Briefly discusses reasons why some teachers and teacher educators experience computer anxiety and presents eight suggestions for computer workshops that consider the psychological, as well as the intellectual, factors involved. (MBR)

Describes a continuous sequence of development of arithmetical and ratio reasoning capacity which very few students now attain in introductory science courses. Sequence progresses from verbal interpretation of ratio of two numbers, to arithmetical reasoning involving division, coupling arithmetical reasoning to graphical representation, and to…

Describes two teacher educators' experiences while exchanging a journal of dialog on their teaching. Discusses the language functions and themes that emerged in the journals, as well as the journals' future directions. (HTH)

Describes a teaching strategy that can develop the student's cognitive ability for learning the labels for new thoughts, ideas, and concepts and a teaching strategy that promotes the learning more through modeling the teacher's interest in words. (HOD)

Describes a planning model (PLAE--preplan, list, activate, evaluate) that provides a practical and flexible guide in how to determine one's own learning tasks, how to select and schedule the most appropriate study strategies for those tasks, and how to activate and evaluate a plan in terms of its efficiency and effectiveness. (HOD)

Notes that while gifted students have characteristics that suggest superior reading ability, not all of them become capable readers. Proposes a teaching program that is different in content, method, and pacing to help these children reach their potential. (FL)

Provides a brief review of test-wiseness research and discusses a model of direct instruction as an alternative to reading comprehension test-wiseness instruction. (FL)

Questions what is going on in the highest reaches of English composition research and the distance between theories of the composition process and actual classroom practice. (CRH)

Argues that the Socratic method is inappropriate for children because it teaches them to question adult authority before they have the necessary experience and is therefore conducive to cynicism. A traditional liberal arts curriculum, combining transmission of culture with open inquiry, is preferable to attempts to teach critical thinking. (TE)

The advantages of using word processing in a business writing course are identified as making students feel more comfortable with writing, enhancing creativity, and making revision easier. The need for an initial large investment of time by instructors before initiating word processing use is discussed. (MBR)

Describes activities of a unit on world hunger which include presenting a lexicon, topic overview, and guest speakers; reading topically related novels; creating scrapbooks; discussing pertinent quotations; exploring government role in ameliorating hunger; and completing final papers or projects. Resource materials are listed, including pertinent…

This article discusses a study of what high school students do not know about the cardiovascular system, its diseases, and their prevention. Responses were analyzed by general knowledge area, taxonomic levels of knowledge required to answer, and response patterns within individual test items. Results are presented and discussed. (Author/DF)

Presents a multidimensional model for counselor education that incorporates a behavioral approach with accepted roles and places competencies in three distinct domains: 10 identifiable services performed by counselors, three functions performed by counselors, and three program training components commonly used in counselor education programs. (JAC)

Reviews current conceptions of rhetorical theory and criticism. Proposes that the ultimate goal and justification of rhetorical theory and criticism be regarded as pedagogical: to teach students how to experience their rhetorical environments more richly. (PD)

Presents a short summary report of the results of a national survey, commissioned by the SCA Committee on Assessment and Testing, to determine the range and degree of assessment occurring in colleges and universities and to evaluate the methods used to assess the communication skills of college students. (PD)