Compares pupil control ideology--discipline policy--of middle school classroom teachers with the intent of finding what attributes are needed for middle school teachers and the particular type classroom environment that facilitates optimum learning conditions for middle school children. (Author/RK)

The popularity of semestered timetable organization is founded on the belief that this organizational change makes a positive contribution to the social, emotional, and cognitive growth of students. This research attempted to test the validity of that belief by identifying the claims made for timetable reorganization, formulating these claims as…

Reports on a recent study that has definite implications for closer cooperation between the home and the school or between parents and teachers, especially in the area of moral education. Suggests the need for teacher education courses that provide an understanding of moral development and training in working with parents. (Editor/RK)

This paper discusses a study of the differences in student learning achievement, as measured by four different types of common performance evaluation techniques, in a college-level computer programming course under three teaching/learning environments: lecture, computer-aided instruction, and lecture supplemented with computer-aided instruction.…

The author discusses the interrelationship between hypotheses and the predictions they generate. He uses spiders, behavior models, and the Civil War as examples to illustrate his discussion. The author believes that it is the responsibility of science instructors to teach an understanding of the nature of science to their students. (MA)

Investigated auditory word discrimination skills in children diagnosed as having minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) because a lack of auditory discrimination skill seems relevant to learning deficiency in language acquisition, a typical sign of MBD. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the satisfaction of participants with videoconferencing when improved eye contact is incorporated into a system design. The Gazecam system is described, a study of 60 undergraduate students using the system is reported, and the need for communication researchers' involvement in the design process is considered. (Author/LRW)

Describes study that investigated the influence of formal features in educational video films on recall. Film sequences, techniques of representation, the interaction of text and pictures, and the effects of emotional stimuli are discussed; hypotheses tested are explained; and treatments of the experimental group and control group are described.…

Describes study of undergraduates at Florida State University that examined whether the criteria for mastering unit quizzes in a mastery-oriented course should increase, decrease, or remain fixed across units. Hypotheses tested are discussed, results of unit quiz performance and final examination performance are analyzed, and student attitudes are…

From a sample of 368 work organizations, organizational characteristics are explored that favor proliferation of detailed job titles to describe work roles. Proliferation is linked to administrative imperatives, internal labor task struggles, and institutional environmental influence on personnel practices. Titles' fragmentation imposes status…

Offers a classroom-tested systematic procedure by which theories can be developed and tested that can be applied to a variety of communication phenomena. Provides a logical set of alternatives for theorizing about human communication events. Includes concrete examples about the theory-building process that reinforce everyday communication skills.…

This study investigated the hypothesis that females who score high on the Mathematical portion of Scholastic Aptitude Test do so because they have high verbal skills, whereas some males score high on the mathematics despite their relatively low verbal skills. Evidence for and against the hypothesis was observed. (Author/JAZ)

Using data from the High School and Beyond, this article presents statistical procedures to estimate the effect of dropping out of high school on cognitive achievement test scores. Each sampled dropout is matched to a student remaining in the same school. Methods for addressing the possible omission of covariates are described. (BS)

Using 80 female undergraduate students, this study investigated the hypothesis that field-independent individuals are more efficient in verbal restructuring tasks than field-dependent individuals. Results of an analysis did not support the hypothesis. (Author/LMO)

Examines relationship between journal productivity (number of references to particular journal) and journal obsolescence (median age of references to particular journal) for database of references dealing with desalination. Citation age by Bradford zones, continuous measurement of productivity and citation age, and underlying structure of observed…