Describes the use of simulation as a technique of increasing student awareness of the unconscious choices in dating and mate selection. The simulations are useful in arousing curiosity and interest and stimulating and focusing class discussion in courses which deal with marriage and family relationships. (Author)

Outlines the characteristics of TRAINER, a computer-based system designed to aid individuals in learning and practicing the search skills needed in using online bibliographic retrieval services. (FM)

Samples of materials available to students from grades 4 through 12 at a Mathematics Center are reviewed. The examples are part of a collection of more than 200 mathematical tasks using solid materials in a new approach to problem solving. (MP)

Describes an oral literature program that motivated children to read more and better books, provided them with meaningful, literature-centered reading and listening practice; expanded their knowledge of their literary heritage; enhanced their reading comprehension; and sharpened their reading, vocabulary, and listening skills. (FL)

Reviews the sequential steps followed in teaching basic composition at the University of Alabama. Discusses traditional teaching techniques, word choice, and types of writing, and describes alternative teaching techniques. (DR)

The "Healthy Life-styles" course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln uses both short-term assignments, designed to reinforce the cognitive principles of physical education, and long-term "contracts," which utilize those health concepts as catalysts toward beneficial behavior modifications. (LH)

Progress made in the Teacher Education Project, a four-year research and development project; with emphasis on class management and control, mixed ability teaching, exceptional children, use of language instruction across curricula, and teaching skills development is discussed. (PHR)

Describes the World of Work Experience program designed to involve teacher educators and related support personnel in a process of curriculum change in the area of teaching their students how to implement career education. Describes program methods, which focus on field trips, and outcomes (tables summarize evaluation data). (CT)

Provides a brief analysis of the rationale, organization, and procedures that Baruch College uses in its interdisciplinary program in Business and Public Communication. (RL)

Two aspects of Suffolk's Local History Classroom Project are outlined: (1) some procedures used for the construction and use of case study and (2) possible roles for computerized banks of standardized historical data. (Author/SJL)

To improve cooperative programs by selecting qualified students, Manchester High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia, uses teamwork in the form of a screening committee consisting of the principal, assistant principals, program coordinators, and guidance counselors to review student applications, examine student records, and interview the…

An internship program designed to familiarize preservice teachers with the working mechanisms of the Individually Guided Education method of instruction is discussed. (LH)

To have more contact with children who particularly desired her help, an itinerant art teacher set up a box in each school where students could voluntarily leave their artwork for her to comment on and return later. The week's outstanding products were displayed in the cafeteria "art gallery." (SJL)

A "Personalized Contract Book Program," modeled on the way that competent readers learn to read at home, provided a nonpressured environment that fostered students' reading development. (DD)

Described is a student group project involving the development of a slide presentation based on some aspect of human growth and development or educational psychology. Included in the description is a list of project titles and a sample of the project assignment outline. (JMD)