Argues that the most important factor in the success of any teaching method is the teacher's ability to reward children for correct behavior rather than punish them for incorrect behavior. The application of behavior modification principles to language arts instruction and discovery learning is discussed. (CW)

A questionnaire was submitted to 192 special education teachers in the Richmond (Virginia) Public School System to obtain information on teacher's understanding of and attitudes toward behavior modification. (SB)

This article discusses the role of teacher attitudes and motivation in second language learning and language instruction. (CLK)

An emphasis on learning to make positive comments on their peers' papers improved students' writing.

A major purpose of methods courses should be to provide teachers with methods to put their progressive ideals into practice.

Discusses the results of a meta-analysis of the research that has been conducted on the effects of class size on achievement and then outlines a program that is going to field test hypotheses on the subject. (IRT)

Presented is a study to determine the relationship between personality and student responsiveness to a particular learning technique. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was used to indicate student personality; the seminar approach with varying degrees of structure and leadership was the basic classroom technique. (JMD)

Ten full-time accounting instructors in San Diego County community colleges were asked to identify the core content of their courses in order to (1) develop a method for assessing the differences and similarities among courses; (2) provide information regarding the essential concepts of a course; and (3) determine if there was evidence of common…

Three areas in the religious education debate are: the religious developmental stages of the child, the concept of religious experience, and the language of religious education. In a compromise view, religion may be presented objectively, as a controversial issue. (SJL)

The path to increasing certainty becomes not the single excellent study, which is nonetheless weak in one or more respects, but the convergence of findings from many studies, which are also weak, but in many different ways. The dissimilar or nonreplicated weaknesses leave the replicated finding more secure. (Author/IRT)

In order to maximize the development and generalization of social responses of two severely retarded, multihandicapped children (10 and 11 years old) and their classroom peers, a continuous observation system was used to select target responses. (Author)

Discusses the goals of science teaching in general. States the results of certain research reports with respect to the effectiveness of some newly developed instructional programs. Contends that the teacher's behavior, and the classroom experiences provided are ultimately responsible for the success of the program. (GA)

Investigated if the attitude of science students can be predicted from their nonverbal behavior. (Author/GA)

Examines the feasibility of intensive instruction (II) in either the observation of details or hypothesis generation, utilizing a discrepant event filmloop, as a model for improving the open exploration skills of ninth graders. (Author/GA)