Describes a field experiment conducted with ninth-grade Israeli students to find to what extent it is possible to reduce the degree of credence in Israeli television programs and instead develop a more critical and selective approach. Three different training methods were tested: discussion, analysis, and personal experience. (CT)

Examines how communicative practice has been used and misused by some teachers in the classroom and how the importance of correction technique has been virtually ignored. Refers mostly to question-answer conversations and picture descriptions. (EKN)

Assessed effects of intensive problem-solving training on outcomes related to counseling. Undergraduates participated in problem-solving workshop. Results indicated that training influenced the quality of response, but training did not increase the number of subjects' alternatives. (Author)

Fifteen fifth graders in a dilemma discussion group which viewed films that sought answers to dilemmas and then discussed possible solutions were subsequently found to be more generous (altruistic) than their control group counterparts. Implications for educators, psychologists, and researchers are discussed. (NEC)

Describes and gives sample of using Guided Design as an instructional strategy for English-as-a-second-language classes with two main objectives: (1) teaching subject matter, and (2) teaching decision-making skills. Goals achieved include using class time for speaking, freeing the teacher to observe individual student errors, and planning later…

For adolescents, fiction can be an effective source of social information. The material is experienced through subjective involvement in the lives of other people. The student accumulates the historical or background information incidentally from the narrative itself. A variety of teaching methods, including discussion, role playing, and student…

Describes a junior high unit on masks, including five discussion questions, four activities, and a bibliography of resources for students listing six books and six journal articles. (CK)

Describes a series of group meetings for prospective adoptive couples in which participants explored issues related to rearing adopted children with special needs. Results of informal evaluation by participants are reported. (RH)

Two teaching methods, self-paced reading and self-paced reading and discussion groups, were investigated to determine their effects on the behaviors of college students taking a course in human sexuality. (JD)

The author describes a teaching technique that can be used in some large classes in college mathematics. (PK)

The article describes a group formed by a guidance counselor and art teacher concerned with meeting the needs and problems of artistically gifted high school students. (PHR)

Discusses the use of an advertising symbol to demonstrate levels of meaning a symbol may have. (TJ)

Describes questioning techniques and other approaches that stimulate class discussion and lead to better student writing. (DD)

Successful meetings depend largely on (1) appropriate style of leadership, (2) choice of meeting form (full staff, committee), (3) orderliness of the decision-making process, and (4) effective conduct of discussion. (MB)

The authors examine their own experiences with the small study group method used in professional continuing education in the optometric profession, offering some observations and tentative conclusions for other professionals considering the method. (WL)