Students who ordinarily would not register for a history course were attracted to one offered on The World Since 1960.'' A variety of lecturers, of media approaches, and of evaluation methods provided the needed motivation. (JB)

Student criticism of traditional term paper assignments and their recommendations for a relevant" assignment led to a satisfactory creative project, reflecting the life and times of imaginary characters in history. (JB)

The high academic quality of advanced placement courses is widely recognized; however, students still have the capacity to improve performance, as shown by an analysis of 1970 test answers. (JB)

Factors influencing student performance (economics background, major field, sex, age, precourse grade expectations, mathematics background), student attitudes toward economics, and the instructor's background and experience were all considered in this report on the effectiveness of economics instruction in two-year colleges. (JB)

Purpose of the study was to change the focus of attention in course evaluation from the course-instructor complex to the student's estimate of self-development as a result of the course. (Authors)

Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

The Foreign Policy Association's game, Dangerous Parallel," was used to evaluate the author's 12th grade economics course. The goal of evaluation was not a grade, but a demonstration of the cumulative and interrelated nature of knowledge. The author's experiences with the use of this game are described in detail. (DB)

Reports on an experiment in which one group of high school students was taught using Total Physical Response (TPR) for 20 minutes a day and a control group was taught by the usual manner. Results showed students in the TPR group scored better on standard unit tests and expressed greater satisfaction with their teacher and course. (EKN)

Demonstrates that the use of computer-assisted instruction as a supplement to instruction improves student attitudes and evaluations of the instructor and the course. (JJD)

Used self-report measurement procedures to examine the impact of an experimental alcohol course on junior high school students' attitudes, alcohol knowledge, and behaviors.Group outcome analysis indicated limited change; however, results were influenced by subject characteristics. Previous research and directions for future alcohol education…

Presents an adjunctive method of student evaluation to answer specific questions of teaching effectiveness and course content. Suggests that instructors should reflect on the important questions, organize them into an evaluation questionnaire, and ask students to provide answers. (Author/RC)