The problem with most educational innovations, says the author, is that they are laid on one at a time, as if a single one could be best for all students. This article describes seven major differences in learners and how instructional components should be influenced by them. (Editor)

Briefly described is a get-together for old and prospective participants in a student tutorial effort at Fairleigh Dickinson University, at which friendships were formed and tutoring experiences were related. (CJ)

The ability of 135 first, second, and third grade classes to solve open sentences involving sums between 10 and 18 was investigated. Performance appeared to be related to grade level, operation, the position of the placeholder, and the existence of a solution within the set of whole numbers. (Author/DT)

Events related to the reported isolation and identification of scotophobin, a dark-avoidance-inducing substance, have provided an example of the often-obscured aspect of the scientific process of criticism and doubt which can only be removed by scrutiny and duplication of experimental results in other laboratories (CP)

Author comments on field teaching and alternative education from a sociological point of view; in general, he agrees with the field teacher concept as a new organizational form." (Author/SP)

A teaching model, the Comprehensive Random Achievement Monitor, (CRAM) is built around the presentation of a final exam at several intervals and in several forms during the course. (MF)

Article details the ramifications resulting from the Australian National University's decision to extend its interest in non-degree courses for adults. (Author/LF)

Reported is a study of the interaction between figural and semantic abilities (as defined in Guilford's Structure of the Intellect") and success in a programmed unit in modular arithmetic. The subjects were prospective elementary teachers. Significant interactions were found between both figural and semantic factors and methods of instruction.…

A teaching model is presented which was used for increasing the skills and interests of practicing school counselors in group counseling. A significant aspect of the model is its inclusion of learnings designed to explore both affective and cognitive aspects of the group process. (Author)

Describes experiments in conditioning, sensory processes, social behavior, imprinting, innate preferences for color and form, and discrimination learning suitable for secondary school students. Mealworms, crickets, and chicks are used as subjects. (AL)

EPIE estimates that 99 percent of the materials school children are now required to use have not been put through even the initial phases of the learner verification and revision cycle. (Author)