Examples are given to show that the news media portrays education negatively. Education should be marketed to the public, and the media should be persuaded to reflect the more positive aspects of the field of education. (JN)

Comprehensive assessment of educational systems can assist educators in improving the nature of formal education. Goals of education are long range and very general. By observing, describing and classifying teacher and student behaviors, realistic and immediate goals can be established. Effective assessment aids administrative decisions by…

Announces the directive of President Carter to the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education to review science and engineering education policies at the secondary and university levels. The study is based on the concern that these policies are inadequate for preserving the nation's strength. (Author/SA)

Recounts problems which occur when individualized instruction is used to teach social studies. Problems include that it is not realistic because the student/teacher/instructional material relationship is too complex, social studies content is too multidimensional to be learned by mastery learning, and most schools do not have the support system…

Discusses a study to determine the extent to which education results in enduring effects in the area of verbal skills. Research is based on a causal model of the enduring effects of education. Findings indicate that previous studies have seriously overestimated the enduring effects of education. (Author/DB)

Examined evidence for the alleged failure of alcohol education to prevent alcohol problems among children and adolescents. Concluded that there is need for investigations of the effectiveness of alcohol education. Recommendations regarding methodological characteristics of an adequate test of effectiveness of alcohol education were presented and…

Identifies eight factors that should be considered carefully by those who use and interpret achievement test data for individual children: base score, guessing factor, time factor, content validity, test reliability, instructional-level placement, diagnostic analysis, and individual pupil progress data. (RL)

A project supported by the National Institute of Education is adapting evaluation procedures from such areas as philosophy, geography, operations research, journalism, film criticism, and other areas. The need for such methods is reviewed, as is the context in which they function, and their contributions to evaluation methodology. (Author/GK)

Outlines 10 types of skills which are essential to social studies teaching, suggests strategies for teaching these skills, and illustrates principles which can aid social studies classroom teachers as they plan learning activities for skill development. (DB)

Presents an overview of reasons why it is generally assumed by educators that people can only assimilate information within limitations set by educators and theorists. The article also explores educational practices designed to help students learn better and identifies ways in which suggestology can increase student motivation and student…

Discusses students' interests in and learning as a result of participating in a program emphasizing the relationship of people to their environment. A study found that the interests of upper elementary students in this man-land approach decreased with age while categorical discriminations improved with age. Field supplementary learning experiences…

Presents philosophical analysis of the attitude of open-mindedness, with particular emphasis on open-mindedness as an educational ideal. Concludes that there is a great deal of conceptual confusion about the meaning of open-mindedness and that this confusion has resulted in an unwarranted amount of criticism. (DB)

Analyzes the present state of discussion on the democratization of higher education in Europe. Topics discussed include changing opportunities of access to higher education, diminishing social returns from university degrees, and the relationship of social background to career success. (Author/DB)

Those with the burden of financing public education are looking toward product measurement for guidance in planning and modifying programs and in justifying expenditures to taxpayers. "Outcomes orientation" is rooted in program budgeting theory with emphasis on cost-benefit analysis and input-output relationships that can be demonstrated and…

Discusses a 1979 survey undertaken to determine the extent to which innovations were used in college and junior college courses on the principles of economics. The sample consisted of the heads of all junior college and college university economics departments in five southeastern states. (Author/DB)