Discussion of the TOTE unit, Piaget's research on learning, and the use of conceptual conflict to illustrate the concept of conflict in relation to motivation and its implications for instructional design. Research which indicates that motivation is enhanced by the use of conflict for nonroutine reactions is reviewed. (JEG)

A computerized accountability information system was developed for a residential institution for the mentally handicapped. (Author)

Peer instruction in mainstreamed classrooms can produce gains for everyone. Not only will the special child benefit by developing personal learning and social skills but the teacher will also acquire new insights into how and under what conditions learning takes place. (Author/RK)

The process of value clarification may be defined in terms of specific patterns of language which students use and from which the teacher may reasonably infer that valuing is occurring. Provides an introduction on how one may incorporate a wide variety of media into valuing activities consistent with this approach to value clarification.…

A recent article by Leviton develops a taxonomy for individualized school discipline including use of corporal punishment with conduct-disordered pupils. Research shows corporal punishment does have a negative effect on some types of behavior-disordered children, but it may not be wholly inappropriate for all types of misbehavior. (Author)

Suggests that there is no rule that guarantees appropriate classroom behavior, yet, to control the class, a teacher must control himself. Gives 13 tenets for helping elementary teachers to maintain a controlled classroom and 12 guides for improving student behavior. (Author/RK)

The counselor who can help a number of the teachers on his school staff to operate in a supportive manner, making classroom management decisions based on a flexible framework such as the one outlined here, is a counselor who is reaching many more students than one who operates from crisis to crisis. (Author)

Anxiety about the effects of television takeover at home is now on the increase, and schools have begun to move directly on the problem. Discusses teacher reaction to the problem and how parents can create a positive change. (Author/RK)

Petty thievery (or worse) happens in every classroom. Here are techniques to cope with and discourage it. (Editor)

Discusses the nature and the process of consultation in public education. (Editor/RK)

Students (N = 114) who achieved enough credit through College Level Examinations to advance approximately one year were tracked for a three-year period. They saved time and money, and did not neglect advanced study in areas from which they were exempted. Their grades in advanced courses were higher than those of a control group. (Author)

Findings are based on responses to a self-report type questionnaire administered to ninth through twelfth grade students at two high schools in Fremont County, Wyoming. Data indicate there is a significant relationship between drug use and commission of other forms of delinquent behavior for male and female students studied. (Author)

Compulsory attendance laws seem to assure each teacher a fair share of students who are less than enthusiastic about being in the classroom. Experience has shown teachers that many students in this less than enthusiastic state present discipline and learning problems. Here is a method designed to minimize classroom discipline problems while…

Tested students' self-concepts and observed their classroom behaviors after manipulating reinforcement for positive self-descriptions. Finds that students receiving positive reinforcement for positive self-descriptions display increased intellectual self-concept and more frequent positive self-descriptions. (RL)

Observations of the behavior of children and their interaction with their teachers were carried out in five types of preschool settings. Findings point to the importance of the early childhood teacher's influence on the children's achievement motivation. (JMB)