Teacher-made tests are a major but little researched part of the drama of testing in schools and classrooms. This report gives a view into the inner workings of this aspect of testing, which occupies more teacher and student time and effort than any other. (Author)

Written clinical simulation problems in forced-choice and essay formats were used to compare the performance of medical students with varying levels of clinical experience at the conclusion of their pediatric rotations. Clinical simulation problems failed to demonstrate responsiveness to development and maturation in the problem-solving approach…

Examines the pedagogical approaches and problems attendant to the development of English writing programs for foreign students. Discusses the skills necessary to handle course work, such as essay tests, term papers and reports, theses and dissertations, and focuses particularly on diagnostic problems and acceptability criteria. Societe Nouvelle…

Through institutional and faculty actions, secular private schools may unwittingly reinforce the wrong values in their students: elitism, selfishness, and smugness. Educators should remember to live by the moral values they profess. (SJL)

Studies of emotional development in battered children, as well as more general psychological theory and research on personality development, are reviewed for the implications these findings might have for intervention and treatment. (Author/EB)

Concerned about Blacks and other minority groups, the author counters arguments such as the "Bird hypothesis" that college may not be worth costs and results to the individual and society. Examines Black higher education enrollment trends. Advocates higher education for Blacks to promote leadership, upward mobility, and achievement. (CSS)

Qualitative anthropological research on formal and informal child care arrangements is lacking. Research topics should include: informal arrangements such as babysitting and sibling care; comparative ethnographies of different types of centers; centers' effects on children's experiences; staff-parent interaction; and the effects of government…

Proposes that college teachers in most of the academic disciplines teach students to write essays in their given subject matter area. Bloom's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives" is offered as a guide to organizing instruction and student learning around the demands of well-constructed essay questions. Sample questions and classroom…

Examined in this paper are the ways in which an open plan junior high school influenced the school's response to desegregation and how, in turn, this response shaped the school's setting. (EB)

This study investigates the nature of the stresses on immigrant schoolchildren and the degree and type of maladjustments which become evident. Also considered is the relationship between ease of adjustment for the three national groups under study and their facility with the English language. (Author/EB)

Presents a rationale for the role of the school media program and staff in community education and an exploration of valid program input. (Author)

The author discusses the importance of the main elements of teaching: order, interest, spirit, and discipline; he offers some tips on incorporating these elements into the classroom. (KC)

The author points out the role conflict for teachers and principals who are expected to be both good managers and sensitive teachers, and discusses seven elements which should be present in successful faculty development programs. (KC)

The characteristic silence of universities toward change as opposed to a rational problem-solving approach is analyzed and ways of enhancing organizational intelligence are described. Intelligence is portrayed as a prerequisite for collective action to improve learning and to adapt to serious environmental shifts. (Author/JMD)

The article presents the traditional roles of school psychologist and classroom teacher as a manifestation of the "theory vs practice" dilemma, with reciprocal influence between the two roles being rare. (Author/PHR)