Advises teachers to determine course objectives, to assess students' performance levels with formal or informal measures, and then to determine which competencies are needed to fulfill the course objectives. (MB)

Four mechanisms of social control are analyzed in relationship to a typology of school staffs which in several respects resemble primary groups. Findings suggest the co-variation of structures of colleague relations and colleague social controls in elementary schools. (Author)

Analysis of the variables measured on the General Aptitude Tests Battery and the Metropolitan Achievement Tests indicates that while achievement ratings are related to in-school and post-school success, aptitude testing may not be as effective a method as believed for vocational placement. Extensive literature review. Data tables. (CJ)

Study supported by Grant No. OEG-3-7-068526-2086, Project No. 6-8526 from U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Perspectives concerning William Rhodes' philosophy and his 1975 predictions about the mental health system are offered. Rhodes characterized the traditional mental health system as one that suppresses individuality in the interests of social control. On the other hand, in innovative progressional institutions, power is shared by providers with…

Discusses four modes in which computer assisted learning can be provided and analyzes the relationship between these modes and the types of client groups likely to employ computer assisted learning (CAL). Prepackaged CAI/CMI, auto-elaborative CAI, personally guided small group CAI, and gated cooperatively elaborated CAI are described. (JL)

Concludes that expressive writing tasks generated essays at both fourth- and sixth-grade levels that were judged to be higher in quality than those produced for either explanatory or persuasive writing tasks. (FL)

Characteristics of the archaebacteria (comprising the methanogenic, thermoacidophilic, and extreme halophilic bacteria) are discussed, including comparisons of molecular traits for archaebacteria, eubacteria, eukaryotes, and taxonomic considerations. Issues related to integrating the archaebacteria into biology curricula and teaching about the…

Calls for redefinition of the "Black middle class," based on (1) measurement of Blacks and Whites by uniform criteria, and (2) consideration of a group's relationship to the means of production. Stresses the need for research on the role of structural factors in the development of racial and class consciousness. (Author/GC)