Explores a few of the trends contributing to the apparent decline in substantive literature instruction and suggests some teaching methods that can help restore the human element to literature. (HOD)

New media, i.e., motion pictures developed for educational purposes and educational television, are basic in that they so dominate the experiences of the child. Teachers must devise strategies for using the moving image as an active agent in learning and for encouraging the child to be an active agent in seeing. (Author/RK)

Many people in California have wondered what types of students have passed the California High School Proficiency Examination and whether these students left high school after passing the examination. A 14-item multiple choice questionnaire was sent to 356 students in San Diego County who passed the test in the hope of answering those questions.…

To explore media theories of perceived reality regarding factuality, social, and physical realism, and "videocy" (or theatrical spectacle), 32 children in first, third, and fifth grades were individually interviewed after attending a production of "Dinosaurus" which included computer-animated dinosaurs. Contrary to beliefs that…

Jason Stephens traces the growth of cheating over three decades, noting a disconnect between expressed shock and research that has shown over and over that most students do cheat, at least some of the time. Some students cheat for simple, pragmatic reasons: to get high grades and because they do not have time to do the work carefully. However, the…

Students sometimes respond to writing assignments automatically, almost as if they were a generic form, rather than by investigating the idiosyncrasies and unexpected possibilities of each assignment. Writing assignments can be structured to help students transcend such habits, shifting the focus from accumulating information to creating meaning…

This paper is part of a larger project which explored the impact of writing across institutional boundaries via e-mail on freshman students enrolled in several schools and universities located in Tennessee--Bryan College, Columbia State Community College, and Middle Tennessee State University. The paper explains that in addition to their regular…

Determines the degree to which Santa Fe Community College (Florida) is providing quality educational programs and services to its students. Surveys outgoing students to gather their opinions and perceptions of the educational experiences and services they received while attending the college. The survey instrument is divided into three sections:…

Describes a project designed to identify the dimensions of teacher credibility, assess their stability over time, and develop appropriate instruments for measuring dimensions. (DD)

Presented a system designed to enhance individual student participation even in large classes and to provide students with immediate feedback and reinforcement. (Author/RK)

This survey, conducted in May 1973, was designed to clarify the opinions of various section of the educational community - students, parents, teachers, administrators, other staff members - as to what is or is not important and what is or is not perceived as being done. (Author)

By use of a field trip which helped students express their feelings about pollution article stated the case for the necessity of art. (RK)

Author described his summer experiences as a teacher in Newfoundland and how these experiences helped him place his values and self-concepts into better perspective. (Author/RK)

Considered art and the student's self image through his concept of creative expression. (RK)

This survey attempted to elicit from high school youth present knowledge and attitudes of the drug culture. The results revealed that 63