Data from 20,000 student ratings of 224 undergraduate courses at the University of Canterbury (England) were analyzed to explore the relationship between the ratings and course characteristics. The ratings were found to be stable and significantly related to academic field, class size, percentage of full-time students, academic year of the course,…

This study, involving a total of 36 preschool children, found that children recalled more sight words on object labels after introduction to the labels and daily repetition, compared to 2 other techniques. Children attending five days per week recalled more words than three-day and two-day students. (Author/JDD)

A survey of 138 dental hygiene programs gathered information on didactic and clinical experiences for preparing students to treat patients with mental illnesses. Although most curricula addressed the issue, inadequate time was allotted. Over half did not provide oral care to these patients; few felt the community's need was met. (MSE)

Describes a survey that was designed to gather information on the time-management practices of library directors in large public libraries. Highlights include delegation of authority, leadership styles relating to conflict resolution, a ranking of activities that waste time, the use of committees, and gender and age differences. (15 references)…

Classroom management can have a direct effect on the kinds of behaviors students exhibit and make the difference between chaos and an orderly environment that facilitates learning. Suggestions for teachers involve planning for physical space, arrival and departure times, the scheduling of transitions, children's interactions with equipment and…

Interactions of potential loss, time, and self-efficacy on the need for evaluation information for decision making were investigated for 259 managers/nurses (60 percent survey response rate) of home health agencies in New York State. Those with high self-efficacy needed less information in situations of high potential loss and inadequate time.…

This article discusses issues and difficulties encountered in efforts at the University of Birmingham (England) to standardize a new psychometric assessment tool, a tactile speed-of-information-processing test for children with blindness. The problem of defining the population on which the test is standardized is seen as particularly difficult.…

Describes a study of undergraduates that compared three strategies for indicating links in a hypermedia system to determine their effect on learner navigation and learner perceptions of ease of use. Highlights include three linking display types; the density of links; elaboration types; time intervals; and implications for hypermedia system…

A University of South Florida program giving medical students four years of primary care training was found to have little effect on specialty choice of its graduates (n=93 students), when compared to students who volunteered for the program but did not enter it or who did not volunteer. (MSE)

Gender differences were examined in narratives of the future constructed by 39 male and 43 female older adolescents (aged about 20 years) in college. The most striking gender differences were found in pace and timing of predicted events, rather than in events themselves. Females' narratives exhibit greater temporal constraint. (SLD)

Notes that there is an increased emphasis on moving away from instructional support models that pull mainstreamed handicapped children out from their classroom during the school day. Discusses three approaches--in-class instructional support, extended schooling, and schoolwide restructuring--that are among the most frequently selected…

Observers (n=94) of videotapes of a young woman with mental retardation engaging in either an age-appropriate leisure activity or an activity designed for much younger persons found that observers associated age-appropriate activities with higher ratings of estimated IQ and reading level. Findings support the development of age-appropriate and…

A five-second constant time delay procedure was used to teach three chained vocational tasks (filling a soda machine, using a duplicating machine, and using a photocopier) to four high school students with mild or moderate disabilities. All students acquired the skills with a low percentage of errors. Maintenance and generalization data were…

Two blending strategies for decoding words (pausing and not pausing between successive sounds) were compared with nine preschool children. Once mastered, segmenting by not pausing engendered high and sustained levels of word identification. Other findings indicated that sound identification abilities were necessary but not sufficient for decoding.…

The trend toward hiring of part-time faculty, most evident at two-year colleges, angers many faculty groups. Critics contend the practice exploits part-time teachers to help colleges balance their budgets, erodes educational quality, and threatens tenure. These faculty are also most likely to be laid off during retrenchment. (MSE)