This evaluation instrument is designed for systematic data collection to assess the effectiveness of media programs at school and/or district levels. The instrument may provide internal and external evaluators with information for program improvement, program planning, or accreditation. It is suggested that such an instrument should be used as…

Increasing availability of hand-held calculators in the student's world forces educators to take a hard look to see what course the schools should take in mathematics education. Planned research and development will be necessary in the next decade to explore a variety of options that schools may use. (Author/JP)

Uses responses of 77 teachers from eight Illinois rural high schools to 36-item survey to assess amount of time students devote to homework; existence of school homework policy; purpose and type of homework assignments; teacher review, feedback, and grading of homework; and value and significance of assigning homework. (NEC)

Details (facetiously) a study that examines why English students do not turn their work in on time. Concludes that numerous distractions, such as "Dear Abby," are responsible for sidetracking students doing research. (NKA)

Reviews a criterion-based evaluation of educational software at York University, Ontario, using the York Educational Software Evaluation Scales (YESES). Concern over the quality of available courseware is expressed, and the response of students and teachers is highlighted as the most important criterion for evaluation. (LRW)

Investigates the effects of two types of written comments on student compositions and learning of course content. Supports the idea that content comments seem to help students write better essays. Suggests that writing reflectively and thoughtfully about a topic increases learning of that topic. (JK)

Assuming that teacher satisfaction is a function of effective student management ability, this study assesses the relationship between teacher satisfaction and the selective use of Behavior Alteration Techniques (BATs) in the classroom. Results indicate that selective BAT use is a significant predictor of teacher satisfaction at all levels. (JD)

Describes a research study on the effects of word processing use in teaching writing to four fifth-grade boys in a special education program, and reviews other studies on word processing use with learning disabled students. It was concluded that word processing offers great promise to the special needs student. (MBR)

As a result of the recent publicity given problems of physical and sexual child abuse, society now expects teachers to be fully informed, to educate both children and parents, and to actively intercede in abuse cases. Guidelines are given to help middle level teachers cope with these and related developments. (DCS)

Describes a study conducted to determine training needed by teachers and upper elementary children to operate videodisc player and remote control unit, assess appropriateness of an experimental videodisc, and determine teachers' and children's attitudes. Also describes an observational study of four classes using the videodisc in a laboratory…

Describes dialogue journals, which provide natural, functional experiences with both reading and writing. Suggests guidelines for both their classroom implementation and for teachers' responses to children's journal entries. (FL)

Students rated domain-appropriate teacher responses to transgressions higher than domain-inappropriate or domain-undifferentiated responses. In addition, students generalized their ratings of teacher responses to their ratings of the teachers. (Author/BW)

Researchers studied how teachers' judgments about recognizing and reporting child abuse were affected by information about parents' socioeconomic status, ethnic status, and the child's level of injury. Teachers were less swayed by parent status than were physicians. (Author/PP)

APPLE is a naturalistic observation system that can describe pupil and teacher behaviors and identify those behaviors that are significantly related to learning for a particular grade or instructional area. (MM)

This paper explores the concept of "at-riskness" as defined by Head Start and elementary school professionals who work together in the same building. Using Bruner's (1996) idea of "folk theories," the authors show that the two groups' theories of at-riskness conflict and discuss how these definitions impact their practice with…