This article comes largely from observations made on-the-job while teaching mathematics in a government high school in the ACT. The issues canvassed will be familiar to those who have considered the arguments for and against ability grouping in mathematics education. It is speculative in nature, hinting at a synthesis of opposing views in the…

This study exemplifies how faculty members can develop instruments to assess affective responses of students to the specific features of the courses they teach. Means for assessing three types of affective responses are demonstrated: (a) student attitudes towards courses with differing instructional objectives and methodologies, (b) student…

The purpose of this research is to analyze preservice teachers' use of and reactions to an automated essay scorer used within an online, case-based learning environment called ETIPS. Data analyzed include post-assignment surveys, a user log of students' actions within the cases, instructor-assigned scores on final essays, and interviews with four…

Problematic assessment and intervention issues present substantial challenges when making educational decisions for deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) students who are experiencing reading difficulties. These students present a diverse set of language acquisition skills, hearing ability, and orientation to early school learning activities that are…

Teachers have begun using student response systems (SRSs) in an effort to enhance the learning process in higher education courses. Research providing detailed information about how interactive technologies affect students as they learn is crucial for professors who seek to improve teaching quality, attendance rates and student learning. This…

A study examined forensic competitor preference in choosing quotations for analysis in the event of impromptu speaking. Subjects were 62 competitors in one year and 59 competitors in the next year at an invitational tournament at a large midwestern university. The quotations for the tournament were divided into two groups. The first year, subjects…

Article investigated the influence upon children's behavior of television programs that feature violence. (RK)

The purpose of this study was to compare students' tested recognition of the Dolch 220 words with their responses to the 200 highest frequency words found by Kucera and Francis in their Computational Analysis of Present-Day American English (1967). (Author)

Describes the positive reactions of parents, teachers, and children to the woodworking classes in a school's parent participation program. (SDH)

This article describes two experiments determining the effect of video tape feedback on teacher behavior. (PD)

Author described the use of contracts in a general music class. As well, she provided a lengthy list of suggested contract activities that readers might wish to try in their own classroom. (Editor/RK)

Deals with the female role and possibilities for reflectively examining, within the classroom, society's view of feminity. (Author)

This study examined the extent to which teacher verbal behavior in the classroom reflected the type and level of cognitive processes as conceptualized by Sternberg's componential theory of intelligence. The frequency and distribution of these behaviors within and across disciplines was also explored. Twenty-three teachers in four high schools were…

One hundred sixteen students enrolled at two midwestern universities in neighboring states completed a 28-item Student Perceptions of Evaluations Questionnaire to determine students' attitudes towards the evaluation process. Four central questions to be answered were: (1) Do students understand how evaluations are used? (2) What are students'…