The design and findings of an evaluation of the alumni records, broadcasting, development, health science relations, information services, publications, and state and community relations programs as well as the vice-president's office at the University of Michigan are described. (Author/SF)

Various aspects of the institutional evaluation process are discussed including: pitfalls to avoid, choice of indicators, audience, accountability, futures research, technological change, program termination, data sources, longitudinal data, political aspects, advertising, marketing, and internal v external evaluators. (Author/SF)

Discusses various methods the author has used in high school chemistry classes to maintain interest and keep grades at an acceptable standard. Integrated within the curriculum are research projects, library research, creative work, laboratory write-ups; a two-level curriculum is provided for nonscience and science majors. (CS)

Practical tips on the teaching of subtraction, addition and subtraction of fractions, and finding the vertex of a parabola are given. (MK)

Presented is a description of a technical laboratory-oriented science course dealing with the science of enology or wine-making. Experiments and the distillation apparatus are described. (SA)

Compares sentence grammar with text linguistics, giving a survey of the treatment of indirect discourse in school grammars, and finding them inadequate. Recommends rules derived from text linguistics in spite of their greater complexity, because they do not hold the student to mechanical recasting of sentences. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a secondary level program designed to teach basic German to low-ability students who have previously studied French. (AM)

Traces the history of the "francais fondamental," concentrating on the period following its launching in 1951. (AM)

This two-part article indicates some probable characteristics of the microelectronics in the future and assesses implications of the microelectronics revolution for the methods and systems currently used in teaching and training. (CMV)

Summarizes types and uses of performance appraisal and arguments for and against its effectiveness. A proposal is presented for including this tool in a total program of management communication, goal-setting, and evaluation as they impact on professional development and job satisfaction rather than directly on promotions and salary increases.…

This article is a discussion of the current knowledge about the human brain. The need for new ways to examine and think about the brain is discussed. (Author/SA)

Examples are given of the way computers are introduced to gifted students in Racine, Wisconsin Elementary Schools. (MK)

Bar graph activities appropriate for four stages of development are given. (MK)

A teacher describes her method for putting students in small groups so that optimum learning takes place. (MK)

Examines normative and methodological foundations of teaching international political economy. Stresses the need for a critical value perspective, an historical approach, and a holistic and historically grounded theoretical framework. (Author/DB)