Procedures and results of a study involving ability grouping procedures in elementary school mathematics classes are reported. The investigators recommend that within-class ability grouping is practical in departmentalized mathematics classes. (JG)

A learning resource teacher reviews some of the current articles (especially concerning aspects of reading) in the learning disabilities journals related to research and the utilization of this information in the resource classroom setting. Concern is expressed regarding cuts in funding for research. (Author/CL)

Reviews research on the effects of classroom observers upon both teachers and pupils. Discusses strategies used by researchers to obtain credibility in the eyes of the teachers being observed and those used by teachers to cope with the researchers in the classroom. (NRJ)

The authors, one a research officer with the Scottish Council for Research in Education and the other a principal teacher of geography, have collaborated for over 18 months in educational research. They provide their own description of the problems and possibilities inherent in this kind of collaborative research. (Author)

A study investigated the influences of the nature of the research, the offer of an honorarium, and the time required to participate in the research on teacher interest in participating in classroom research. Results indicated that significantly greater interest was expressed by teachers when a small honorarium was offered. (JN)

Reporting on a Schools Council conference at which teachers discussed their experiences of classroom research, the author identifies three major themes: the role of the teacher in research, reasons for involving teachers in research, and the support needed by teachers involved in classroom research. (Editor/SJL)

This review is divided into four categories which reflect different uses of self-control procedures in classroom research: (1) application of various components of self-control as an intervention procedure; (2) use of self-control procedures to maintain behavior already under the control of systematic reinforcement procedures; (3) evaluation of…

Presents an overview of some important issues of the last few years in second-language (L2) writing, including the processes of writing, the views of teachers of second-language writing, the role of the classroom, and the special demands placed on (L2) writers. (61 references) (GLR)

Offers a general review of applications of psycholinguistic theory, focusing on applications in the field of education. Studies already undertaken and future areas for study are discussed, and guidelines for conducting psycholinguistic research in the classroom are proposed. (CFM)

Explores the nature of the changes in students' explanations (n=50) of evolutionary scenarios. Teleological and Lamarckian explanations accounted for over half of the students' explanation on the pretest but dropped to less than 20% on the posttest. (ZWH)

Restates his earlier criticisms of the North Carolina Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument. The instrument is not content specific and is built on an epistemology valuing propositional thinking and devaluating suppositional thinking at a time when other initiatives are promoting teachers' feelings of worth and sense of autonomy. (MLH)

Contrasted the effect of direct manipulative experiences with objects that sink and float with effect of instructional experiences that incorporated discrepant events for five- and six-year-old children (n=113). The findings suggest manipulation is not an adequate means of helping children develop concepts of floating/sinking; their success may be…

Makes the case for teacher research in the academy. Hopes that English department faculty will become willing and active coconstructors of connections between the work of sociolinguists and their own worlds. Suggests that teaching at any level is fundamentally about worlds and stories in contact--worlds which are made and remade through language.…

Shares experiences of a project aimed at developing and refining programs written on a Casio FX9750G graphing calculator. Describes in detail some programs used to develop mental strategies and problem solving skills. (MM)