Knowing questions in advance enabled students to structure their study process and to devote more time and effort to learning content. Student responses to this method of testing, test scores, and comparison with results from other methods showed that a high level of learning was achieved. (Author/MS)

Investigates the effects of experimental and lecture-discussion teaching techniques on students' premarital attitudes in courses about marriage and the family. Also examines the influence of one student characteristic, dogmatism, on attitude change. Finds that both types of teaching technique contribute to attitude change, especially in highly…

Explores the benefits of structuring a research class with weekly alternation between one whole-group meeting (20 students and three professors) and three part-group meetings (six or seven students and one professor). Students participated more actively in part-group sessions. (Author/AV)

Presents a conceptual framework for classifying and evaluating different comparative advertising formats on two multi-level dimensions. Provides examples of applicable research questions. (RL)

Comparison of the relative effect of two short courses in the general methodology of teaching on subsequent classroom performance of student teachers. One course was lecture-based, while the other utilized videorecording of student devised lessons. (Author)

Two experiments investigated the relative efficacy of two conservation training procedures and the transfer of training to another type of conservation. (SB)

This study examined the extent to which teachers' expectations for student performance were different in "high" and "low" ability tracks. It also examined the classroom climate in each classroom. In the study's conclusion that teachers are often controlling, restrictive, and inhibiting are suggestions for improvement. (JL)

Suggests ways of encouraging young children to write that are preferable to forcing them to try to have their work professionally published. Points out negative aspects of young children writing for publication, and offers more constructive alternatives. (SKC)

A framework for understanding what and how knowledge is acquired in different university disciplines is presented and tested on a variety of courses representative of several disciplines. Variables examined include concept familiarity, generality, and abstractness; differences in logical structures of disciplines; and methods considered important…

Comparing requires individuals to examine and then identify how two or more things are similar and different. Procedures that teachers can use to help students learn to process information comparatively are provided. Emphasis is given to the appropriate language and vocabulary for expressing differences and similarities. (RM)

Studied behavioral versus mental rehearsal in acquiring test interpretation skills. Treatment groups practiced in either a microskills (MS) or mental practice (MP) mode. MS and MP trainees did not differ but were superior to controls on measures of general counseling and test interpretation skills. (Author/MCF)

The historical development of teacher education in Japan is highlighted. Similarities and differences between past and present Japanese and American teacher preparation practices are analyzed. Japanese efforts to modify and use Western pedagogical concepts are described. (MT)

Job clubs and other self-directed group job search processes have proven successful interventions. Job Search Education attempts to convert this process for use in secondary and postsecondary educational settings and combines self-assessment with self-directed job seeking. The two processes are compared. (Author)

Acknowledges that the content and structure of competency examinations is open to debate. Reviews professional examinations in other fields of expertise such as accounting, law, and medicine, in an effort to establish the value of such examinations in the teaching profession. (DR)

Critiques comparative empirical research on the effects of public policy. Provides a framework for the analysis of comparative research. (JDH)