Presents the students' evaluation of a course in literature designed to prepare students for the Certificate of Secondary Education. (RB)

A cross-year group and longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the influence of race on friendship preferences of pupils in a multi-racial, secondary school in Britain. Results indicate that students were more friendly to classmates of the same sex, regardless of race, than to classmates of the same race but other sex. (Author/AM)

Discusses a student's experience with a research project on the synthesis and reactions of an organo-platinum complex with an organo-Group IV linkage, including the advantages and disadvantages of such a degree by thesis course. (CC)

This article questions the presentation of rules in the classroom and explores some of the different senses of the term "rule." After making some basic distinctions, the article considers implications for the classroom and suggests there is no single approach to the presentation of grammar rules, and that learners should be encouraged to…

Discusses a two-year project on the properties of polyelectrolyte flocculants conducted by students at the Abbey High School, Redditch, England. Included are descriptions of the experimental procedures used and conclusions arrived at. (CC)

Presents and discusses results of a questionnaire survey of college/polytechnic students (N=213) on their perceptions of and motivation for embarking on a combined-degree physics program. Areas/topics addressed include course structures of responding colleges/students, entrance requirements, student background, reasons behind choice of first year…

A two-year assessment of an open plan architectural design of a school for physically handicapped children is presented. (CD)

Liverpool's college-based literacy scheme offers a program that meets the needs of the non-literate adult who feels ambivalent about attending classes in a college. (MW)

Teachers' Notes on an educational television program written by students diverged substantially from Teachers' Notes prepared by a teacher on the same episode. Division of the 49 participating students into experimental and control groups, with the experimental group having the opportunity of group discussion prior to writing their Notes, showed…

Discusses some aspects of the implementation of student projects in physical science teaching, involving timing, facilities, choice of projects, and student evaluation. Included are descriptions of five students' experience with project work. (CC)

Interviews were conducted and tests were administered to determine if students found chemistry or physics easier. Reasons for their choices (including the fact that physics was perceived as relating to the life/world domain) and type knowledge used by the students are discussed. (JN)

Examines methodological issues related to the approach to be used in writing a textbook for foreign language students of Russian. These issues center around practical communication; the treatment of grammar; and the use of the target language, authentic materials, and audiovisual materials. Results indicate that grammar explanations and complete…

British students enrolled in a pre-vocational Certificate of Further Education (CFE) program were interviewed to determine their attitudes towards and views of the program. The students were very committed to the program because they saw it as a means to an end, e.g., as a way to enter another course. (RM)

Presents observations of 30 high ability students participating in a three-day summer science course. Includes results of tests measuring divergent thinking given to students and student comments on the ideal science teacher, ideal science classroom, and cities of the future. (Author/JN)