Discusses the use of computers in schools and presents the factors to be considered before buying a school computer. Presents ways in which computers can be used in language instruction to teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, to test, to translate, and to impart cultural information. (SED)

A study to investigate attitudes of elementary and secondary school teachers towards testing observed teachers' knowledge, information desired, student acceptance, external constraints, nature and quality of test information, and evaluative uses. Results show that teachers use tests often, have limited testing expertise, and are concerned about…

Evaluated the effectiveness of the MASTERY model in teaching skills to graduate students (N=31) in the administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Results demonstrated that the MASTERY algorithm can be utilized as an effective means of assessing and training clinicians to pre-established competency standards of WAIS-R…

Discussion about teaching to psychology students the Watson and Rayner study in 1920 on fear of rats. (ND)

Assessment can be one of the most difficult aspects of teaching. The educational, emotional, and formative ramifications of judging a young person's work can weigh heavily on the mind of a teacher. In spite of the anxiety it poses, knowing how to assess students in order to improve instruction is a core principle of effective teaching. This…

The impacts of the Maryland State Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and the Maryland Learning Outcomes (MLOs) on curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment, professional development, and student learning were studied. Data sources were questionnaires completed by principals, mathematics teachers, and students from 90 elementary and…

Rebuttal to E. Hombitzer's Die Nacherzahlung--ein traditionelles Relikt'' (The Paraphrase Exercise--A Traditional Relic)? Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, n4 p327-335 1968, and to her contention that the paraphrase exercise is dead'' as a teaching device. (RS)

Plato's rationale for his ideas on teaching and the problems he confronted in convincing other educational leaders of the validity of his beliefs are discussed. (CK)

Discusses the experiences of two T Groups who, after having worked together, separate and select a leader for each group. During tests, these leaders are exchanged resulting in different reactions. (EK)

Describes innovative method of administering a final examination. (AD)

Speech presented at the Sixth Annual Whitewater Language Conference, Whitewater, Wisconsin, March 1970. Many of the ideas presented have more relevance for the United States than Canada. (DS)