Subjects answered multiple-choice questions at three points in time. They worked alone, then in units of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 persons, and again alone. Performance on the task was to provide the following information: (1) initial ability level of subjects; (2) the ability of groups of differing size and leadership to utilize their resources; and, (3)…

Results of a knowledge level test concerning alcohol and its use are given. Subjects were 435 students enrolled in basic professional courses for preservice teachers. (MJB)

Knowing about something and knowing what to do and how to do it are different sorts of knowledge. This article attempts to clarify these differences focusing specifically on what someone must know to be considered culturally aware. (Author/RK)

A questionnaire concerned with various aspects of hearing aids and hearing aid wearers was completed by 113 West Virginia teachers. Results indicated some deficiencies in knowledge of, and academic and experiential exposure to, as well as attitudes toward, hearing aids and hearing aid wearers. (Author/DB)

Assessed public attitude toward, and awareness of possible problems and risks associated with, the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Results indicated a high awareness of the problem, knowledge of the specific effects to the offspring, and of quantities and frequency of consumption of alcohol which would have teratogenic effects were…

Relates the experiences of a teacher's summer working as an "Englishman" on the "Mayflower" II, focusing on questions asked by tourists such as "Where are the other two ships?" Considering the misperceptions of history demonstrated by both young and old Americans, reflects that perhaps there was no "golden…

Twenty-three special education teachers were asked to differentiate between practices for spelling instruction which do and do not have adqequate empirical support and to report on the extent to which they employed various instructional practices in teaching spelling. Outcomes suggest that special educators may have several misconceptions…

Describes a technique that can be used to construct variables from clinical interviews that can be used in quantitative analyses. The technique involves the representation of each proposition a student uses in terms of a standard set of underlying predicates, concepts, and relationships among concepts. (JN)

Fifteen randomly selected public school elementary teachers participated in training sessions on voice disorders. Analysis of scores on ratings of voice disorder samples revealed that Ss made significantly fewer errors than a control group. The trained group agreed with speech pathologist judges 74 percent of the time. (CL)

Both inservice and university courses produced significant changes in responses of 154 regular classroom teachers on a questionnaire. Significant changes were found on the total test and in the variables of skills, time, attitudes, materials, and services. (Author/CL)

Twenty-six severely learning disabled students aged 10 through 20 enrolled in a special residential school were interviewed. Most were found to have very little insight into the nature of LD and tended to attribute their learning problems to their own lack of effort. (Author/CL)

Reviewing research on children's understanding of nuclear war, Tizard suggests that educators and researchers have yet to understand the factors influencing children's attitudes, anxieties, and knowledge of nuclear issues. (Author/SK)

The "English Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope and Sequence" for grades K-5 is a resource intended to help teachers align their classroom instruction with the content found in "English Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools," adopted by the Board of Education in November 2002. In addition, the Enhanced Scope and…

Zero tolerance discipline relies upon a certain set of assumptions about schools, violence, and the outcomes of discipline. In the period of heightened fear about school-based violence during the 1990s, it was not always easy to dispassionately examine the evidence for different strategies of violence prevention. It seemed imperative to put an…

This book shares the author's experiences implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence in a small town, offering an understanding of why Core Knowledge has been such a positive experience for learners. As the book describes reasons for using the Core Knowledge Sequence, it substantiates them with authentic experiences from administrators, teachers,…