"Research in the Teaching of English" (RTE) is the flagship research journal of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in the United States. It is a broad-based, multidisciplinary journal composed of original research articles and short scholarly essays on a wide range of topics significant to those concerned with the…

This study compares and contrasts the selection and distribution of literary texts in the English programs of two diverse secondary schools, one in Massachusetts, USA, the other in Ontario, Canada. Analysis of the departments' curriculum documents, state/provincial curriculum policies, and teacher interviews indicated that at both schools,…

Examines the period of adolescence in terms of Piagetian genetic epistemology and psychoanalytic ego psychology regarding implications for research in response to literature. (DD)

An overview of 30 studies published since 1968 which employed the "elements" proposed by Purves and Rippere for analyzing student response to literature. (DD)

Includes measures of literary discrimination, objective questions, verifiable performance measures, and content analysis." (Author/RD)

The articles in this journal relate the conference experience at the 1972 Minnesota National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Seminar on Research in English Education. Articles include "The New Research" by Peter S Rosenbaum (discussing the influence of the seminar experience and how it can precipitate new research); "Research…

Describes 174 studies on bilingualism and bidialectalism; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; written and oral communication. (DD)

Using techniques borrowed from ethnography, a participant observer spent four months in one elementary school to examine children's responses to literature as it was expressed in the classroom. (HOD)

This article presents an annotated bibliography of research in the teaching of English. This annotated bibliography addresses the following topics: (1) discourse/cultural analysis; (2) literacy; (3) literary response/literature/narrative; (4) professional development/teacher education; (5) reading; (6) second language literacy; (7)…

The practical usefulness of the research under review is questioned.

The research methodology of the National Assessment of Educational Progress reports on Literature Achievement is critiqued. Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Procedures (Exercise Development).

Describes research studies related to the study and teaching of literature, writing, and English teacher education. (HOD)

This bibliography of 144 annotated citations covers research in the teaching of English from July 1 through December 31, 1972. Subject categories include literature, humanities and the media, written and oral communication, language and verbal learning, bilingual and bidialectal programs, general English curriculum, and testing and evaluation.…

Advocates the retention of essay analysis as the most valid measure for determining an individual's preferred mode of response and argues against the use of the Response Preference Measure and statement analysis. (HOD)