A description of a college Chemistry course utilizing the components of group theory. (HB)

Article suggests ways to prepare, utilize, evaluate, and schedule a program of learning stations in the classroom. (GB)

After pointing out that the concept of competition lies at the roots of our economic system, the author points out that competition is not always a good thing. (Editor)

Outlines of ideas for lessons; includes theme material, library lists, film criticism, mass media material, drama methodology, education for all grades, adult classes, etc. (Editor)

Twenty suggestions for lending variety to classroom activities. (MM)

Describes program, housed in a public school building, which provides social health services, transportation, hot lunches, and a professional staff including a part time nurse. (CJ)

Describes management strategies used in a large kinetics/industrial chemistry course. Strategies are designed to make instruction in such classes more efficient and effective. Areas addressed include homework assignment, quizzes, final examination, grading and feedback, and rewards for conducting the class in the manner described. (JN)

Focuses on empathic ability of peer facilitators in an interpersonal communication course. Indicates that attractiveness and teaching effectiveness are the main determinants of perceived empathy. Also provides support for the notion that if students perceive their facilitators as empathic, students perform more positively in a small group,…

Describes a study which explored how sixth grade students' beliefs about their competence, relative to other students, affected rates of participation in small groups. Results confirmed theoretical predictions that information about relative ability in a given skill will generalize to novel situations and is an accurate predictor of performance.…

Suggests an approach to take listening skills beyond mechanical exercises and to become part of an integrated approach to language development, developing both lower level and higher level listening and thinking skills. (AEA)

Explains the workings of a curriculum model that provides a structure for combining individualization, flexible grouping, and whole-class presentations. (RL)