PROJECT RESUMES EP 000 840 24 $185,421 SCHULT TEACHING MATHEMATICS THROUGH THE USE OF A TIME-SHARED INVESTIGATOR- RICHARDSON, JESSE O. MASSACHUSETTS STATE DEPT. OF EDUCATION, BOSTON BUREAU NUMBER BR-5-0311 CURRICULUM AND DEMONSTRATION BRANCH, DESR NO. 9, MASSACHUSETTS CONTRACT OEC-5-10-320 PROP DATE 24 AUG 64 FY65-$8,999. 06-01-65.06-30-65* FY66-$162,786. 07-01-65.06-30-66* FY67-$13,636. 07-01-66.01-31-67 DESCRIPTORS- ATHEMATICAL ENRICHMENT, #MATHEMATICS PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, #DIGITAL COMPUTERS, INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION, START DATE 06-01-65 END DATE 01-31-67 A MATHEMATICAL LABORATORY WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON A TIME-SHARED DIGITAL COMPUTER. SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS COMPUTER-BASED LABORATORY WILL BE--(1) A TERMINAL TELETYPEWRITER CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER AND OPERATED ON A TIME-SHARED MODE TO GIVE PARTICIPATING MATHEMATICS STUDENTS THE FEELING OF PERSONALLY WORKING THE COMPUTER, AND (2) THE AVAILABILITY OF THE COMPUTER ON A CONTINUOUS, REAL-TIME BASIS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE EXTENSIVELY IN VOLUNTARY EXTRACURRICULAR USE OF THE COMPUTER TERMINALS. STUDENTS AT THREE LEVELS OF MATURITY (GRADES 6, 9, AND 11) WILL PARTICIPATE. EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 SUBJECTS EACH WILL BE USED FOR DATA GATHERING EXERCISES. THE RESULTING DATA WILL BE ANALYZED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FINDINGS WILL CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE USE OF A COMPUTERIZED MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM LEADS STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE A MORE THOROUGH GRASP OF SUBJECT MATTER AS MEASURED BY STANDARD ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. (JH) PROJECT RESUïs EP 010 143 08 $179,625 USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN VOCATIONAL COUNSELING. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CORP., SANTA MONICA, CALIF. HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH NO. 25, CALIFORNIA CONTRACT OEC-6-85-076 FY56-$179,625. 12-03-65.05-31-67 PROP DATE 29 MAY 65 DESCRIPTORS- VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, INFORMATION PROCESSING, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, *VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, STUDENT RECORDS, STUDENT PROBLEMS, #GUIDANCE SERVICES, #INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA START DATE 12-03-65 END DATE 05-31-67 THE PURPOSE IS TO STUDY THE APPLICATION OF MODERN INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN VOCATIONAL COUNSELING UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS. TWELVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTALLATIONS, TWO STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, AND ONE PRIVATE AND ONE MUNICIPAL VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE OPERATION WILL BE SURVEYED. A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FIELD SITE WILL BE SELECTED AND THE COUNSELING PROCEDURES WILL BE ANALYZED IN DETAIL. A SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED BY A PLANNING TEAM CONSISTING OF THE COUNSELOR AT THE FIELD SITE, THE RESEARCHERS, AND THE CONSULTANTS. (JL) OJECT RESUMES EP 010 168 08 $223,387 OTTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION LITERACY COURSES FOR USE WITH COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS AND ADULTS. FY66-$110,083. 06-01-66.05-31-67* FY67-$113,304. 06-01-67.05-31-68 DESCRIPTORS- COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION, COMPUTER-ORIENTED PROGRAMS, COMPUTER-BASED LABORATORY, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, #ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA START DATE 06-01-66 END DATE 05-31-68 THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PREPARE AND EMPIRICALLY EVALUATE PROGRAMED MATERIALS FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN READING AND NUMERICAL SKILLS NEEDED PRIOR TO VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION. A LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAM OF READING, WRITING, AND NUMERICAL SKILLS APPROPRIATE TO GRADE LEVELS TWO THROUGH SEVEN WILL BE DEVELOPED USING VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED MATERIALS. EACH SEGMENT WILL BE TESTED IN TRIAL SESSIONS WITH SELECTED FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES. THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL INVOLVE A COMPARISON OF ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP RECEIVING COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION AND A CONTROL GROUP TAUGHT BY A CLASSROOM TEACHER USING TRADITIONAL METHODS. OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM. STUDENT EVALUATIONS OF THE CONTENT ACCEPTABILITY WILL BE GATHERED USING QUESTIONNAIRES AND/OR INTERVIEWS. (GC) END DATE 03-31-67 RESULTS TRETME TO CATHIE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPARED WITH RESULTS OF CURRENTLY PLANNED ELECTRONICS AND AUTO MECHANICS INSTRUCTION. SNAP, A NGAWING ECHIORE BASED ON CLE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS, WILL BE #SED. THE PROGEANS WILL BE PRESENTED TO SELECTED SUBJECTS WITH AN IS EANGE 130-78 WITH THE SMART TRAINER, DESIGNED FOR MILITARY USE. SELECTED STUDENTS WILL BE GROUPED IN IQ LEVELS FROM 100 TO 130, AND FROM 75 TO 112. BASIC COURSE CONTENT WILL BE IDENTICAL FOR BOTH THE EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP, BOTH GROUPS WILL RECEIVE THE SAME COMPREHENSIVE END-OF-COURSE WRITTEN AND PERFORMANCE TESTS. TESTS FOR SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WILL BE MADE FOR EACH COURSE. THEN A MULTIPLE-REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF STUDENT SCORES WILL BE MADE ON ATTITUDE, INTEREST, AND PERSONALITY TESTS AGAINST FINAL TEST SCORES. (WN) PROJECT RESUMES EP 010 310 56 $236,734 MOLNER RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGIATE INSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA STATE UNIV., INST. OF HUMAN LEARNING, TALLAHASSEE PROP DATE 15 JUL 66 DESCRIPTORS- COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, HIGHER EDUCATION, *COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE INSTRUCTION, PHYSICS INSTRUCTION, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, COURSES, COSTS, EVALUATION, QUESTIONNAIRES, EDUCATIONAL METHODS, LECTURE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA START DATE 10-15-66 END DATE 08-14-68 A COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) COURSE FOR INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE PHYSICS WILL BE PREPARED, MODIFIED, AND COMPARED WITH A LECTURE COURSE. THE COMPARISONS WILL FURNISH INFORMATION ABOUT--(1) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESENTATION HODES, (2) SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS, (3) STUDENT REACTIONS TO THE PRESENTATION MODES, AND (4) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEARNING AND ATTITUDE IN CAI AND AMONG PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES REFLECTED IN APTITUDE AND PERSONALITY PATTERNS. AVAILABLE AND PLANNED CAI SYSTEMS AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE USED. EVALUATION PROCEDURES WILL INCLUDE NEW PROCEDURES OF BEHAVIORAL ENGINEERING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES OF LEARNING. TIME LOGS, TAPED INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRES, AND OBSERVATION SCALES WILL BE USED ALSO. RESULTS WILL BE USEFUL FOR EVALUATING CAI AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. (WN) |