Reviews selected studies of the curricular and instructional role of the school library media specialist to identify predominant patterns in research findings, and discusses their implications for librarians, educators, administrators, and other professionals. It includes 23 references. (RAA)

Provides a summary of a series of research and development projects which investigated the reasons for failure in educational technology-based systems of instruction. Develops a new approach to the design of such systems and their subsequent implementation and control. A 17-item bibliography is included. (Author/CHC)

Offers reasons for the declining literacy rate of new military recruits and makes suggestions for improving performance ratings in military training. Recommendations include visually attractive presentations, simple language, performance testing, a relaxed learning environment and feedback, and addressing the learner as an adult. (MER)

Discusses the development and implementation of a series of culture units for use in elementary German courses. Describes a typical unit, which consists of a set of slides with accompanying text, outlining presentation strategies and class activities. Finally, analyzes the results of a course evaluation by students. (MES)

Suggests seven basic steps of instructional design to be used by library media specialists in planning with teachers for instructional development efforts. (Author/CMV)

Six National Education Association regional conferences for 1980 are described. The conferences present information for teachers on such topics as testing, mainstreaming, stress, discipline, public policy, professional development, multicultural/bilingual education, and class size. (RJG)

Describes the mental process that teachers engage in while making preactive planning decisions, and presents a general-process model of teacher planning consisting of three stages: (1) problem finding, (2) problem formulation/solution (design), and (3) implementation, evaluation, and routinization. (MP)

Promotes the use of journals, laboratory reports, and portfolios in mathematics class to improve communication between teacher and student, to monitor student progress, to make instructional decisions, and to evaluate student achievement. (MKR)

Describes the cognitive processes required to troubleshoot faults and describes an architecture based on that cognitive model for designing learning environments that engage novices in troubleshooting while supporting their construction of requisite knowledge. This model can be applied to different kinds of troubleshooting problems, enhancing the…

Highlights developments at the Center for Distance Learning at the State University of New York's Empire State College. Describes two types of instructional applications: (1) the textbook, course guide and tutor as the primary mode of instruction, with a technological tool/activity as an additional assignment; and (2) the textbook and course guide…

Argues that human services needs its professional core broadened to include a liberal curriculum. Explores the idea of the human services generalist and how many of the skills needed in human services are achieved through a liberal (general) curriculum, which emphasizes communication skills, critical thinking skills, adaptive skills, and more.…

This article presents a system for improving reading that coordinates: (1) general outcome measures; (2) evidence-based instruction; and(3) schoolwide organization to ensure the most effective instruction for each student. Implementation of the system in seven elementary schools is discussed using case studies to illustrate how these three…

Argues that the typical school psychology approach of solving problems one student at a time will not be successful in impacting the big problems of illiteracy, technological and mathematics deficiencies, writing, and problem solving. Proposes that the need to build academic competence and resilience through early intervention and prevention…

Presents a response to "School Psychology from an Instructional Perspective: Solving Big, Not Little Problems" (this issue). The author considers specific obstacles toward problem solving, particularly in a public school system that knowingly and unknowingly throws up obstacles for school psychologists. (GCP)