After special education resource teachers (n=27) were taught to use a standard trend estimation procedure as an aid in visual analysis of their students' charts, interrater agreement with reliability judges increased from .56 to .78. Prior knowledge of student performance was found to have an effect on visual inference. (Author/JDD)

Surveys educational psychologists' research on student/teacher values and expectations, and adapts a theoretical model to describe interactions in a developmental classroom. Studies two basic writing classrooms to test the model and to discover where a teacher might intervene most effectively to motivate students. (RS)

Examines the relationship between the gender role attitudes and the life expectations of 272 college undergraduates (80.1 percent female; 19.9 percent male). Findings point to a lack of awareness on the part of both sexes of the complexity of combining work and family responsibilities. (FMW)

Examines the attribution of achievement to ability and effort in low- and high-motivation groups. Randomly selected subjects are assigned to one of four feedback conditions that combine levels of consensus with success and failure. Suggests that attributional differences between motivational groups can be systematically enhanced or attenuated by…

Interviews with parents and primary caregivers of 10 adults with severe intellectual disabilities participating in supported employment programs in South Australia found parents and caregivers were generally satisfied with supported employment but expressed low expectations for improving wages, career advancement, or social integration. (DB)

A former corporate public relations (PR) professional shares strategies for communicating and cooperating with the chief executive officer, and particularly for coping with differences in perceptions of the public relations officer's role. Basic attributes of a successful PR professional are outlined: good communication skills, an analytical…

Examines an 1847 report that reveals that sign communication training with mentally retarded children was used successfully during the last century. These children acquired signs and demonstrated improvement in their personal and social behavior. These findings are similar to those reported in recent research. (34 references) (Author/CK)

Discusses the importance of teaching teachers to value the spirit of caring in classroom management and conflict resolution. The paper notes the advantages of including case studies and narrative teaching methods in teacher education programs and presents a narrative account based on an actual incident of classroom conflict. (SM)

Discusses how computer technology can help teachers use Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to find strengths in each student, explaining how one teacher used Gardner's theory to develop her students' abilities when using a particular educational computer/videotape program. Suggestions for programs to develop the different intelligences are…

Student and teacher perceptions of differential teacher behavior toward good and not-so-good students were studied for 529 Dutch elementary school students. Students and teachers agreed that low-achieving students got more teacher support, but they differed in their views of amounts of praise and criticism. (SLD)

The risk of cooperative development sessions (J. Edge) is that they may reinforce negative stereotyping by teachers about students. Teacher's negative utterances and phatic discourse are used to support the argument. Collaborative development through empathic debate is offered as an alternative. (Contains 12 references.) (JP)

Long-term observation in six classrooms in Hanseong Elementary School, South Korea, revealed higher teacher expectations for high-social-status students, which influenced teacher-student interactions, peer group interactions, and academic achievement (thus affecting access to limited higher education). Results are discussed in relation to past…

The Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work program has successfully raised academic standards for non-college-bound students (the majority of students). Over 400 schools in 19 states now participate. The best HSTW schools feature higher expectations, tougher academic and vocational curricula, heftier homework assignments, and…

All students, except those who are fundamentally impaired, can achieve at high levels if teachers build students' confidence through positive expectations and a program that helps them develop intellectually and progress academically step by step. Cites some districts' efforts to put this belief into practice. (MLF)

Summarizes findings from a study that used multidimensional scaling to examine the inherent complexity of vocational aspirations as a measurement construct. Uncovered the perceptual dimensions underlying college students' expressions of vocational aspirations when these aspirations were distinguished as preferences and as expectations.…