In observing the effect of types of instructional methods on academic achievement, students were viewed as decision makers whose preferences were to be taken into account. Student reaction to preferred teaching techniques translated into an application of marketing concept to education. Research methodology is presented and implications of…

Evaluation anxiety can have a significant impact on adult learning, and it is a generally inescapable part of teaching-learning transactions. Too much evaluation anxiety can be devastating. This paper examines the effects of evaluation anxiety on adult learning, discussing the causes, the control measures, and the implications for adult educators.…

There are virtually no empirical studies of the open classroom which have assessed its critical elements (Bryant, 1972; Walberg and Thomas, 1972). This study took some of the characteristics which have been derived in the descriptive literature and assessed them empirically. (Author)

This paper describes an approach to student course evaluation which employs student-generated criteria and factor analysis. Emphasis is placed on how students perceive their experiences in the classroom and how these perceptions relate to their class statuses. (Author)

This paper begins with a discussion of a theory of teams in general and then proceeds to a description of a program of research focused on a simple but carefully structured classroom team technique, Student Teams-Achievement Divisions, or STAD. (Author)

How Black and Hispanic students' perceptions of classroom instruction affects their academic achievement was studied. Black students' perceptions of their teachers' instructional time and structuring comments significantly explained their gain in reading achievement. Hispanic students' perceptions of their teachers' pacing significantly explained…

Teams-Games-Tournaments (TGT) is a classroom program which addresses the problems of student values, student diversity, and basic skills. This article describes: how TGT works, its origins, research to date, implications for teachers and researchers, how TGT is used in the classroom, and new directions for TGT. (Author/SJL)

In-depth interviews were conducted with 178 general track students in 3 Florida countywide school districts on students' perceptions of school policies and practices. Results indicated that graduation rates could be improved if schools initiated processes to solicit feedback regularly from students regarding the dimensions of schooling directly…

The author notes some elusive learner outcomes that have received little attention in career education evaluation, principally skills in adapting to social change and in seeing clear relationships between school learning and future careers. He explains his experiences in evaluating these elusive aspects in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program.…

Evaluated the influence of three testing conditions on college students' ratings of instruction, along with relationships between ratings and amount learned. Students rated instruction lowest immediately after taking the posttest. Correlations between learning and instructional ratings were low. Agreement between perceived amount learned and…

This study examined how well the positive effects of cooperative learning would generalize to private schools, comparing mathematics achievement, friendship, attitude toward mathematics, and self-concept outcomes of students taught with and without cooperative learning. Significant increases in mathematics achievement surfaced for cooperative…

Examined how children's books and textbooks affected fifth graders' knowledge acquisition and attitudes toward social studies and their textbooks. Students received instruction with either a children's book, a textbook, or both. Pretesting and posttesting indicated that students using children's books learned more, possibly because children's…

This study attempted to extend previous research in teacher education by examining the development of preservice elementary teachers' perspectives and practice of social studies from the beginning of the methods instruction through the clinical experience, specifically examining the roles of the methods instruction and the cooperating teacher. (SM)

This study synthesized evaluations of the K-12 career education projects funded by USOE in 1975-76. Each study was assigned to one of USOE's nine student outcome goals. Results and comments are presented by goal statement. Implications for evaluation design and career education effectiveness are considered. (SJL)

This study used qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the effects on students' learning, motivation, attitude, participation, and critical thinking when prediction activities were used in teaching genetic concepts in high school biology. The prediction activities enhanced students' critical analysis, interest, and participation.…