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Fort Lauderdale News from Fort Lauderdale, Florida • 24

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FORT LAUDERDALE NEWS. July 7. 1970 SB FAMU Officials Plan New Precision Teaching Gordon Mandat does things a little differently. of the The great promise lr J'; vv precision teaching experi "Solving knotty insurance problems for businessmen is what I like best. It frequently takes me two to three weeks to complete a plan.

But then I know the plan is right and proper for my clients." (Gordon Mandat is a qualifier for Connecticut General's Vice 1 tract with Precision Teaching. "They're taking their general program, giving us a chance to see how it works," said Dr. Karl M. Brooks, associated professor cf psychology and director of the FAMU honors program. "They're taking that system and helping to iron the bugs out of it." Brooks said the tutors are selected from the honors program and are among the brightest students at Florida "We were looking for a test situation where the honors students really could do something useful and socially constructive," he said.

ment, in the words of the psychologists who run it, is immediate feedback and reinforcement. ERROR CORRECTED "As soon as he makes an error it's caught," said Dr. Kenneth Wildman, assistant professor of psychology. "It's explained to him so that he can get on the right path." "Every extra effort he puts in immediately paid off," Wildman said. "This will reward studying.

Right away he sees that he's getting something for his studying, that it's President's Seminar.) Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Fort Lauderdale Office, 3101 North Federal Highway Group InsurancePension PlansHealthAccidentLife TALLAHASSEE. UP Joyce Warner, a tall Florida coed with a modest Afro-hairdo, can hardly wait for university authorities to expand a precision teaching experiment. "I can't wait for them to expand it to other classes so that I can see what it's like on the other side of the table," she said. About IS times a week Miss Warner sits on the tutor's side of the table in a tiny cubicle on the second floor of the FAMU psychology building for half-hour tutoring sessions with underclassmen. HIGH PROMISE The method is called precision teaching, and it is one of high promise, particularly for universities that like deal to a great extent with disadvantaged students.

At an experimental group of about 80 freshmen and sophomores is taking an introductory psychology course by sitting in the three half-hour a week sessions with upperclass An equal number of students are taking the course in conventional classroom sessions with a teacher. Results will be compared at the end of the quarter. BY-PASS INFLATION Seat "ke Tiouiing Shortage paid off." With the project about two weeks old, it's far too early to evaluate it, but educators are enthusiastic about the success of precision teaching at the University of Florida, where it's been used for about two years. "One of the key concepts of precision teaching is continuous and direct evaluation," said Dr. H.

S. Pennypacker, president of Precision Teaching of Florida, who developed the Gainesville program. The FAMU program is being run under a $6,200 con 1 mttmiHrrsL-J'i i (AP Wirephoto) CONTESTANTS WITH SMALL SHARK THEY FOUND ON BEACH Miss Canada, Norma Joyce Hickey; Miss U. S. Debbie Shelton; Miss Mexico, Libia Zulema Lopez Miss Universe Beauties Are Bustier, But Slimmer 1 Exclusive Denier ATLAS Truck Equipment Vi mercury THIS BEAUTIFUL MOBILE Ramada's Finest 24'x48' 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 8 Foot Ceilings, Large Concrete Carport, Raised Screened Patio, Planter, Brick or Stone Umpinning, Utility Room with Plumbing and Wiring for Washer Dryer.

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RUSH ORDER Miss Wylie sent a rush order to her firm, Catalina, in Los Angeles for a suit to fit bosomy Miss Czechoslovakia, Kristina Hanazalova. "She has a 39-inch bust and a slender back," Miss Wylie explained. Miss Czechoslovakia, who said she had never before seen an ocean, splashed in the Atlantic yesterday, happy with her new swimsuit. Her measurements are 39-23-35. SIZE MATCHED Miss U.S.A.

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W. Keith, chief of the division of driver licenses, said about 90,000 of 145,256 forms mailed to drivers have been returned. He said those who have not returned the form should as soon as TALLAHASSEE. (UPI) The Board of Regents will appoint a selection committee at its meeting in Jacksonville next Friday to sift through possible candidates for the presidency of the University of South Florida. Harris Dean, the university's vice president for academic affairs, is acting head of the Tampa campus, succeeding Dr.

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