Honor Moorman and her colleagues describe the enthusiastic response from high school students and teachers to the school's annual tradition of English minicourses--mixed-grade-level classes that take the place of regular English classes for two weeks in the last half of the spring semester. Teachers are given an opportunity to teach a specific…

The behaviorist theory encourages educators to use rewards as teaching strategies. Extrinsic rewards eventually reduce intrinsic motivation, cheapen value and love of learning, give the wrong messages, and create an escalating no-win game. Three significant principles of motivation particularly important in fostering internal motivation for…

This article describes a systematic method of viewing the important variables which must be considered in selecting a media system for a learning goal. (Author)

A standard interpretation of the coefficient of correlation may be obtained from the ratio of two variances. If it is assumed that two variables, X and Y, are bivariate normal and scaled to have zero means and unit variances, it can be shown that the correlation between X and Y is the ratio of two conditional means. Galton's statistical studies of…

In educational settings, it is becoming common for members of groups to be forced to choose among more than two candidates, programs, or objectives. When no majority favors any one of three or more alternative choices, there are several rational, although arbitrary, ways to proceed. The first attempt at making the choice ought to adopt the…

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND COMMUNITY PLANNERS CAN AID THE SCHOOL SITE SELECTION PROCESS BY WORKING TOGETHER ON A COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN. MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE DEVELOPED SUCH A PLAN UNDER THE STATE AND FEDERALLY AIDED 701 PROGRAM. SOUND SITE SELECTION PRINCIPLES REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF OTHER FACTORS THAN STUDENT POPULATION DISTRIBUTION. IDEALLY…

After trustees and administrators have obtained reasonable knowledge of the various kinds of building design, they should choose a project architect according to 6 criteria--(1) experience, in terms of previous work evaluation, (2) flexibility in ideas and operation, (3) engineering competence in terms of mechanical and structural systems, (4)…

Complexities of test fairness are described in nontechnical language, and their implications for the selection procedures practiced in our society are discussed. Four clearly distinguishable models of fair selection are presented: the Cleary, or traditional, model; the Cole model; the Thorndike model; and the Darlington model. A distinction is…

Description of Cathode Ray (CRT) Terminals examined for selection by the Research Libraries group and how they appeared to meet research library needs and specified requirements. Similar discussion for hard-copy printers is presented. (Author/KP)

Outlines a process the superintendent should use in selecting a principal. (IRT)

Covers four models for periodic review of children in foster care and elaborates on the conditions necessary for the development of a good administrative review system and the benefits of such a system. Suggests criteria for selecting the type of periodic review to be used in a particular setting. (NH)