id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12110 American Library Association, Abstracts 1969-01-01 5 .pdf application/pdf 3125 153 47 The following are some of the conclu- sions drawn from this study: ( 1) students under both treatments made significant gains in their knowledge of library use; ( 2) the experimental and control groups did not differ significantly in the amount of knowledge gained as a result of their respective treatments; ( 3) it was seen that in class the experimental group covered the same amount of material in less time than the control groups ; ( 4) much more time was required for the initial prepara- tion of Plato lessons than conventional lectures; ( 5) subsequent preparations for Plato lessons required much less time than subsequent conventional lecture prepara- tions ; ( 6) Plato instruction required less 70/ teaching assistance than conventional lec- tures; (7) instructor's time during admin- istration of lectures far exceeded the amount needed for the administration of the Plato method. This study of library resources was un- dertaken as a part of a statewide plan for higher education in Texas. cache/crl-12110.pdf txt/crl-12110.txt