Three kinds of educational research--scientific, analytic, and interpretive--are examined, and the type of inservice activity most closely related to each is discussed. Effective teaching is defined in terms of a direct instructional model for delivering skills to students. Inservice can improve teacher effectiveness by modifying teacher behavior.…

Reviews the Reagan administration's proposed budget cuts for education, educational research, and social science research. Holds that examples used to bolster the administration's criticisms of social and behavioral research come from the late 1960s/early 1970s, and ignore federally funded work currently focusing on educational practice, policy,…

Examines methods by which test researchers and practitioners might respond to social and educational demands. Reports on the research which examines human cognition and development. Suggests that understanding how these abilities are acquired can facilitate their acquisition. Proposes a research agenda to redress social problems concerning testing…

Theories concerning the reasons teachers do or do not adopt recommended teaching practices are discussed. Recent classroom-based experiments are examined, and suggestions are made for additional research into the process of teacher behavior change in the classroom and for the promotion of teacher adoption of change proposals. (JN)

This English translation of a Russian study surveys the contributions of P.P. Blonskii, a revolutionary educator who set forth the original framework for experimental socialist education. The study relates Blonskii's ideas to current Soviet educational policies. (AM)

Reports on research conducted by doctoral students at Florida State University from 1973 until the present regarding the education of disadvantaged populations, primarily Blacks. Shows that disadvantaged students have adequate self-concepts, can be taught to read, and can be taught to think and read critically. (FL)

Reported is a needs assessment conducted in 40 Massachusetts school systems to determine what elementary school science teachers perceive should comprise their inservice training. Findings suggest that programs focus on the metric system, environmental science, more science knowledge, and better science methods. (Author/SA)

As part of a long-range project to develop an effective sex education program for young adolescents, a series of course evaluations was conducted to determine the success of a course in achieving stated educational objectives. The goal of the course was to assist the student in understanding and feeling comfortable with their current stage of…

Describes recent studies dealing with bilingualism and bidialectalism, testing and evaluation, literature and media study, English teacher education, language and verbal learning, and written and oral communication. (HOD)

Reported is the production of an instructional methodology harmonizing with Piagetian theory and enabling teenage students, including those initially mismatched to the task, to understand the mole, as revealed by their performances on a test of basic skills considered fundamental to that concept. (DS)

In an extensive review of research on participation in adult education, the author discusses limitations and problems in past studies. If lifelong learning principles are to be adopted worldwide, he suggests that participation data be systematically collected and experimental research be rigorously conducted. (SK)

Reports on a survey of 474 Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin public high schools, designed to determine practices and attitudes regarding student publications. Notes that the results indicate that there is no consistent approach to high school journalists and no consistent attitude toward them. (GT)

Reports results from a survey--conducted under the auspices of the Neighborhood Continuing Education Program of Savannah, Georgia--of residents of a former model cities area to find out what education and retraining they might want and need, with implications for extension programing. (MF)

Investigates whether an environmental program including an advance organizer component and a field experience results in an observable change in the environmental orientations of fifth- and sixth-grade students. Results show positive change. (HM)

Twenty studies of the effects of teacher questions on student achievement were reviewed. Internal validity of experiments and integrity of treatments were less adequate than population and ecological validity. Whether teachers used predominantly higher cognitive or predominantly fact questions was found to make little difference in achievement.…