The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between a student's confidence in his computational procedures for each of the four basic arithmetic operations and the student's achievement on computation problems. All of the students in grades 5 through 8 in one school system (a total of 6186 students) were given a questionnaire to…

A previous study had confirmed that a substantial number of low achievers in grades 5 through 8 had high algorithmic confidence in each of the four arithmetic operations with whole numbers. The purpose of the present study was to follow up the results through interviewing low achievement-high confidence students in order to ascertain if they…

The authors present ten common principles of education and question why they are so often violated in practice. (SJL)

The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) was administered to students assigned to "Above-Average,""Average," and "Below-Average" social studies classes. Results on the self-rating LSI indicated differences do exist among the three ability groups in each of the four stimuli that comprise learning style. (Author/SJL)

Argues that open enrollment policies have debased the community college and led to an abandonment of merit, standards, and competency. Suggests their new mission be to serve only those adults who qualify and can benefit from college-level work, abandoning those vocational, remedial, and recreational responsibilities which community colleges have…

Considers the value of cognitive therapy in teaching intellectual skills and ways of processing information, while teaching the content of a discipline to students who cannot read with comprehension, write coherently, or think analytically. (MB)

This article focuses on a demonstration project that was developed to investigate the effects on reading achievement, self concept, attitudes toward school, and behavior of the participants (low achieving third and fourth grade tutors and first and second grade tutees). (Author)

Reports on an investigation of the effects of interspersed adjunct questions on recall of fifth grade children classified as good or poor comprehenders. (AA)

Graduate students completed questionnaires containing either past performance information alone or past performance information and aptitude scores for a hypothetical student. Low aptitude scores led to greater ability attributions, regardless of performance. High aptitude scores led to greater effort attributions given poor performance and to…

Suggests that teachers develop techniques to teach students strategies used by good comprehenders: paraphrasing passages, sifting out meaningful word clusters, searching for supportive examples, and making deductions. (MKM)

Reviews the literature on the reading interests of children in the intermediate grades. (MKM)

By insisting that a student master a skill before progressing to a more complex task, a teacher can help that student build a firm foundation for further learning experiences. (JD)

Investigates whether a planned counseling program, consisting of a 15-minute weekly session between the individual student and the counselor, can have a significant effect on the grades and absences of the high-risk student. Results indicate a significant positive effect. (Author)

The relevance of the current scholastic aptitude test for college admittance in today's society is discussed and questioned. (JD)

Retention practices are poorly documented yet the most comprehensive research on retention (Holmes and Mathews) shows that children who repeat a grade make less progress than similar children who are promoted. Explores the contradiction existing between school reform policy and actual retention practice. (MD)