Offers an overview of changes and trends in instructional technology, pointing to the unique characteristics of each technology. Suggests ways to ease the transition from one form of technology to another by ensuring an appropriate mix of technological and human elements. (AYC)

Proposes the use of microcomputers in behavioral science courses as a writing, evaluating, and calculating tool; an individual instruction tutor; and an inexpensive and nontime-consuming environment for observation and experimentation. Looks at ways the microcomputer can be used by students and instructors, implementation considerations, and…

A project was conducted in Georgia to improve the quality of youth apprenticeship programs by identifying and validating a benchmarking system leading toward the establishment of a set of common, valued quality components and indicators for use by local educational agencies. Project activities were undertaken to accomplish the following: (1)…

Examples of primary source materials that can be used in a U.S. history survey course are presented to illustrate the use of primary documents to provide insight into how particular individuals or groups reacted to specific events. An introduction to the documents and their significance in U.S. history is provided, along with suggestions for class…

Rather than respond to collective bargaining in a passive and reactive manner, planners should initiate immediately such proactive measures as education of campus personnel on bargaining and educational negotiation, enhancement of communication among campus personnel, review of personnel policies to remove sources of conflict, and preparation for…

Recognizes that while most students want to succeed academically, they do not, simply because they are unaware of basic study techniques. Suggests that teachers spend some classroom time discussing basic techniques in the form of their expectations of academic behavior. (TP)

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, in New Mexico, implemented a project to enable liberal arts and vocational education faculty to share information and develop materials to help create a more cohesive curriculum for students. The project lasted two terms and sought specifically to enhance general education curricula with examples from…

Summarizes ten papers presented during the 15th annual clinic entitled "Problems and Failures in Library Automation," sponsored by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library Science. (MBR)

THE POPULATION FOR THIS STUDY WAS LIMITED TO TRADE AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS IN CALIFORNIA WHO HELD FULL-TIME CREDENTIALS AND WHO WERE NOT ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN ADMINISTRATION OR SUPERVISION. TABLES, CHARTS, AND GRAPHS PRESENT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT, AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, TYPE OF SCHOOL, CREDENTIALS AND EDUCATION (BOTH CURRENT…

Speakers of languages without a surface case system tend, when learning German, to place predicate nominals erroneously in the accusative case when the verb is passive or the sentence governs a passive rather than an active situation. Three hypotheses are offered to explain this phenomenon: (1) the learner carries over the deep structure relations…

The purpose of the symposium reported in this document was to define the major needs of technology-based distance education and to recommend appropriate future actions. The 1-day roundtable assembled 40 of the most knowledgeable leaders in the United States and Canada on serving adults' postsecondary learning needs through telecommunication. The…

Reviews the benefits and problems encountered by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education system in its use of telecourses for vocational-technical education. Notes challenges such as laboratory requirements, instructor-student contact, staff resistance, and confusion over instructor role. Considers ways these challenges have been…

Each year since 1991, the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) has conducted a follow-up study of program graduates to compare information on employment outcomes for graduates of Aboriginal ancestry to those for all graduates. In 1994, a project was undertaken to analyze responses from the surveys conducted from 1991 to…

IN SPITE OF ITS PROVED EFFECTIVENESS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) HAS NOT REALIZED ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A TEACHING MEDIUM. THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE HISTORY OF ITV, POINTING OUT THE REASONS FOR ITS PAST FAILURE AND ENUMERATING THOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PROMISE. FREE COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAIALABLE FROM THE…

A study investigated the effects of Writing Across The Curriculum (WAC) on 23 freshman students concurrently enrolled in composition and history classes at the University of Oklahoma to determine whether the treatment affected student scores on essay exams, student achievement in the courses overall, and student attitudes about the influence of…