Performance of high school students in reading comprehension tasks varied according to organization of the passage (structure and linkages); context (student characteristics); reading time; and length, content, and familiarity of the material. The tasks included immediate free recall and recognition of a fact, main idea, and inference. (Author/GDC)

First of two reports investigating 24 elementary school reading programs. The 12 analyses in this volume contain sections with basic descriptive information, instructional design constructs, congruence and summary, and other considerations. (Author/MLF)

Second of two reports investigating 24 elementary school reading programs. The 12 analyses in this volume contain sections with basic descriptive information, instructional design constructs, congruence and summary, and other considerations. (Author/MLF)

Analyzes 13 role-playing activities and simulation games used in geography classes. Examines the games' use of male and female roles and the images which they promote. (Author/AV)

Proposes a system that can be used to analyze and evaluate any language teaching method at any level, by breaking down a particular method and comparing it to another, in terms of linguistic and sociocultural content, methodological organization; and physical quality. (AM)

A measure of positive affect using content analysis of verbal samples was devised and found to have satisfactory interjudge reliability. Normative data from five groups showed an association of positive affect levels with the situations subjects were undergoing. (Author)

Criticizes a critique by J. Marsden of Leonard Cohen's pop song "Suzanne" as material for high school foreign language teaching. States that Marsden's article is concerned only with the text. The music agrees with the theme (loneliness) and with the "social milieu." (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A response to criticisms of the article "Interpretation of a Pop Song at the Upper High School Level--Leonard Cohen: 'Suzanne'," defending the interpretative procedure, including its text orientation and its emphasis on the teacher's exposition. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Nonverbal communication involves not only body language, but also environment, physical space, time systems, discipline, and competition systems--in short, the totality of communicaton excepting the printed word. (MJB)

In order to indirectly measure the impact of the black power movement in terms of any shifts in identity and self-concept within the black community a content analysis was made of 272 issues of "Ebony" magazine published between January, 1949 and December, 1972 to determine any significant changes in the number of advertisements for cosmetics.…

Assesses the effects on children's attitudes of books which portray the elderly. Findings indicate that the stereotypic and negative images of the elderly which predominate in children's literature tend to misinform and prejudice young readers about the role of the elderly in our society. An annotated bibliography of 66 children's books is…

According to the author, this article presents a hypothetical example for designing a supervisory training program by (1) performing organizational, operations, and person analyses; (2) formulating instructional objections; (3) performing a content analysis; and (4) constructing criterion-referenced tests. (MF)

Reports the results of a study to determine whether males and females in basal reading textbooks have the same treatment concerning personality traits and representation. (JM)

The essence of translation lies in the preservation of semantic, pragmatic and textual meaning across two languages. The model proposed considers the following: situational dimensions; dimensional errors; the distinction between overt and covert translation; application of cultural filters; social role relationships; and the purpose for the…

The image of women in the German Democratic Republic reading textbooks is generally more positive than in textbooks in the United States; females appear more often in career roles and males are less dominant. (JM)