Louise Rosenblatt's reader response theory can be applied effectively to film study in the classroom. Although there are differences between film and literature, the processes that one uses to make sense of literature and film are similar, and Rosenblatt's theory provides not only a valuable addition to film theory, but teachers of film study will…

This paper discusses ways in which problem-solving in social situations differs from and is more difficult than problem-solving in other areas. Some of these ways are that social situations are constantly changing, communication is frequently unclear, and strong emotions are often aroused. Problems related to evaluation are discussed as an example…

A study was conducted to explore student response to literature and the influence of classroom experiences on that response. Three novels were selected for study: "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger, "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, and "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. Each of 54 freshman English students read one of the…

Discusses faculty and student attitudes to graduate student participation as student-faculty members in a counselor education program. Indicates several problems and concerns by both graduate students and faculty, and poses several questions for further study. (PC)

One hundred and eighty question-response diads were obtained from taped sessions of eleven elementary teachers interacting with a group of their students. (Editor)

A mountain park program for sixth-graders from Washington, D. C., is not only instructive but seems to kindle renewed zest for learning. (Editor)

Discusses the teaching of a junior level physical chemistry course with self-paced instruction to engineering and physical science students. Included are a description of topics and a summary of student responses. (CC)

Grade performances in a personalized instruction course are compared with those in traditionally-taught courses for students with good, average, and poor academic records. (Editor)

Students in grades 6 to 8 are shown to display considerable variation in test anxiety, and results for this age group are comparable to previous studies with adult populations. Three factors rotated to an oblique solution accounted for 50 percent of the common score variance when a new 31-item version of the Mandler-Sarason Test Anxiety Scale was…

This investigation of the effect of making a set of alternatives conform grammatically to a test item stem showed there is subject sensitivity to such cues. Content-free versions of American College Testing Assessment Experimental Social Science items representing singular-plural and vowel-consonant agreement without inappropriate grammatical…

This bibliography lists 260 articles reporting on research in which the use of pictures as experimental stimuli is central to (not incidental to) the researcher's hypotheses and in which internal imaginal processes are presumed to be activated, no matter what the nature of the experimental stimuli. The articles included are from the 1980 issues of…

Noting that for some time, the theory of literature has been supplanted by other disciplines as the major influences on the teaching of English in the secondary schools, this paper challenges the assumptions underlying two major principles for selecting and teaching literature: the social relevance of its subject matter and its immediate impact on…

When designing a computerized drill and practice lesson, the teacher should (1) select the content and processes of the lesson to match the content and processes of the initial instruction, (2) present a variety of stimulus presentations for an item, (3) select constructed or non-constructed response modes by the type and complexity of the…

AS PART OF A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES IN A STUDENT'S VALUES, NEEDS, AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE MORE ORDERLY AND PREDICTABLE THAN PRIOR RESEARCH HAS INDICATED, THE POE INVENTORY OF VALUES WAS ADMINISTERED TO 225 STUDENTS DURING EACH OF THEIR COLLEGE YEARS. THIS INSTRUMENT YIELDS EIGHT SCORES -- (1) AESTHETIC, (2) INTELLECTUAL,…