Five secondary school biology textbooks were selected for this study: the 1973 edition of the BSCS Blue Version, "Biological Science, Molecules to Man"; the 1973 edition of the BSCS Green Version, "Biological Science, An Ecological Approach"; the 1973 edition of the BSCS Yellow Version, "An Inquiry into Life"; the…

The speech of elementary school teachers in two contexts (adult-adult conversation and the classroom) was examined for the use of stance-indicating devices, i.e. ways of conveying one's attitudes towards a proposition; independent evidence supports the notion that teachers' perception of social distance between themselves and their listeners…

Discusses the technique and appeal of ten best-selling books, concluding that other mass media may be a better source of the qualities and values represented in the books. (AA)

The technology of instructional development is advancing slowly but steadily; it is, however, underutilized in the educational system. The creation of a "market" for research and development in education is a necessary condition for the achievement of real progress, along with progress in such other fields as videodisc and quality control.…

Compares the Ausubelian approach and the traditional one to the content organization of an introductory course in electromagnetism. States the differences between these approaches in terms of the student's ability to apply, relate, and differentiate electromagnetic concepts. (GA)

To see how the literature studies in English classrooms may indirectly present career education, the author analyzed six eighth grade literature anthologies currently used in the public schools. She found much unintended career education, positive in the case of attitudes toward work but found to be damaging in showing racial and sexual…

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)