A study of problems posed by Mandarin Chinese data for modern linguistic theory focuses on the reduplication involved in the "A-not-A" construction. The Mandarin data and its possible descriptions are used to investigate the question of whether context-free languages are adequate to describe certain linguistic data. These data constitute a case…

Concentrating on strategies for processing information, this guide provides a collection of models and techniques appropriate for differentiating the content and instructional procedures in the classroom, and is designed for use with intermediate academically talented students. The guide is divided into four sections--Differentiated Questioning,…

This staff development module is one of four in a series designed for use with the Georgia Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance units. The aim of this module is to teach school personnel how to use the Life Career Assessment (LCA), a structured interview technique, in order to facilitate the teacher/advisor, student/advisee relationship. The…

A new teaching methodology, the "problem-posing" approach, is advocated in place of the traditional system of education. Experience in teaching the "Principles of Economics" course at the University of North Dakota is used as illustration. The problem-posing approach can create a learning atmosphere that is more conducive to…

Basic knowledge and practice skills in assessment and interview techniques for the beginning level child welfare worker are provided in this self-instructional manual. The material is geared specifically to the worker in abuse and neglect or foster care cases. In Part 1 of the guide, the areas of intake and assessment are considered. The intake…

This guide is the participant workbook for the first in a series of instructor-assisted training modules for rehabilitation counselors, supervisors, and graduate students. This workbook for the first module focuses on basic intake interviewing skills consisting of: (1) systematic interview programming including attracting, planning and…

This study was designed to investigate three main topics: the frequency of different kinds of questions which day care teachers asked of low-income 2-year-olds, the toddlers' rate of response to questions, and differences in questions asked of boys and girls. It was hypothesized that caregivers would ask girls more personal-social questions and…

A practical handbook to guide the job-hunting process, especially directed to recent college graduates, is presented. Information is provided on: marketing yourself, deciding what to do, the resume, informational interviewing, searching, interviewing, follow-up, considerations for the individual after being hired, the most common job-hunting…

This inservice training process and resource handbook was developed to enhance the ability of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) job developers/counselors and industry personnel supervisors to work more effectively with persons with disabilities. The handbook contains five sections. Section 1 addresses the issue of attitudes and…

The major articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of young adult literature. Specific topics covered in the articles are (1) questions worth asking students about young adult novels, (2) the five major functions of adolescent literature in high school literature programs, (3) Southwestern literature for adolescents, (4) teaching…

The effect of passage topic and task demands on elementary school students' monitoring of their own comprehension was examined. Second, fourth, and sixth grade students read a short passage about a well-known event (playing checkers) or one about which they had little existing information (making lye soap). Half of the students in each grade were…

Adjunct questions are test-like items interspersed at regular intervals, preceding or following prose passages, with the intention of increasing subsequent learning. In this state-of-the-art review, studies which include three major variables--age, ability, and question complexity level--are examined to determine whether a particular combination…

In a study at the University of Illinois, student written comments to four open-ended questions in end-of-semester student evaluations of 60 courses from ten different fields, taught by instructors of different ranks, were analyzed and classified into 22 categories. Nearly two-thirds were about the instructor, and one of four comments were on…

Strategies for affective assessment of individuals in a clinical mathematics setting are discussed. Multiple measurement and rating scales are presented. The author stresses that any assessment program should consider a systematic approach that coordinates several measuring techniques. Information gathered by such techniques can be especially…

Test questions were phrased according to different sentence structures in a study of the complexity level of items for 220 third-grade children. Both the sensitivity of wh-questions (who, what, where, etc.) as a dependent variable and differences between wh-questions eliciting subject and predicate nouns were investigated. Effects of paraphrase…