Late-beginning foreign language teaching (beginning course within Secondary Grade 2) fits smoothly into the reform concept of Gymnasium Upper Grade (university-type course), in the form of basic courses, but can obviously not meet the requirements for achievement, or honor, courses. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Colleagues in England have recently discovered the possibilities of group work in teaching FL. The article calls to mind the well-known procedures of partner and group work, and offers suggestions for their use in teaching English, oriented toward internal differentiation. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

READING IS A HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED MATTER, AND EACH CHILD DIFFERS FROM EVERY OTHER IN HIS ABILITY TO READ. THE UNDERSTANDING TEACHER OF ANY GROUP OF CHILDREN RECOGNIZES THE WIDE DIFFERENCES IN READING ABILITY AND WORKS TO HELP EACH CHILD SUCCEED IN TERMS OF HIS CAPACITY. ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED METHODS OF TEACHING READING INVOLVES DIVIDING THE…

A SURVEY OF THE ATTENTION GIVEN TO GIFTED PUPILS IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK STATE, EXCLUDING SCHOOLS IN THE LARGEST CITIES, REVEALED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT ITEMS. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAD MADE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE GIFTED. HOWEVER, FEW SCHOOLS IN DISTRICTS SPENDING LESS THAN $400 PER PUPIL PER YEAR HAD MADE SPECIAL…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP THE PUPIL'S INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, ECONOMIC COMPETENCY, CREATIVITY, SENSE OF VALUES, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND ABILITY TO LIVE AND WORK WITH OTHERS. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE GIFTED PUPILS IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT, SEVERAL APPROACHES ARE UTILIZED. THESE APPROACHES INCLUDE…

The author questions why intelligence and intelligence testing have been so lightly treated in recent years. The topic has been in disfavor, and citizens and educators have tended to swing from one extreme to another in their evaluations of such matters of social concerns. This virtual dismissal of intelligence has been followed by great…

The poor and the minorities of this nation continue to be subjected to clearly inequitable policies, programs, and conditions. These factors originate in segregated schools, prevalent practices of educational grouping and tracking, and in low teacher expectations regarding students with low scores on standardized tests. (JC)

Two classroom teachers take a critical look at what the double exam system means for the children they teach. (Editor)

Criticizes Robert Slavin for failing to recognize the author's proper role in evaluating numerous popular learning interventions, including mastery learning. Slavin's claim of "remarkable progress" with Success for All is unjustified, considering the unsubstantiated evidence given in his single unpublished study. Includes two references.…

This study examined the extent to which teachers' expectations for student performance were different in "high" and "low" ability tracks. It also examined the classroom climate in each classroom. In the study's conclusion that teachers are often controlling, restrictive, and inhibiting are suggestions for improvement. (JL)

A study was conducted to examine peer effects among 138 undergraduates at Williams College, a highly selective four-year liberal arts school. The study explored whether students would perform better writing about newspaper articles they read and discussed in academically homogeneous or heterogeneous groups of three. In homogeneous groups, all…

Author challenges the validity of the practice of ability grouping and segregating students according to their achievement or potential. (GB)

Examines the literature concerning the positive and negative effects of ability grouping, reporting on eighteen reading research studies. (RB)