Early clinical trials (observational or randomized) hasten the prompt evaluation of new operations. Early clinical surveillance facilitates the design and implementation of randomized clinical trials when they are necessary. Long-term surveillance of operations allows continuing evaluation when their use becomes widespread. (BB)

Results obtained from a study designed to assess the effectiveness of teaching with heart sound simulation in improving skill in clinical ausculation suggest the usefulness of further study, particularly that involving comparison techniques. (JT)

Presents the results of a study of an eleventh grade class of gifted students' attitudes toward methods of teaching about contemporary issues. Results showed that small group discussion and the use of political cartoons were most favorably rated. (JDH)

In investigating communication competencies needed by beginning automotive mechanics, an attempt was made to compare the effectiveness of three occupational analysis techniques: (1) developing a curriculum (DACUM), (2) observation, and (3) extended information search. Extended information search produced a comprehensive, valid list of competencies…

Summarizes the Holmes and Carnegie reports and examines their major recommendations. The analysis points out the contradictory nature of the reforms, their conservative implications, and the lack of scholarly arguments to support such assertions. (DH)

Offers an overview of significant changes proposed by the Holmes and Carnegie reports. Criticizes the reports for assuming that means are separate from ends and form from content. Contends the reports ignore available scholarship, leaving unchallenged thinking and practices in teaching and teacher education. (DH)

Children should be involved in decisions about treatment for their own misbehavior, and children can make valid judgments about treatment procedures. Reviews data-based research on children's judgments of the acceptability of classroom interventions. Examines critically three areas of methodology in treatment acceptability research: conceptual,…

Compares the effectiveness of facilitator-directed (FD) to self-directed (SD) sensitivity training group experiences in a counselor education training program on the development of interpersonal perceptions of congruency and disclosure. (Author)

The authors report on a study in which a response maze, which is calculated to provide the student with a task of intrinsic interest, is compared with other tasks involving external reinforcement. Six elementary school children are found to prefer the maze over external reinforcers. (RP)

Results of this study indicate that behavior-modification learning techniques, as used in this study, facilitate auditory recognition in culturally deprived children. (Authors)

To the extent that class discussion is representative of the entire program, the dominant emphasis on memory and interpretation questions in this study suggests that the cognitive objectives of the two programs are remarkably similar. (Authors)

Study compares the effect of three teaching methods on recall of facts, understanding of content, and application of principles. (Author)

Method of presenting new words to kindergarteners made a difference in the learning of boys but not a significant difference for girls. (Editor)

The statistical data of this study would tend to support the idea that the effect of attitude on achievement is independent of the method of instruction. (Author)

The purpose of the study was to test the effectiveness of having fourth-grade pupils learn spelling with a series of tape recorded lessons (seven dwarfs). (Author)