Reports on the application of a standardized production task instrument, the Measure of Epitemological Reflection (MER), on assessment to the Perry scheme of intellectual and ethical development. Compares various formats (independent study, guided workbook study, and seminar study) for training practitioners to learn to rate MER data. Results…

Medical students' personality traits and state of functioning were assessed at six times, beginning at orientation and ending several weeks before the results of the residency match program were announced. (MLW)

The Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Services/Development Programs (CAS) developed and adopted standards and interpretive guidelines for specific functional areas of student services/development programs within postsecondary educational institutions. These guidelines are presented. (MLW)

Workshop Way is described: a scientific educational system that organizes time, materials, and strategies so as to permit students to develop and maintain positive feelings as persons and learners, and to handle new material without fear of failure. (Author/MLW)

A recommended approach to college teaching and its improvement involves (1) collaboration with a faculty colleague who observes the teaching and (2) finding and using new ways of getting to know the students and how they learn. (MSE)

Introduces the practitioner to psychometric issues related to developmental assessment and makes recommendations for the assessment refinements needed in the field. (Author/BH)

Solutions to problems in education usually focus on specific issues rather than developing a position on what education is about. A description of characteristics of the kind of education schools should provide for children is offered. The school environment, especially the classroom, is the source of educational improvement. (DF)

Results of a survey of chief student affairs officers to determine the nature of program innovations using student development goals underscored the importance of leadership and championship, in the Probability of Adoption of Change Model. (Author/ABB)

Teachers need to become more aware of problems facing the shy/quiet child. This article defines shyness and examines its significance, harms, and causal effects. In treating shyness, it is helpful to offer oral communication classes for teacher and student, provide specialized, voluntary treatment, and encourage oral communication classroom…

Aspects of the small liberal arts college's environment that contribute to the intellectual and personal development of faculty as well as students include accessibility, visibility, flexibility, the institution's desire for interdisciplinary inquiry, and a reward system for scholarship. (MSE)

Highlights are offered of one district's 7 years of experience with a Walkabout program. Steps found to accelerate individual effectiveness among adolescents include building confidence, responsibility, attitude, and skills. These steps have also been appled to adults in seminars for teachers and administrators, a school improvement process, and…

Proposes the use of peer support groups as an effective intervention for dealing with personal and academic needs of college students who have learning disabilities. By considering Chickering's vectors of development, special concerns for the student can be generated. (JAC)

An approach to curriculum design for geriatric dentistry that incorporates an understanding of the students' own developmental stages into instructional activities is outlined, and the University of Mississippi's experience with this strategy is evaluated. An important element is to help students crystallize their value systems with regard to the…

This paper is based on the premise that one major reason for adolescent pupil dissatisfaction in our schools is the neglect of moral and social education as an essential ingredient of all genuine education. A model is presented to demonstrate the importance of three aspects of the learning situation. (Editor/RK)

State College, Pennsylvania, may be the only school system in the country with a program requiring community service for graduation. (Editor)