Teachers with strict standards more frequently refer students with low levels of aggression to special education than do teachers with lax standards. The opposite is true for students with high levels of aggressive behavior. Teacher gender also correlates with decisions on special education referrals. (IAH)

This article defines accountability in the physical education profession, describes problems related to pursuing accountability, and describes basic steps necessary to achieve change in the organic, psychomotor, cognitive, and affective behaviors of students. (IAH)

The study compared social interaction behavior between eight nondisabled and eight disabled elementary students in either an individualistic goal-structured condition or a cooperative condition. For disabled students, the cooperative condition was associated with more social interaction during activity sessions, but not during free play sessions.…

An academic anxiety coping scale was developed and tested to ascertain if students tend to employ functional or dysfunctional coping behavior in response to stressful evaluative situations. (Author/TE)

Describes a fourth-grade student who had been in detention hundreds of times but who was attentive and well-behaved during tutoring sessions in reading. Argues that nothing is wrong with school rules, only with their consequences--detentions and suspensions isolate the student. (RS)

Investigates the effectiveness of three procedures designed to reduce student procrastination in a personalized system of instruction (PSI) course. Compares the effects of instructor-imposed deadlines (doomsday), deadlines and bonus credits for early completion of material (doomsday with tokens), and individual contracting. Finds that student…

Results are reported from a study in which Cognitive Behavior Modification (CBM) was used successfully to modify the behavior of students (N=55) with mild behavior problems. This method teaches individuals to reinforce or rebuke themselves for their own behavior. Also outlined are steps in implementing a CBM program. (IAH)

Suggests that a positive and negative nomination sociometric has no negative effects on school-age children's social interactions or reports of negative mood state or loneliness. Results of a debriefing questionnaire were generally consistent with previous reports that children enjoy participating in studies involving sociometrics. (RH)

Investigated the relation between stressful life events and behavioral and academic adjustment in 361 third and fifth grade students. Higher levels of social support and problem solving skills moderated negative effects of stressful events on teacher-rated behavior problems. (RJC)

Second-language teaching styles are defined as specific configurations of student and teacher behaviors during the teaching episode that are further described by certain dimensions of teaching. Teaching styles are seen as useful conceptual tools, and their nature and complexity are considered at three levels: foundation, structure, and…

Examined effectiveness of cooperative learning strategy on on-task, academic, and cooperative behaviors of three self-contained classes of emotionally disturbed students. Results support conclusion that cooperative learning strategy led to increases in classes' on-task, cooperative, and academic behaviors. (Author/NB)

Explains classroom technique to demonstrate to college students that human behavior is at least partially determined by the environment, and thus can be predicted and controlled. Describes how students read one prediction which correctly anticipates usual student behavior, are given a simple request by the instructor, and then read second…

Most of the 550 educators polled on corporate punishment oppose it. Supporters use corporal punishment because "it works," and out of frustration. Opponents consider it abusive, ineffective, and reinforcement for the strong bullying the weak. Included are comments from teachers and students, and a summary of state regulations. (IAH)

Teachers were asked whether they gave higher ratings on liking, praising, and helping, and lower ratings on expectancy of success when student failure was attributed to low ability, illness, or low effort. Respondents indicated they would be most willing to help students with low ability, with low expectation of success. (JD)

Findings from a study involving 8 physical education teachers and 48 secondary students indicate that the teachers allocated less than one half of the available lesson time for student participation with the learning tasks. In addition, the rate of successful performance experienced by high, average, and low achievers differed significantly. (IAH)