Discusses the increasing use of individualized self-study formats (e.g., outcomes-based, objectives-based, effective schools criteria, two-tier). Considers the objectives/rationale, procedures, directives, and guidelines for individualized format self-study. Describes the general model and K-12, multiple-schools, and effective schools criteria…

This issue includes four papers conceptualizing and analyzing the issues of evaluation and social justice. An evaluative model is presented as a way of improving educational practice at the school level. Implications of evaluation are examined relative to a moral and ethical stance rooted in conceptions of social justice. (SLD)

Develops a model for the news writing process based on research conducted with both professional and student journalists in their normal work environment over the past six years. Finds evidence indicating that leads do more than grab the reader's attention, and that reporting and writing are not separate acts. (MS)

Discussion of courseware evaluation for computer-based training (CBT) highlights the CITAR Computer Courseware Evaluation Model (CCEM), which was developed at the Center for Interactive Technology, Applications, and Research (CITAR) at the University of South Florida. Instructional and interactive characteristics of commercially available CBT…

Describes IBM's Teaching and Learning with Computers which is viewed as a methodology for driving educational reform. Highlights include the need for schools to change from communicating information to teaching how to access, use, and apply information; education and learning outcomes; courseware models; and the classroom as a learning center.…

Offers a rationale for the importance of school-based intervention in crisis and emergency situations, outlining a model for crisis response policies and procedures. Discusses benefits to schools of developing a team to implement the model, obstacles that can impede full implementation, and strategies for minimizing identified obstacles. (SM)

Compares two models of game instruction: the technique model and the "games for understanding" model. The analysis indicates that the second provides a more feasible way of teaching strategic decision making for game players. Includes discussion of various theories that contrast the two approaches. (JB)

A framework connecting features of subject matter with curricular activities was tested with 399 survey responses from high school teachers of 5 different subjects. Teachers differed in their perceptions of their subjects as defined, sequential, and static, but some curricular activities did seem to differ depending on subject features. (SLD)

An instructional process for facilitating maintenance and generalization of academic skills is presented, using the ABCD'S (Antecedent Events, Behavior, Consequent Events, Data, and Setting Events) Generalization Intervention Model. (JDD)

Explores the learning opportunities that might be created in mathematics instruction if reading were reconceptualized as described in the NCTM statement on communication. Develops the notion of "reading to learn mathematics" by enunciating and illustrating its key components. (44 references) (MDH)

A proposed model for the validity of measures of professional competence treats validation as the evaluation of inferences drawn from test scores, focusing on evaluation, generalization, and extrapolation. The model is used to indicate strengths and weaknesses of assessments of professional competence: observations of performance, simulations, and…

A review of the literature regarding programs that assist the at-risk student found both pull-out and in-class models. Common elements of pull-out programs included such services as tutoring, skill-based structured instruction, and homework hot lines. In-class procedures included classwide peer tutoring, direct instruction, and cooperative…

Describes experiential learning instructional model and simulation for student principals. Describes interactive laser videodisc simulation. Reports preliminary findings about student principal learning from simulation. Examines learning approaches by unsuccessful and successful students and learning levels of model learners. Simulation's success…

This article proposes a model of distance education for schools of social work. The model involves use of videotapes, an on-site discussion leader/field instructor, computers, and direct observation by field instructors. Possible problems are addressed as are evaluation concerns and policy issues. (DB)

A classroom model is offered for an approach to introducing students to Spanish linguistics by way of the geography and history of Hispanic society. Areas covered include Spanish vocabulary, Spanish sounds, word and sentence formation, and linguistic lore. (24 references) (LB)