Competence in discussion ability cannot be assumed. Discussions will only be facilitated in a style that is exciting, learning-oriented, and useful, when teachers and students are prepared and competent. This article was designed to acquaint teachers with six significant aspects of the discussion facilitation process. (Author/RK)

Preparational and situational cues are explained in terms of childrens dramatic responses to compassionate love. (JH)

Reports research findings that student achievement can be enhanced if teachers use more questions related to application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, convergent production, and divergent production. (LS)

Shows beginning reporters how to conduct effective interviews and how to maintain control of interviews to obtain the information they need. (GW)

Compares and contrasts three reading comprehension taxonomies and discusses possible uses. (MKM)

Inquiry is defined here as the scientist's method of problem solving. Presents a bent wire phenomenon activity designed to engage students in the active process of solving a problem in science. A model is proposed to explain the phenomenon. (MA)

Discusses a strategy by which students can explore social studies concepts by doing. Describes the use of counter examples to help students derive clear, concise definitions of terms and appropriate applications. Gives a set of rules by which definitions can be evaluated and presents example exercises. For journal availability, see SO 506 572.…

Suggests ways that preservice and inservice training might help language arts teachers develop teaching strategies which rely on questions to involve children in purposeful verbal activity. (DD)

Inferential questions were found to elicit longer responses than factual questions, reflecting complexity and the use of higher cognitive processes. (MKM)

Here are three basic rules to help you impress your fellow teachers with your awareness of the many advances being made in education thus establishing yourself as an educational "authority". (Author/RK)

This article shows how the field trip approach can be used for students in teacher education programs to learn how to instruct. Several examples of field trips are suggested. (Author/JR)

This paper offers therapeutic ideas for children in the age group 7 to 11 who are not adequately interpreting and adjusting to their environment. (Author)

Sector analysis (in which the three parts of a simple sentence are the subject, predicate, and sentence adverbial) provides clear steps for developing literal questions. Research indicates that those based on the predicate lead to more learning and better understanding. (JM)

The Junior Great Books Discussion Method, a program of reading and discussion for elementary and secondary school students, features discussion leaders who focus on questions about the meaning of a reading selection and stress shared inquiry in reading interpretation. (Author/CB)