. (RAO)

Predictions are made for the development of CA I in the light of technological advancement, research in knowledge-based instructional systems, and computer literacy. (RAO)

An overview of television and its use in reading instruction in schools, at home, and with computers. Research on educational television and reading is also reviewed, and a 57-item bibliography is appended. (RAO)

Discusses the nature of changes and developments in education and curriculum. A charge has been made that change has been largely confined to refinement and modernization of methodology, while fundamental changes in the underlying nature, structure, and purpose of education have been conspicuously absent. (Author)

Research concerned with the teacher's ability to retrieve and use materials available through the school library media center has been done using tests of traditional library skills and audiovisual skills. A new instrument which measures all facets of library media competence in terms of all media formats is presented. (Author)

Discusses common elements of competency based education (CBE) programs and its role in increasing student self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-direction. CBE is seen as a useful tool to build self-reliant learners as long as the emphasis is on competence, not "competencies," and the learner plays the major part in curriculum development.…

A method of grading essay examinations that measures the credibility, quality, and volume of a student's answers is explained. Responses are marked either correct or incorrect and assigned a point value, using the system which is described. (Author/RAO)

Application of telecommunications technology to educate children whose physical state or geographic location made attendance in public schools virtually impossible. The Kentucky Project utilized a minicomputer to deliver instruction to severely developmentally retarded children from birth to age six living with their families in sparsely populated…

Various instructional techniques that could be used by teachers to bring students into meaningful contact with course content are presented, as well as a list of questions and situations to be considered in deciding which technique to use to make content relevant to student needs and interests. (RAO)

Twelve factors which need to be considered when planning to use student feedback for improving instruction are discussed, including advantages and disadvantages, instrument selection and/or design, student attitudes, variables involved, teacher attitudes, and utilization of the data collected. (RAO)

A new type of instructional games that attempt to retain the strengths of the lecture format while replacing its passive nature is described. (Author/RAO)

A strategy is proposed to function as a set of heuristics which may be applied to any instructional development model for the purpose of coordinating client and developer needs and goals in respect to the solution of a particular instructional problem. (Author)

Describes a method for comparing teacher preproduction evaluations of educational television scripts with student-evaluated production segments. Evaluations were gathered during the development of a television series designed to eliminate sex-role stereotyping. (RAO)

The use of a cathode ray tube (CRT) terminal as a display device for posting test results is described, and a parts list for the display system is provided. (RAO)

Traditional factors of educational space design--cost, tradition, control, administration, and status--are contrasted with five new factors--students, educators, imagination, planning, and future utilization. (RAO)