Since students of foreign languages - particularly the weaker ones - are often unable to produce the foreign word or phrase they need, training in paraphrasing should be given. Short concentrated exercises in paraphrasing are suggested. (IFS/WGA)

In an attempt to focus student attention on interpersonal aspects of medical practice, 31 students were trained to present the history and symptoms of an actual patient and then visited 11 physicians to get help for their "problem." Follow-up discussions were held to evaluate the physician-patient relationship. (LBH)

As part of the Introduction to Patient Evaluation course at the University of Texas Medical Branch, freshmen medical students visit a local elementary school to: observe variations of cognitive, physical, and social development; note variations through interactions; and interact with small groups of children. (LBH)

Of 493 English teachers surveyed, 114 responded to questions concerning their attitudes about teaching writing skills, problems they faced in teaching writing, methods used to teach writing skills, amount of time spent in teaching writing skills, and the students' writing abilities. (NQ)

Identifies elements of teaching assistant (TA) training programs, presents a model based on these elements, examines different strategies for implementation of the model, and describes efforts for developing a comprehensive TA program for graduate students in the biological sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle. (HM)

Three examples are given illustrating the use of the calculator in problems where determining patterns and making conjectures are stressed. (MP)

Describes an energy resources ranking simulation program for high school and college students. This program has the major objective of illustrating the complexity of issues concerning energy by involving students in a decision-making process that will call upon information from different disciplines. (HM)

Describes a laboratory school environmental science program that utilizes university students of all majors to develop and teach lessons for field trips. Activities include water analysis and stream gradient determination. (MA)

The experiment described, suitable for undergraduate physical chemistry laboratories, illustrates the general principles of relaxation and introduces the nmr concepts of saturation and spin-inversion. (BB)

Describes how to involve nonreading students in the printed word. (DD)

Describes the techniques used in a three-week unit evaluating the ways the media (newspapers, radio, and television) communicate. (DD)

Presents activities dealing with components of literature, literary devices, and persuasive material. (DD)

Suggests ways English teachers can prepare their students to take college entrance exams and state-mandated minimum competency tests. (DD)

Describes a step-by-step procedure for helping students analyze poems. (MKM)

Describes a technical writing class developed for an off-campus class of scientists which used the scientists' own writing as a basis for course work. (MKM)