Advises a moratorium on readability research because of inherent problems" in readability formulae which seem to predetermine the unprofitability of research employing them. (Author/RD)

Describes how 18 teachers (in Wayland, Massachusetts), working with students at a variety of reading levels in third through sixth grades, taught reading via paperback books. (SW)

Maintains that English education must place more emphasis upon learning processes and the uses of knowledge. (SW)

Discusses Improvement through Progressive Achievement Levels in Language Arts (ImPALLA) as a new approach to the structure and content of the secondary school language arts program. (Author/SW)

Discusses necessity for meeting basic affective needs of children before schools can meet cognitive needs. Institutions unable or unwilling to accept such responsibility will force maladjusted to drop out when they are most in need of help. (CJ)

Registration for continuing medical education at McMaster University can be done for each course separately or by annual membership in a professional association. The three-year-old arrangement allows for decreased course costs, greater selectivity in course material, and increased physician motivation. (MSE)

The comments and profiles of four adult learners indicate that complex forces form a diverse population, and that institutions can build programs responsive to the individual backgrounds and motivation of this growing college audience. (MSE)

Examined whether compatible groups facilitate learning more than incompatible groups. Used peer groups to facilitate learning in college courses. Computed compatibility scores for pairs and four-person groups working together. Used examinations to measure peer group procedure effectiveness. Results did not indicate a positive relationship between…

Assessed undergraduate and graduate students' level of curiosity and intrinsic motivation. Few differences were found among the undergraduates, but they differed noticeably from the graduates in their motivational patterns. Differences are discussed in terms of motivational determinants. (Author)

Comments on Etzioni's claim that student self-discipline is crucial to learning. Agrees that discipline policies and motivation are related but contends Etzioni fails to consider effects of cultural and class differences and ignores the fundamental issue of balancing rewards for individual effort and rewards for excellence among peers. (PGD)

Examines education's role in helping people in England to use their increased leisure time more productively. High unemployment levels and technological changes have increased the need for education-for-leisure. Future oriented education must help people develop their social organization skills and their capacities to enjoy unsupervised learning.…