Provides words and pictures to help understand how the concept of the artists' workshop can enhance writers' workshops in the elementary or middle school classroom. (RS)

Compares results of giving undergraduate students actual instructor feedback, computer-simulated instructor feedback, or no feedback. There were advantages to giving actual instructor-supplied feedback for exam performance, in-class responsiveness, and attitudes toward the instructor and other students. (JMV)

Assessed traditional and nontraditional women's and men's perceptions of ideal people in terms of personality traits and physiques. Findings from 80 male and 80 female undergraduates show that both traditional and nontraditional males and females favored a mesomorphic body type for males, androgynous for females. Nontraditionalists preferred…

Presents preliminary thoughts on the testing of video language-learning courses, including a review of the literature and an examination of the research on the subject. The paper lists subtest types and gives an example of a test. Guidelines are offered regarding the creation of appropriate tests, and a direction for future research is suggested.…

Compares the effectiveness of two methods for teaching project management issues: written case studies and information technology (IT)-based case studies. Both methods were evaluated on the constructs of usefulness, challenge, clarity, and attractiveness. Results indicate that the IT-based method was more useful, attractive, and challenging than…

Seventeen children ages 9-11 participated in reviewing or debriefing techniques for use in outdoor activities, including active (drama), written, and graphical (pictorial) reviews, then answered a questionnaire evaluating the techniques. The children enjoyed and understood active reviewing the best, disliked written reviews, and found pictorial…

Seven peer tutoring interventions involving 14 elementary grade children with special needs were conducted to improve reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Interventions were conducted in four settings. Results showed that children's academic responding was greater during peer tutoring than during routine classroom instruction.…

The perceptions of high school students in response to a year-long small-group advisory program were collected, and high and low satisfaction groups compared. Drawing together all student perceptions, reactions were mixed since students were doubtful about its possible benefits, modestly satisfied, and divided in their desire to continue the…

Focuses on problems encountered in an English language teaching program by examining the use of journals. Although the usefulness of the journal as a learning tool and a vehicle for self-reflection may be overestimated, the problems associated with journal writing are not insurmountable. Research on administrative tasks and the journal genre…

Focuses on an approach to teaching vocabulary in English-as-a-Second-Language classes. Students were encouraged to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by using their eyes and minds to look inside the text. This analyzing of the reading material forces the reader to think more deeply about the text. Thought processes of the students are…

Presents a case study of the development of a multicultural-education class in Minnesota that was designed to help preservice teachers make their future classrooms multicultural. It briefly highlights the development of a college and school collaborative, presents student reactions to the program, and reveals follow-up activities to expand the…

The use of overt answer construction in computer-based programmed instruction was studied. Four college students completed an instructional program that alternated between presenting frames with blanks requiring overt responses and complete frames without blanks. All students produced more correct answers corresponding to program segments that…

Finds that the strongest predictor of motivation was the literacy task: during open tasks, children used more reading strategies, persisted longer, and controlled their attention better regardless of instructional condition (whole language or basal). Suggests that researchers examine how students actually interact with literacy contexts. (RS)

Argues that traditional classroom education methods do not fit the museum setting, and in support describes a Montreal study examining psychological reactions of adults observing museum exhibits. Suggests that researchers rethink basic principles for the use of museums in adult basic education. (84 citations) (MAB)

Reports findings from the second year of a three-year study following four children from a prekindergarten Head Start program through first grade. Investigates the impact of kindergarten instruction on the development of literacy. Suggests that children may define writing and reading as their teachers' instructional practices dictate. (SR)