Four TV film versions of the same story were shown to fifth graders; the presentation format of each film varied. Different patterns resulted between initial mental skills and knowledge acquired from each format, depending upon whether the format called upon or supplanted the skill. (Author/GDC)

Examination of six approved biology textbooks indicates that not all the texts deal adequately with bioethical issues. A table of 25 bioethical issues and the pages on which they are discussed in each textbook is given. Suggests that scientific literacy includes the ability to apply science to relevant life situations. (MA)

Suggests that college reading instructors should use an integrated approach (rather than a series of activities) to teach textbook reading and discusses previewing, reading for meaning, paraphrasing, analyzing, and reviewing. (JM)

Revised instructions of Library of Congress on indirect subdivision of topical headings are analyzed from the points of view of feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and usefulness for historical and/or geographical aspects of a topic. The use of direct subdivision for regions according to previous LC practice is proposed for areas in the U.S.…

The paragraph unit that constitutes an addition or subtraction word problem text is discussed and the logical conditions such problems must fulfill are formulated. An attempt is then made to formulate the semantic conditions which will define well-formed addition and subtraction texts. (MN)

Reports an analysis of the roles assigned to each sex in prose and photographs of general business textbooks. Results indicated that the textbooks did not provide equal treatment to both sexes, and suggested that the general business teacher needs to make efforts to counterbalance the impact of such sex biases on their students. (TA)

Analysis of the items in 11 daily newspapers revealed that approximately 36 percent included some "mobilizing information"--information about ways readers might express their preferences and desires. However, only 6 percent of the items containing mobilizing information dealt with political issues or the political process. (GW)

This article contains an exercise developed for a preservice teacher's methods class, on the differences and nuances in value judgments and judgments about matters of fact. Teachers must encourage students to be aware of these differences. (Author/RM)

Explores the contemporary relationship of India's cultural media and mass media, primarily through a content analysis of a sample of popular Indian newspapers and magazines. (GW)

This article reports on a computer analysis of 3,281 exercises in the eleven textbooks required forhistory instruction in grades 4-10 of Soviet general-education schools circa 1970. (Author)

A study of eight language arts textbooks to determine how well they reflect recent findings regarding the writing process. (DD)

Structural differences between three Midwestern communities were found to be associated with viewers' perceptions of realism and idealism in television programs. (KS)

Critics claim that consumer education materials from business sources are commercial in nature. Research evaluating the extent to which this claim is justified found that business-sponsored consumer curriculum materials contain significantly more commercial and advertising content than nonbusiness materials. (Author/CH)

Proposes a study of "Citizen Kane" in high school using a somewhat simplified version of post-modern literary critical theory. Chooses this film because of its familiarity and accessibility and because the ambiguity and indeterminacy of its text allow room for exploration by students. (NKA)