Differences between art education in schools and learning in art museums are discussed. If children are to see museums as something other than a continuation of classroom exercises, then fun, purposeful play, challenging new experiences, being with friends, self-directed exploration, and spontaneity must be major parts of museum learning.…

As a counter to Europocentric views, a comparative approach should be used to study the history of European civilization in the premodern period. A framework for considering European history in comparison to that of three other civilizations is presented. (RM)

An investigation addressed the comparative impact of two teaching skills upon student achievement and retention. The power of set induction and systematic questioning as instructional tools was reconfirmed by the research. (Author/CB)

This article discusses holistic philosophy and its relationship to health education. The holistic approach serves to facilitate health as a positive condition of the individual as a whole. The following holistic viewpoints are explained: the nature of man and the universe, relationship of mind to body, human personality, and cause and effect. (DF)

The author compares his experiences evaluating Peace Corps volunteers in Kenya and evaluating a health promotion program for adolescents in Orange County, California. Doing international evaluations can improve domestic evaluations by heightening awareness of often unrecognized cultural variations in the domestic setting. (BS)

Describes reviewing the basics of descriptive writing by having students compare the images described in E. B. White's "Once More to the Lake," with those in the film "On Golden Pond." Students then write a descriptive paragraph, from an internal or external perspective, about a magazine advertisement chosen for its sensory appeal. (HTH)

Fifty-one freshman students enrolled in an audiotutorial course were pre- and post-tested for anxiety level using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Cognitive style maps of the students were obtained and cognitive style of the instructional mode determined. Students whose cognitive style matched that of the instructional mode tended to achieve…

Notes that white flight is not universal: it depends upon the city as context. (Author)

Because of the great promise of distance learning for delivering cost-effective instruction, there is great interest in determining whether or not it actually is effective, and--more interesting--determining what variables of design and implementation make it more or less effective. Unfortunately, much of the research has been based on simple…

Accurate personality assessment of youngsters is complex because thorough assessment involves much more than direct assessment of the child. To better understand this challenge, two omnibus instruments for child-personality assessment--the Tell-Me-A-Story (TEMAS) and the Behavior Assessment System for Children Self-Report of Personality (BASC…

This paper establishes a comparison between the problems that IT (Information Technology) people are currently having in evaluating the return on the investment in IT and the difficulties faced by those who have been trying to find consistent ways of assessing the benefits of formal education since the 1960s. The objective was to determine if the…

Four instructional treatments differing in structure and student responsibility were used with 60 abstract-thinking and 60 concrete-thinking students. A differentiated outcomes hypothesis is offered to account for the findings. (Authors)

In examples of school handicraft design, such as the ones in this experiment, where an appropriate substitute medium is available modelling has advantages over drawing as a design technique. (Author/CB)

Results suggest that method of collecting data is not associated with accuracy of self-report. (Author)

Describes the objectives, study materials, instructional methods and evaluaiton procedures of an experimental course in general chemistry which aims at individualizing instruction. An assessment of the program is presented together with the results of a statistical analysis to determine if there were any differences between the experimental group…