Experiment 1 investigated the effects of observational training in a social listener reinforcement game on participants' conversational units in non-instructional settings. Experiment 2 tested the effects of multiple exemplar instruction on the development of "empathy." The participants who had reader/writer levels of verbal behavior were selected…

A junior high school social studies program offers the options of self-contained classroom, limited choice, and independent study. (KM)

In most instances teachers from open area, quasi-open area and traditional schools view the supervision or evaluation of their instructional activities in approximately the same way and with the same degree of emphasis. (EVH)

A floor plan accompanies each of six chronologically arranged schemes for housing educational programs. Scheme A represents the in-line corridor plan whose main characteristics are--(1) double loaded corridors with fixed bearing walls, (2) single window walls providing minimal light and ventilation, and (3) small classrooms with fixed desks and…

Examined the reading habits of four 4th grade classes before and after a changeover from self-contained to departmentalized instruction. Results indicated a slightly lower mean number of books read and far less variation among classes in the number of books read after departmentalization. (JMB)

Comparison of attitudes of 47 deaf and normal hearing high school students taught in either self-contained or mainstreamed classrooms found that deaf students in self-contained classrooms expressed significantly more negativism than did students from other educational milieus. (DB)

This high school's successful suspension alternative assigns disruptive students to an alternative classroom for several days, where they are isolated from the remainder of the student body all day, and excluded from participation in or attending all regular programs and cocurricular activities. (DCS)

The pressures of reality dictate a change in the concept of the isolated, self-contained classroom. A strategy for change is suggested based upon the analysis of three critical areas which comprise the schools' structure: packaging, communications, and physical facilities. (CS)

The author considers possible educational changes in serving learning disabled students and cites opinions of others such as P. Daniels, who advocates return to self-contained classrooms, and J. Goodlad, who suggests that schools are trying to do too much. (CL)

An observational study of reading instruction was conducted in general education, resource, and self-contained classrooms, grades 1-4, in public schools. Participants included students who were deaf or hard of hearing and their reading teachers. Results indicated that time engaged in reading and/or academically responding varied significantly by…

This article describes a study designed to examine the relationship of tutoring in specific reading comprehension strategies to gains in reading achievement for children enrolled in self-contained classrooms for gifted students from low-income, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and heterogeneous with respect to reading achievement.…

Intensive observation of the helping interactions of 40 children in the third through fifth grades of five Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area schools was conducted for the purpose of assessing the impact of familiarity on the success of children's help-seeking from peers. The amount of visual regard that children received from peers was also assessed.…

Part of the "Educating Gifted and Talented Students" series, the booklet presents activities specifically for gifted and talented children who are in a self contained classroom situation in kindergarten through sixth grade. Activities are explained to emphasize skills relating to identified characteristics of gifted and talented students--general…

This study describes some of the differences in the way primary teachers work with different school subjects. The activities during reading and arithmetic instruction in six third grade, inner-city, self-contained classrooms were observed, tape-recorded, and analyzed using three systems of observation. A total of five hours of instruction in…