This document provides guidelines for planning technology education facilities. Chapter 1 defines technology education in terms of a vision, educational outcomes, and curriculum and facilities. Chapter 2 focuses on creating technology education facilities and describes the planning process, design, construction, installation of furnishings and…

The present investigation examined experimentally the effect of a learning center environment, with its stated emphasis on independent and individualized study, on the academic performance, self-esteem, self-responsibility, school attitudes, and attendance of elementary school children. (Author)

Article investigated the learning activities best suited to today's pupil and listed a number of creative reading approaches for children. (Author/RK)

An elementary school in a rapidly expanding suburb of Columbus, Ohio, is planned around the issues of energy, economy, and open plan teaching. (Author)

In certain teaching situations, many modern communication systems can enhance the approach to learning. Described in this article is a student/teacher laboratory, using multi-media techniques, where the student/teacher acquires self sufficiency in the use of the techniques and the instructor/tutor takes on a new role of guide/manager. (Author/DS)

Describes self-paced freshmen courses in electronics using study guides with questions answerable entirely from laboratory measurements. Discusses the problem of supplying students with needed results of evaluation quickly. No statistics are included. (GH)

The basic hardware configuration of a network of up to 17 TRS-80 microcomputer systems (1 central, 16 peripheral) is described as implemented in the psychology department at the University of British Columbia. Such a system can serve several instructional functions (e.g., data generation for lab experiments, simulation of theories or experiments,…

The learning lab at Hawaii Community College (HCC) has, for the past year and a half, utilized the PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) computer-assisted instructional program. PLATO, which is used by students whose preferred learning mode falls into the listening, visual, or reading categories, serves to broaden the learning…

This paper describes the Computer Based Learning Lab (CBLL) at Old Dominion University (ODU) as a component of the ODU-Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE) Project. Emphasis is directed to the structure and management of the facility and to the software under development by the staff. Serving the ODU-CAUSE User Group…

A SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE GRADUATES OF PROGRAMING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TO DETERMINE WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGES OCCURRED AMONG THOSE TEACHERS WHO WERE TRAINED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROGRAMED LEARNING SEQUENCES. ALSO SURVEYED WAS A RANDOM SAMPLE OF TEACHERS WHO HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT, BUT NOT EXPERIENCE IN, PROGRAMING.…

The activities of the reading/writing center at the University of Minnesota Technical College are described in this paper. Following a brief discussion of the background of the center and its rationale, the paper provides (1) steps in planning effective reading and writing strategies, (2) examples of reading/writing assignments, and (3) ways to…

Reported is a study of the effects of audio-tutorial chemistry instruction to determine if: (1) students will respond to post-course questionnaire items consistently within a category; (2) responses to items concerning equipment would be consistent within a category; and (3) attitudes towards educational materials would be consistent within a…