Achievement testing in nontraditional curriculum areas (such as industrial arts, physical education, or music) provides an ideal opportunity for developing students' self-evaluation skills. While applying testing procedures, teachers demonstrate what skills deserve evaluation and how to evaluate them. This article describes objective approaches to…

Competition is a significant reality of life, but its potentially demoralizing effect when practiced in the middle level classroom demands controlled, effective introduction by teachers. Before student competition, the student and teacher should agree on the following concerns: sufficient mastery, competitive skill proficiency, willingness,…

A school structure is proposed that includes automatic student promotion each school year and educates each student to his or her true potential. (MD)

Secondary school principals are and ought to be emphasizing instructional leadership competencies in the staff supervision area. Those few competencies identified as goal-setting or goal-communicating skills must be further stressed in actual practice. (Author/IRT)

Provides a model for developing a course in student leadership at the secondary level. Includes a sample outline for a Basic Leadership Course and a sample outline for an Advanced Leadership Course. (MD)

Presents ratings of the skills building principals feel they should possess for their role in a public relations program and of the location where the necessary skills should be acquired. Principals seem to believe that the most important skills should be learned on the job. (IRT)

Outlines results from a survey of assistant principalships in a six-state area. Presents a comprehensive listing of competencies resulting from the findings. Includes references. (MD)

The author describes the Predischarge Education Program (PREP) developed by the Department of Defense as a competency-based high school completion program for military personnel. (DS)

Discusses the importance of change as a vital component of an educational system. Provides a summary of five phases involved in the change process. Outlines seven skill areas that will help school administrators facilitate the change process. (MD)