Foreign language students, teachers and administrators in Erie County, New York, were interviewed to determine their attitudes toward grouping pupils according to achievement in foreign languages. Some teachers were found to prefer ability grouping, but administrators favored heterogeneous grouping. Average achievers and male students favored…

Mastery criterion manipulation may produce dramatic behavioral effects. Results of a study investigating three undergraduate classes indicate that the 90 percent criterion class was inferior to both the 80 percent and the varied 60-90 percent criterion class on several measures, including degree of accuracy and final grade. (BJG)

Three practical classroom suggestions including a course outline with a sociological perspective, a discussion regarding the use of moot trials as a teaching strategy, and a lesson sheet format to assist in the organization of individualized materials are presented. (Author/DE)

This course blueprint was first drawn up in 1968 and was later coordinated by the Department of Russian at Birmingham University. Problems of self-instructional courses, details of a particular Russian course and why it had to be changed, and possible improvements for similar course are given. (SC)

Student teachers in the program described are given a great share of responsibility for shaping their own student teaching experiences. (JH)

From a special section, "Adapted Physical Education. Also see AA 501 888 through AA 501 890, AA 501 892 through AA 501 894.

A study was conducted to determine if the one-to-one method of teaching writing devised by R. Garrison was superior to more traditional approaches. Subjects were college students in four sections of freshman composition, two using the Garrison method and two using traditional methods of writing instruction. Analysis of data revealed that students…

This document is designed to aid students who wish to comprehend the algebraic problem-solving process for mixture problems. The instruction set was designed to be low stress, patiently delivered, and easy to follow. It was set up to be accompanied by a 25-minute audio cassette tape. The content of this document and the tape is directed to the…

A detailed description is provided of the variable interorganizational relations (IOR), which is part of the analysis in phase I of the Evaluation of Practices in Individualized Schooling. The variable is defined; the questionnaires on which the variable is based are listed; the procedures used to scale the variable are explained; the distribution…

This paper explains competency-based education and its positive and negative aspects. The author cites accountability, better instructional plans, and increased opportunity for student success as positive aspects. Problems mentioned include adjusting to new terminology and more record-keeping. Typical components of competency-based instructional…

The increase in adult college students who have been away from formal education for several years and who are seeking degrees to match the status level they have achieved in business requires a specially organized composition course. Two strategies will keep the course organization and content professional, yet meet individual students' needs in…