This study examined the first-year postsecondary experiences of students through an action research project with small groups of students at three postsecondary institutions (one community college, one university college, and one university). The paper reviews the action research design method and highlights its utility in analyzing the effects of…

Discusses experience of conducting a project designed to interest and train women in physics, involving student recruitment, course design, laboratory work planning, and counseling services. Included are surveyed faculty and graduate student comments and participants' attitudes toward the project. (CC)

Discusses a two-semester noncalculus general physics course which emphasizes the teaching of physical knowledge in biology, biophysics, and medicine. Included are a table of major biophysical examples, an outline of lectures, and a list of references. (CC)

Empirical findings on effects of teacher preconceptions of pupils' abilities on student performance are complex and contradictory. Some of the contradictions can be resolved by considering variables intervening between an expectancy manipulation (induced in the teacher by information provided by the investigator) and the evaluation of the…

Discusses some aspects of the implementation of student projects in physical science teaching, involving timing, facilities, choice of projects, and student evaluation. Included are descriptions of five students' experience with project work. (CC)

A student survey, aimed at local awareness, was taken on the success of the Vocational Information for Education and Work (VIEW) system. The survey used 3,046 students from Kentucky schools to determine whether VIEW was a helpful source of job information and found a positive reaction from students and parents. (DS)

Purpose of study was to determine how students evaluated the affective behavior of their teacher when that behavior reflected positive, neutral, and negative affect, respectively. (Author)

The purpose of the research described in this paper was to develop and validate computer-controlled feedback procedures to help children learn to multiply two- and three-digit numbers. (Author)

Project to record a German adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' at Hicksville Senior High School, New York. (RS)

Studied the similarity of the astronomy portion in five science textbooks at the fourth through sixth grade levels by comparing students' responses to text authors' requirements. Concluded that the texts had more in common across grade levels than within grade levels. (CC)

Author attempts to determine whether testing perpetuates a misevaluation of children's abilities. (Editor/RK)

Studied the effectiveness of applying Keller's personalized system of instruction (PSI) five consecutive times to the teaching of the switch principle in logic design problems. Concluded that the PSI method continued to be effective as compared with the lecture approach. (CC)

The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of applying reinforcement theory to the observational study of pupil-initiated verbalizations within the classroom. (Author)