Suggests ways to co-opt the media with the goal of furthering students' skills as readers of print. Emphasizes use of video for dramatic enactments of theatre pieces. (JK)

Describes the growth of computer-assisted language teaching in fable form by relating the story of how music became a method of language instruction in a fictional country. The reactions to and problems with such a method of teaching and how the method was incorporated into the school system are described. (SED)

The ten finalists for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's annual Professor of the Year award give a variety of opinions about the most important ways students learn, stressing the multiplicity and diversity of individual learning strategies. (MSE)

This annotated bibliography lists a wide range of print and nonprint materials for teachers, administrators, counselors, and parents of gifted children. Included are bibliographies, dictionaries, and handbooks that cover research and resources for identifying, nurturing, educating, and managing stress in gifted children and for curriculum…

Addresses the problem of how academic value can be determined. Reviews several sample situations involving judgments of the merits of teachers, graduate assistants, and undergraduate writers. Proposes a system of "value-sorting," which requires that competing entities be measured in relationship to each other rather than against some abstract…

Writing has a place in mathematics classes. It can be used to enhance learning by helping students organize their thoughts. How a journal can be used and analyzed are discussed. (MNS)

This exercise shows how to turn the expository treatment of a topic or event into a mystery or puzzling situation that students are asked to solve. Once a puzzle is presented, students may pose only questions that can be answered yes or no. Three sample lessons are included to illustrate the process. (JDH)

Microcomputer uses by social researchers include writing programs, standard spreadsheets and data base management. In addition, microcomputers can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of information gathering by improving notetaking and organizing. Software developments will help make microcomputer data base management tools, now not…

Describes a study intended to identify and validate a list of school-to-work transition skills for disadvantaged youth. Skills are divided and listed by preemployment, employment search, and postemployment categories. (CT)

Student self-evaluation and peer evaluation are compared with traditional student assessment methods in terms of reliability and the possible effects on learning and personal development, and the results of a program of self- and peer evaluation are reported. (MSE)

The fourth of five phases of a study of planning and evaluating multitype library networks pulls together the results of the first three, which examined individually three previously used approaches--performance, organization, and attitude--to form a model. The fifth phase is currently testing the model on a national basis. (CDD)

Proposes an interactive learning and teaching mode to realize education's potential role in transforming utopian dreams of health care, education, and social security for everyone within a political economy that respects human dignity and freedom into realities. Enumerates the themes, stages, and methods of such a pedagogical project. (DMM)

The game of Chomp is described; it provides an opportunity to build a mathematical system. Definitions, theorems, and proofs are included. (MNS)

Compares South Africa's apartheid with racial segregation in the southern United States during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Reviews current discrimination against Blacks in South Africa and examines the question of disinvestment. Concludes that the White South African government will fall. (JDH)

The concept of cooperative learning, a way to structure the class and instruction so that students work together in small heterogeneous groups to accomplish a common goal, is discussed. Cooperative learning in home economics classrooms, specifically Student Teams Achievement, is examined. (CT)