Based on the premise that the future can be shaped and changed, the article describes an eleventh-grade social studies future-oriented project that helped students learn to create and explore the future. Students were involved in forecasting, investigating various forecasts about the future, discussing the futures issues in class, and collecting…

Generalizability theory provides the teacher and the researcher with a flexible method for establishing reliability coefficients in tests. This theory is effective in estimating reliability for a set of motor performance test scores. (CJ)

This article describes how to identify implicit theories of teaching and learning through a workshop which creates an open, reciprocal climate that enhances self-knowledge and knowledge of others and facilitates communication. (CJ)

An art teacher at an inner city elementary school has found that his young students are eager to join his after-school art club and to tackle the difficult processes of etching and printmaking. This article describes the program's printmaking procedures and facilities. (SJL)

Suggests an approach for improving international training programs which aims at ensuring that training is both relevant and effectively utilized. The approach consists of a series of steps to be taken by the program organization and the training institution in collaboratively organizing a training program. (CT)

Agencies which accept a responsibility for sharing in the training process need to be prepared to make the necessary adjustments to their programing and internal organization, but above all, they need to prepare themselves effectively for adequate placement evaluation. (CT)

Compared the effects of memory and growth training groups on memory complaints, memory performance, and affective status in the community elderly. Results indicated that both training groups significantly reduced concerns about memory and resulted in improved memory performance. (Author)

Process and collaboration were blended into a pedagogy called collaborative composing in this experimental inquiry that tested the hypothesis that an instructional method that divides the composing process into discrete stages in a collaborative environment will improve writing performance. (HOD)

Describes the writing experiences of a group of gifted fifth and sixth grade students in the Active Learning Experiences in Resourceful Thinking (ALERT) program in Abilene, Texas. (HTH)

Summarizes and critiques 114 studies on small group communication published in speech communication journals between 1969 and 1979. Classifies the literature into three new lines of research focusing on communication variables of small group processes and three traditional lines of research, namely, leadership, discussion, and pedagogy. (JMF)

Describes a management information course developed at Texas Christian University. The course includes a set of classroom-proven materials that provide students with several options for hands-on involvement--cases and case solution techniques, both small and large decision support systems, and formats for field projects. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the advantages of play-acting for teaching English to children. The play is a challenge that is not examination based, it breaks down barriers between teacher and learners, the speaking-load is spread among the students, many different skills are harnessed, and parents can witness their children's progress. Other considerations are…

Offers suggestions for the use of a land map in the English as a foreign language classroom. The information available has usually already been learned by the student in his native language. Maps can be used to teach, for example, comparative and superlative, the passive (is located), comprehension, and advanced grammatical work. (PJM)

Presents an exercise in listening comprehension that relates to a situation students are familiar with: listening to simulated flight announcements. While answering questions based on the announcements, students are asked to do some useful tasks which combine aural and visual processing. (Author/PJM)

Dictation is a form of practice for teaching spelling, pronunciation, and the unstressed function words. Disadvantages such as unnaturalness can be avoided by selective dictation, where a text is chosen based on the level of the class. In addition, structures that might be problems for the class should be included therein. (PJM)