Assigned 106 low-income African-American women to view 1 of 3 videotapes: standard public health service tape on prevention of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), same tape but matching presenter and participant ethnicity and gender, or tape including same content but framed in context specifically intended to increase cultural relevance.…

Examines recent debates on the teaching of reading from the standpoint of science, art, and ideology, focusing on the reading theories, research, and practice of the past two decades. The analysis emphasizes the issue of whole language versus phonics, noting the effects of whole language and phonics on reading achievement. (SM)

Clarifies the meaning of alternative teacher certification (AC), appraises its value relative to other forms of teacher preparation, examines the tension between current initiatives to professionalize teaching and initiatives aimed at more firmly establishing AC programs, and explores how teacher education policies might unfold over the next…

The limits to increased teacher participation in their own evaluation are discussed, and steps are proposed to turn evaluation from an activity done to teachers to an activity done by teachers. A developmental approach is suggested to move from current practice to more sophisticated levels of evaluation. (SLD)

Six English articles and one French article define feminist pedagogy in Canada and point to what it might become. The articles deal primarily with postsecondary education and more particularly with women's studies, areas in which most debates about feminist pedagogy are occurring. Common themes are identified. (SLD)

Project "vita" (similar to the individual's professional vita) is proposed as a documentation technique for providing detailed but manageable descriptions of large research and development projects. Two field trials, projects to develop new evaluation methods and technology for storage and retrieval of full-text material, illustrate use…

Describes an innovative approach to teaching William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" utilizing various film versions of the play. Outlines a method of showing several versions of the same scene from different film adaptations. Describes student reaction to the variations among the different films. (HB)

Notes the absence of teacher participation in debates over reading instruction in Great Britain. Discusses results of studies that surveyed preservice and inservice teachers. Finds that teachers used a mixture of approaches to teach reading; all teachers used some form of assessment; and most felt their initial teacher training was inadequate. (RS)

Investigates the effects of case-based instruction, compared to traditional instruction, on students' ability to activate, assemble, and incorporate different knowledge sources in memory. Finds that activating and expanding knowledge through the use of thematically organized and cross-disciplinary self-selected cases facilitated students' ability…

Two students with moderate to severe mental retardation learned delayed matching to sample in which some of the trials involved complex sample stimuli, each consisting of a picture and a printed word. Matching to either the preceding picture or printed word sample was reinforced. Evidence for the formation of equivalence classes was observed.…

Three preschoolers with mental retardation were taught object labels using an elicited-production method, under two conditions: following the child's lead and recruiting the child's attention toward the target object. Results indicated that object-label teaching was more efficient under the following-the-child's-lead condition. (Author/JDD)

A major difference between teaching translation skills and teaching English is the sense of teacher-student partnership in translation classes. Techniques for teaching translation are suggested. (LB)

Reviews computer programs that can be used in comprehensive curriculum to train counselors to understand and use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R). Identifies four categories of skills necessary for beginning counselors to master to make DSM-III-R diagnoses and then presents information…

Discusses integrating the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) training into the school, marriage and family, and mental health counseling tracks of a master's level program that was designed according to Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs standards. (Author)

This response to Gersten and Dimino (EC 606 357) proposes that difficulties with both whole language and direct instruction of students with learning disabilities can be avoided with a model of instruction based on research in cognition and metacognition. Three techniques are discussed, including situated cognition, cognitive strategy instruction,…