To determine how to mail information to prospective students identified through the College Board's Student Search Service, Xavier University researched three hypotheses: August and December are good mailing times; the easier it is for students to respond, the higher the response rate; the easier it is to respond, the lower the final enrollment…

Looks at some studies of expressed response after reading and of the process of response while reading. Attempts to demonstrate some current research directions and possibilities in response to literature. (Author/RK)

Discusses the broad range of ideas and experiences contributed to class discussions by children of different ages in a multi-age group learning situation. (Author/RK)

Provides a social worker's perspective to the analysis of hyperactivity. Describes the feelings and attitudes of teachers, parents, and hyperkinetic children based on experiences in the classrooms and homes of children who are being treated. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the course content and teaching techniques of two one-quarter descriptive physics courses which have been particularly successful. Reports on large enrollments and positive reception by students and faculty. (MLH)

Presents a dialog among three English teachers concerning teaching performance poetry to ninth graders. (RS)

Analyzes students' free-style comments where students write anonymously what they think of the book, the exams, and the lecturer in introductory chemistry courses. (JRH)

Reports on results of a teacher's experiment in book burning as a lesson accompanying the teaching of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451." Discusses student reactions and the purpose of or justification for the experimental lesson. (TB)

Discusses a collaborative writing project where all students, regardless of ability, can demonstrate their understanding of Homer's "Odyssey" by writing a contemporary odyssey. Notes that students eagerly awaited and then read the final compilation of the project. (RS)

Presents an author's personal reaction to participating in the Kentucky Authors Project at Holmes Junior High in Covington, Kentucky. Describes difficulties in overcoming anxiety about learning how to use the Internet. Finds the experience rewarding. (PA)

Shares results from five interpretive studies that examined young children's writing in response to process drama. Focuses on composing in role and complexity of stance. Suggests that writing in response to drama can provide insights into the complexities of children's literacy processes by explicitly revealing the connections between children's…

An El Paso middle-school teacher and her barrio students corrected each other and learned from each other daily. Her most difficult challenge was convincing kids to become more assertive when they felt they were mistreated by other teachers. Students wanted others to respect them and to refrain from prejudging them, laughing at their English, or…

Describes a range of responses by elementary and middle school students to educational attempts to provide culturally diverse perspectives, and examines possible reasons. Notes that drama is an effective way to introduce new cultures and ideas. Discusses dilemmas educators face in this endeavor, such as finding and selecting materials. (SR)

This interview study examined the relationship between foreign language anxiety and perfectionism. Comments of anxious and non-anxious learners were audiorecorded as they watched themselves interact in a videotaped oral interview. Results suggest that anxious and non-anxious learners differ in their personal performance standards, procrastination,…

This study examined degrees of acceptance of the "gifted" label between 155 adolescents who reported either extreme comfort (N=71) or extreme discomfort (N=84) with the label. Few students reported the use of conferences in school-initiated labeling. Adolescents whose parents had initiated labeling were most likely to report comfort with the…