Samples of classroom activities designed to provide practice in specific test-taking skills are provided for use by teachers in the New York City school system. This guide provides activities that aid children in following instructions, time management, use of separate answer sheets, answer choice, and scanning and skimming. Unacceptable teaching…

Twenty families in the San Francisco Bay area (California) with new Atari home video game sets were studied from February through June 1981 to obtain data on how the game-playing affected family interaction. Records of play were kept for one week each month and each family member was interviewed at the beginning and the end of the study. It was…

A national survey was conducted during the 1987-88 academic year to investigate the characteristics of selected high quality elementary schools known for their support of instructional technology. Of the 73 schools contacted, 70% responded to the survey. The findings showed that available computer time was most often divided among three major…

This report of an ongoing research project intended to provide computer assistance to Army units for the scheduling of training focuses on the feasibility of simulated annealing, a heuristic approach for solving scheduling problems. Following an executive summary and brief introduction, the document is divided into three sections. First, the Army…

While many researchers have examined the effects of test anxiety on examination completion time and performance, most have not controlled for ability in their studies. In this study, it was hypothesized that, when ability was controlled, college students high in state anxiety would take significantly longer to complete an examination and would…

Experimental schemes of concentrated studies have been in progress for some years at a number of upper secondary schools in Sweden. Concentrated studies involve concentrating the number of periods devoted during an upper secondary school course to the teaching of one subject within a shorter period of time than is laid down by the regular time…

Warren County (North Carolina) High School is in its fourth year of a plan that divides the 180-day school year into three 60-day trimesters. Each day contains four class periods, and each trimester-long course earns students one-half credit. All students and teachers are rescheduled at the beginning of each trimester. The plan's many advantages…

This paper discusses ways that teachers can better manage their time and succeed in ther instructional goals. Ways to prevent five major types of compulsive time behavior are addressed. The behavior roles include: (1) "hurry up" role; (2) "be perfect" role; (3) "please me" role; (4) "try hard" role; and (5) "be strong" role. Emphasis is placed on…

Questions the amount of time spent by school counselors in placing students in Ivy League colleges. Encourages the counselor to advocate for what is in the students' best interests both in college placement and beyond, and to not lose sight of the primary counseling role of intervention. (ABB)

A study based on a model developed by Henry Mintzberg examined the internal and external managerial roles of 126 New England college and university library directors. Survey results indicate that the 97 responding directors were primarily involved with internal managerial roles and work contacts. (CDD)

Rather than enter retirement having made no plans for how to use time previously spent working, a person needs to plan for retirement. A three-step guide is given; a personal interest inventory is included. (JL)

A study testing hypotheses in the literature about faculty gender differences in reaction to work-related stress found that female faculty experience more stress in general than male faculty, particularly through overly high self-expectation and different management of time constraints. (Author/MSE)

In this study, students reported total study time, their allocation of time to specific study activities, and the relationship between such allocations and achievement. (RB)

Contends that academic achievement cannot be improved by increasing the amount of time students spend on homework. Instead, achievement depends on the nature of the study activities students do. (RB)

Examined 15 rural home-working families for allocation of work time. Found families displayed marked variability in work hour and work day patterns, both individual and across group. Both work days and allocated work times were punctuated by interruptions for child care and household chores, resulting in work/family time interaction rather than…