It is contended that this book should appeal especially to those who write and administer tests designed to measure psychological or educational constructs, as well as to the classroom teacher. It would be of only moderate value to those writing questions for program evaluation or questionnaires. (SLD)

Discussion of information services at Clemson University libraries focuses on managerial, cost, and behavioral issues that arose during the process of developing online access to information. Extending the online catalog with commercial databases and locally generated files is described, cost and benefit tradeoffs are considered, and student and…

Five educators respond to a hypothetical college classroom interaction in which the teacher struggles with students' emotional responses to course content. The comments focus on these issues: resistance to difficult concepts, optimism, the teacher's role, and the relationship of emotional response and the learning process. (MSE)

The extent to which student questionnaire responses reflect students' active behavior was studied through course attendance patterns of Israeli undergraduates, student completion of a questionnaire rating college lecturers, and interviews with 36 students. In this instance, the questionnaire did not reflect actual behavior. Explanations are…

The normal conflicts that arise as a result of teacher/learner interaction rarely cause open incivility, but they can generate powerful emotional tensions that can destroy the relationship if they are not detected and remedied early. A five-step process is offered for repairing and rebuilding damaged relationships between college students and…

A common variable in uncivil behavior is strong emotional reaction. If distressing emotion in the college classroom could be moderated, inappropriate behaviors might be reduced. One model of rational emotive behavior therapy offers insights into the sources of teachers' and students' emotional responses and the effects on the learning and teaching…

Offers a discussion of audience representation versus self-representation in the study of writing. Discusses hypertext, Web pages, hub pages, and links. Probes how writers represent themselves in the way they structure links in hypertext documents on their Web sites. (CR)

Investigates four experiments on whether the addition of a representative picture to a news item improves recall of that item by undergraduate students in journalism courses. Finds that it does; that concrete news items were recalled better than abstract news items; and news concreteness was strongly correlated with various picture attributes,…

Describes two ways that teaching and responding to student writing are being pressured by rapidly developing technologies now being introduced into educational institutions. Discusses (1) the increasing replacement of face-to-face contact by "virtual" interaction via multimedia technology, e-mail communication systems, and the recently expanded…

Researches teachers' views on the value of officially recommended methods of "differentiation" for able pupils in primary and secondary classrooms. Concludes that teachers are more subtle in their use of the methods than official recommendations allow for, and that no single method can be applied without an understanding of context. (DSK)

Asserts that assisting faculty in acquiring the skills and knowledge to make use of educational technology will become a critical issue in faculty development. Reviews the results of a survey on technology needs-assessment administered to faculty in the fourteen-college University of Kentucky Community College System. Contains 14 references. (VWC)

Presents a comparative study of ways that student teachers learn to assess pupils in the course of their instructional practicum. Discusses how these teachers demonstrate their control of procedure and content, as well as their control of student behavior and learning in the classroom. Contains 27 references. (EMH)

Justifies examining still-life pictures of flowers to provide students with an opportunity to learn how one distinguishes between deeply artistic pictures full of emotion and pictures lacking this quality. Claims that students will develop their own artistic expression. Offers pictures by Diego Rivera, Watanabe Shiko, Consuelo Kanaga, and Rachel…

Describes the experiences of a teacher during her year as Virginia Community College System's faculty-in-residence in instructional technology. States that the year rewarded professional-development opportunities as well as opportunities to participate in system activities, and was appealing because it offered the opportunity to do concentrated…

In this interview, a high school art teacher explains why her initial enthusiasm for block scheduling evaporated. Problems arose with foreign-language instruction, science labs, lesson planning, field trips, space utilization, supplies, and overenrollment in elective subjects like music and art. Teachers had little control or administrative…