Presents a memorandum report assignment involving the selection of magazines in students' major fields. (MS)

A fifth grade student with a mentally retarded sibling reports on a followup study on the effectiveness of a classroom lesson she taught to improve second grader attitudes toward mental retardation. Positive attitudes were maintained one year later. Other third graders receiving instruction by the author or her friends also showed improved…

Outlines an approach that integrates the microcomputer into the entire research process. Describes student use of the microcomputer before, during, and after an experiment. Discusses the benefits that students derive from conducting research using microcomputers. (Author/GEA)

Participation in the National History Day program (involving student papers, presentations, projects, and performances) provides many opportunities for eliciting the gifted behavior of sixth- through twelfth-grade students. The program, which emphasizes student involvement in real problems, can be used in the resource room, mainstreamed, advanced…

Students can use the computer to store and compare data on their television viewing habits. Suggestions are offered for developing a database where students can research, graph, and analyze the subject of their choice. (DF)

In his article "The Pressure to Publish: A Graduate Student's Personal Plea" (Teaching of Psychology; v10 p177-78 1983), D. R. Fox took the position that pressure on college students to publish research results in many negative consequences. An alternative view that describes benefits of pressure to publish is presented here. (RM)

The author defends the position that he took in his article "The Pressure to Publish: A Graduate Student's Personal Plea" (Teaching of Psychology; v10 p177-78 1983) that pressuring college students to perform experiments for publication purposes only corrupts the ideals of what an education is supposed to be. (RM)

Student-made learning centers get students totally involved in the learning process. By creating and using such centers, students are gaining cognitive and affective skills, as well as a knowledge of research methods. Tables show Bloom's taxonomy of learning, steps for creating a learning center, and a center evaluation form. (DCS)

When teachers work to create empathy that transfers or translates the experience of the other into an experience an individual has had, they promote a kind of egotism that dismisses the other or that reduces the other to the category of the self. The key problem with empathy of this sort is that the focus is not on the other, but on the self. The…

This paper discusses a process for developing inquiry-based activities using WebQuests in which a majority of the information used by students is generated from the Internet. This structured activity facilitates effective use of student's time; focuses on using and applying information; and develops higher level thinking skills. Classroom Internet…

This anthology explores the relationships between postgraduate research candidates and their supervisors. Through stories from candidates and supervisors, the collection proposes alternatives to the prevailing models of postgraduate research supervision. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction" (Alison Bartlett and Gina Mercer); (2) "Dirty Work: 'A…

Settlers who pushed west over the Great Divide to the shores of the Pacific Ocean found the American West to be an expanse of extreme differences in time, topography, and ways of life. This paper elaborates on several historic sites in the American West. The purpose of the paper is to introduce a series of places to the students and teachers of…

Describes the structure of the chemistry honors school at Oxford University that involves a yearlong research period. The research experiences provide students with first hand experience in the development of scientific understanding and experience with the scientific method. The paper examines whether such extended undergraduate research is…

The papers in this compilation are the result of K-12 action research projects and were submitted in partial fulfillment for a variety of degrees from Winona State University (Minnesota). The compilation contains the following nine papers: "Will Playing Background Music in My Classroom Help Increase Student Spelling Scores?" (Jonathan L.…

Describes some laboratory projects to enable high school students to learn about bromelin, a protein-digesting enzyme. (PS)