We may need to make students more rather than less anxious about writing.

Major factors affecting a student's decision to drop a particular class were studied in 1982 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. A total of 793 questionnaire forms were returned indicating reasons for 1,152 course drops. The most frequently cited reason was reduction in load, while change of section and change of class were…

Carthay Center Elementary School, an urban school in Los Angeles, developed Individualized Instruction through Open Structure in order to meet the needs of a changing student population. The program attempts to excite children about learning and to reinforce basic academic skills. The child's interest, needs, and abilities are integrated into the…

The fifth of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with its use in a nongraded school organization. The major objectives are to develop an awareness of the differentiating characteristics of graded and nongraded school organization, the opportunities provided to individual children by a nongraded program, the way in which a nongraded…

Most of the 20 articles in this collection are by education professors and school principals from various sections of the U.S. Included are an editorial on the nongraded school; an overview of definitions, history, and research on nongraded schools; some preliminary findings of a 1967 NEA survey of the principalship; suggested guidelines for…

This working paper presents guidelines for implementation of a school reorganization model designed to facilitate the individualization of instruction. The POISE model (Pupil Oriented and Individualized System of Education) is presented as it was developed for use by the Southwestern New York Association for the Improvement of Instruction and the…

Education in America is still dominated by anachronisms, including the fixed 8:30 to 3:00 day, the lock-step grade level, the use of grades, the belief that students must learn from adults rather than students, that students and adults learn together, and especially a concern with the quantities of education rather than the qualities of education.…

This program guide contains detailed syllabi for over fifty elective courses in a five-phase program for grades ten through twelve. Focusing on instruction in language, grammar, composition, and literature, it describes courses on such subjects as "Concepts in Language and Composition,""Teenage Tales,""American Folklore…

Article lists a series of questions to help teachers determine whether or not their attitudes are compatible with an open education program. It also gives plans to set up and maintain open education techniques in the classroom. (GB)

This article discusses arguments for and against ability grouping as reflected in the literature and research work. Such tracking problems as segregation, stigma, and elitism are discussed, as are between-class vs. within-class grouping strategies and specifically designed programs for the gifted. (PB)

Chronicles the efforts of two social workers--one black, one white--to collaborate and create a parenting class format that recognizes the psychosocial and cultural influences inherent in facilitating these classes. Evaluates juxtaposition of the clinical concepts of projections and projective identification against the backdrop of the social…

In addition to hands-on learning in classrooms and work-related activities such as co-op, many CTE programs offer a career-focused student organization, known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, or CTSO. CTSOs have been touted as developing such characteristics as leadership and employability skills in students; however, there is…

In British primary schools, it is unusual to find more than one computer in a classroom. As a result, children are assigned to small groups to use the computer. This research reported here sought to explore the characteristics of groupwork with computers and to provide guidance to teachers on computer use issues. This paper summarizes work from…

Describes a college curriculum in which formal examinations are abolished (students are assessed by the work presented in assignments) and certificates at the Bachelor Degree level do not differentiate between pass and honours students. (LS)

This document includes special references to British open classrooms. (MK)