*FRIDAY P M 1 7 W M rWM n 7' Chicago, 111.-(1.P.)- There is, apparently, only a slight relationship i between the amount of i time that students spend ; in study and the grades i they receive, according to an analysis by the i first Survey of the Use of Student Time by the Il- i linois Institute of Tech nology. This initial i survey useds students divided according to their; ability (high, average, and! low) measured by the en- ; trance A.C.E. test, a i median of 17 credits a semester, and quanitative ability as well as lin guistic ability. i The survey indicated that i though a student has high ability, and spends a great! deal of time on his studies; this is no guarantee of high grades. Some of the other factors involved were! shown to be 1) varying ability to make effective i use of time, 2) grades might not bear a close re lation:to the amount learned, 3) courses vary greatly in difficulty, even though they carry the same credits, 4) test used at I. I. T. might not be effective,s) personality characteristics may be im poAant7in determining a students grades, rather than ability or time spent in study. CORRESPONDENCFANTV 'll3-32.1 Madison, Tils. —(I.P.) A proposal for combining correspondence study with television instruction in colitsgo--lovel t.s,,aret(o4- cont. HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN being dismissed by nat— ional extension educate ors• The study will Check the effectiveness of T.V. instructional methods in keeping open two- , way communivation between teacher and stur. dem. Called "wobthy, creative, and snaginative" by various educators, the plaa asks for simultaneouo studies at the University! of Wisconsin, Western Reserve University, U. of WasAngton, and Kansas i State Ocalege. Ambunts of ucrrespondence work and te)evision instruct,- ion would be varied among zontrol, and experi— mat:Al groups of students iglf*Ml-110f***144141-1-4 "TBAOHaS FOR TONWROW" Williamstown, Mass.-(I.F.)i In a "teachers for tomorr-1 ow" move, Williams College; this year is offering a I new course, "Studies in the History of American Education." This course is designed both for pro spective teachers and students vho have a gen- eral interest in the his— tory of education, and also for prospective par— ents and taxpayers who should be well-versed in the history and problems of education. A prere— quisite for the course is History 3-4 which covers American History. ; The new course will con— sider such topics ass the Puritans and the founda— ; tions of Am. education; Jefferson's ideas on ed— ucation; the public school movement; develop— ment of the liberal art ‹nAlAge and university. -*** %-**l4-44 441 114,4444,04 E IC*** NOVEMBER 7 1958 ;'FRINGE BENEFIT FOR V. P S Lorva s, - I he first and second V.Pros 4 idents of the Associated Students of Oregon State dollege, beginning this year, will receive, as a "fringe benefit" of their office, a lifetime mem bership to the college alumni association valued nt $76 each. In rendering a positive vote on the pre sentation of the alumni memberships the ASOC Senate disagreed with the Senate student leader subsidy com mittee.that the two vice presidents be paid $3O per month during the academic year. TRAFFIC NEWS The traffic committee would like to take this oppor tunity to inform the stud ent body of the improve ments which hove been un dertaken to ease the park ing problem which we all know exists. The fines which unfortunate offenders have paid were ,mt to good use. The fund is now prac tically exhausted--so be t ware. The upper lot has been quadrupled in size and the South Hall lane has been almost doubled. The only existing block to their being used is the fact that the clmpus now needs fill to cover up and level off these lots. If anyone knows where some free fill is available please con tact wr. Kostos ;Is we would like to have the full use of this extra space before winter is upon us. De termination as to who is to occupy this space will announced at a later date.
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