Examined implications of research on locus of control and achievement motivation. It is suggested that locus of control and achievement motivation influence ways in which a child approaches school-related tasks, interprets outcomes of tasks, selects tasks, and persists in activities. (Author)

Eight teaching treatments which varied structuring, soliciting and reacting behaviors were utilized in ecology lessons for 399 sixth-grade students. Analysis of multiple choice, attitude and perception of teaching variables showed aptitudes to be major predictors of teacher, treatment and aptitude-treatment interaction effects. Changes are…

The effects of selected instructional approaches and classification factors and their interaction on student achievement in vocational agriculture programs were investigated. The instructional approaches tested included audio-tutorial, single-concept films, prepared lesson plans, field trips, demonstrations, video tapes, and overhead projected…

A research study is described that shows that administrative approaches placing the initiative for federal work-study job placement upon the student can improve program efficiency, without significantly affecting administrative effectiveness. Other possible advantages for the student employer and institution are also discussed. (Author/LBH)

Most students, no matter the age, tend to do better academic work if they more readily accept personal academic successes and failures or are internally controlled. Students generally not doing average or above average work academically tend to depend on blame, luck, chance, or kismet for academic performance. (Author)

The study compared need values and locus of control, as measured by Rotter's I-E Scale. The locus of control variable showed an already noted trend towards greater externality. (Author)

At Egbert Junior High School on Staten Island a pilot project--the Cooperative Education program--has managed to survive the rash of program cutbacks and elimination occurring in New York City public schools. Describes the reasons for its success by evaluating two very distinctive characteristics--its cooperative work program on a junior high…

The article discusses likeability and utility dimensions of the purpose elements of the Purpose Process Curriculum Framework (PPCF), with emphasis on the perspective of the student as participant. It is suggested that further research on personal motivation of participants may enhance the value of PPCF as a framework for designing programs and…

An analysis of the effects of three kinds of teacher comment (social-comparison, subject-matter,and intraindividually oriented) accompanying grades in mathematics is presented. Subjects were 385 students from grades 6 through 10. In analyses of variance, an interaction between type of comment and the student's prior performance level was revealed…

A comparison of Anglo and Navajo students' perceptions of school achievement tests revealed a cultural dichotomy concerning the significance and purpose of tests. Study results pose policy questions: Should students be enculturated into test-taking values or should testing forms be changed to reflect cultural considerations of valued knowledge?…

Great Britain's Minister of State for Education discusses a draft statement of policy on foreign language. Two major messages of the statement concern the quality of foreign language teaching and the effects of such schooling on attitudes toward foreign language study and the need for more students to study foreign languages for longer periods.…

Several interactive videodisc lessons--Physics and Automobile Collisions, Energy Transformations Featuring the Bicycle, Studies in Motion, and Puzzle of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse--are discussed in terms of Malone's theory based on computer game analysis that challenge, curiosity, and fantasy are aspects of intrinsic motivation for…

Examines research addressing the reasons why teachers enter and leave the profession; how teachers learn to teach and develop classroom effectiveness skills; and what conditions and incentives promote the highest levels of teachers' skill acquisition and development. Implications are summarized for development of teacher compensation and career…

Identified entering secondary students' perceptions of their school-related problems and attitudes. Examined intervention strategies from a diagnostic prescriptive child-study team approach. Developed a comprehensive plan of action and intervention to change the outcome of students' self-defeating behaviors and to enhance the achievement and…

Identifies experiential learning as an exceptional method for improving citizenship education. States that experiential activities are powerful motivators for high school students, they should be available to all students, and the needs of special populations (recent immigrants) be recognized. Advocates incentives for social studies achievement,…