The computer graphics system at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the most extensive graphics system at any university. This is a discussion of that system and its use in engineering education. (BB)

Describes a study of the impact of innovative teaching techniques on students' cognitive achievement. After adjusting for differences in characteristics between users and nonusers, the effect of computer-assisted instruction on student achievement was found to be negative but small. (Author/AV)

Describes nontraditional study as it occurs in nursing education. Some characteristics of nontraditional study are being incorporated in nursing education, such as using different geographical locations for learning and alternative instructional techniques. The evaluation of nontraditional nursing programs is an area where further research is…

Counselor educators can be accepted and useful partners in public school educational endeavors, and the professional organizations can reflect that partnership, if they are willing to join in the complicated search for answers that fit identified problems and abandon some of the salesmanship of their predetermined answers. (Author)

Reviews possible directions in elementary school science education for the next few years. (SL)

Suggests a strategy for integrating social history of women into high school history courses. Examples are presented of women in colonial America, the Revoluntionary period, and the era of progressive reform from 1900-1920. Resources for additional teacher reading are presented. (Author/DB)

The teacher of non-traditional courses faces frustration, ostracism, and lack of colleague understanding. (DC)

Theories of and guidelines to the North East London Polytechnic's independent study program for a higher degree are discussed. (LBH)

Proposes a systematic approach to the management of innovation in the teaching of English as a second language, based on an integration of techniques from the world of commerce and theories and procedures derived from education. The approach emphasizes the importance of clear understanding of aims. (CB)

Study findings indicated that social studies educators are most concerned about the management (organizing and scheduling materials and resources) and the consequences of teaching social studies (effects on students). Social studies needs a stronger sense of mission and purpose to gain a more respectable place in the curriculum. (RM)

Provides a review of the range of innovative science activities in India. Points out some of the parallels with science and science education issues in India and in other countries. Offers perspectives on the state of nonformal science for the public and reforms of science in the schools of India. (ML)

Investigates the ways in which microcomputers were being used by teachers and students in grades 4-6 of a semi-rural elementary school near a major metropolitan area. Concludes that computers were only minimally used, and then without apparent focus or educational rationale. Citing teacher frustration and other causes, the authors make…

Eastern Washington University's 10-year-old program providing an undergraduate major in reading education for elementary school teaching candidates and a minor for secondary school teaching candidates has brought positive benefits for teachers, school districts, the department, and the university. (MSE)

Reports on a remedial occupational training program concerned with helping non-German adolescents with limited German language skills and deficient general schooling obtain skilled jobs. Concludes that the outcomes are encouraging. (GEA)