A discussion of more effective educational programs that can be developed with the aid of status testing which measures the pre-instructional status of students on specified educational outcomes. Elementary school children in grades K through 3 took status tests in letter formation, editing, and composition. The results were used to confirm the…

A discussion of the research'' approach, which involves training teachers to solve classroom problems through scientific problem-solving methods - that is, through the formulation and testing of hypothesis about instructional problems. (Author/HB)

Explains how the arrival of the performance contractor, Behavioral Research Laboratories, at Gary, Indiana, was beneficial and why their departure became a necessity. Contends that the tenure of BRL had to be curtailed because they functioned not as a creator of a new program, but as a change agent sufficiently powerful to force change at Gary.…

A copy of the computer program, which determines the transformation matrix used to rotate the configuration, the dilation factor, and the translation vector, is available from the first author. (CB)

The problems of student teachers during practice teaching are discussed. The importance of the classteacher as a model for student's behavior and beliefs is explored. (CK)

The author suggests that a computer program be designed which not only computes item statistics, but also provides a running commetary in English to assist teachers in their analysis of test results. (PR)

Article relates a language research study that found that children have not thoroughly mastered the passive transformation by the end of the first grade. (Author/ML)

In the present study, the authors collected data that would help resolve the controversey between developmental and defect theorists of mental retardation. (Authors/RY)

Independent study and credit by examination leading to the baccalaureate degree may enable institutions to meet increasing costs, open enrollments, continuing education and other current challenges. (Editor/IR)

The achievement test residual's ability to discriminate between school systems has potential as a useful measurement of school system output. (LN)

An experimental group and control group were exposed to an innovative program of music education. The former group was composed of lower class children and the latter of middle class children. The greater success was achieved in working with the first group. (CK)