Discusses reading and writing assignments for a course on the nuclear peril. (MS)

A yearlong study of two mathematics teachers demonstrates that considerably more assignments were completed under a student-paced approach than under a teacher-paced approach. Pupils in the student-paced classes had higher levels of achievement; high-ability students demonstrated no gain under teacher-paced conditions. (Author/BJV)

Describes a research paper assignment that asks students to come up with a question (problem) in some academic field that can be answered (solved) from synthesizing all of the information currently available. Argues that such an assignment teaches the research paper within a rhetorical context. (HOD)

Explains how students can be introduced to the delights and problems of lyric poetry by reading A.E. Housman's "Lovliest of Trees, the Cherry Now." (HOD)

Presents a sample study assignment given in a first year mechanics course that allows students to work in a simplified design mode. The assignment exposes them to an "open-ended" problem requiring a combination of creativity, analytical skills, and group interaction. (BC)

Describes the standard student contribution to the literary magazine and offers substitute writing assignments. (CRH)

Describes writing assignments that other teachers may wish to present in their classes on women's issues. (CRH)

Describes how students are able to empathize with women writers and each other by reading and writing autobiography. (CRH)

Twelve behaviorally disordered special education students were randomly placed in one of three groups: self-recording, self-recording plus backups, and a control group. On-task and academic responding was significantly higher for both experimental groups, but the performance of the two self-monitoring groups was not statistically different.…

Approaches Susan Glaspell's work by uniting role playing and reader response to foster student understanding of their values of the text. (CRH)

Advocates having students stage drama, especially Elizabethan, to discover the production values that add meaning to the text. (CRH)

Children use creative thinking processes when teachers assign ambiguous rather than specific problems. Suggestions for developing questions that encourage experiential and metaphorical thinking are offered. (DF)

A survey of 190 academic departments in 34 universities indicates that considerable variability exists across fields in the kinds of writing required and in preferred assessment topics. (FL)

Describes various assignments and teaching techniques for teaching journalism students news reporting methods, news writing, photojournalism, and computer generated research papers. (HOD)

Topics, materials, and assignments are provided for 94 literature lessons for eighth grade. Subject matter includes Russian literature, 18th century literature, and individual authors such as Moliere, Pushkin, and Byron. (ND)