University security officers (n=34) played a simulation game designed to evaluate emergent leadership in a problem-solving situation. Both facilitative leadership style and individual creative contribution were found to make significant contributions to group members' perceptions of leadership. Implications are drawn for personnel selection,…

This study evaluated effects of an intervention to teach 23 high school students with learning disabilities (LD) how to understand, identify, discuss, and transform their ineffective beliefs. Results indicated that students with LD successfully learned the BELIEF Strategy contained in the intervention curriculum, and reported satisfaction with…

A survey of 312 Illinois elementary schools found that 178 had intervention assistance teams. Questionnaires completed by 83 schools provided information about team effectiveness, team composition, strategies and supports, team process, and inservice training and development. Teams met the needs of 59% of students without resorting to formal…

Argues that the teaching of grammar supplements learners' natural tendency to formulate and test hypotheses about the language. Complicated linguistic analyses can impede this process. Pedagogical grammar can be made less formal by keeping the analysis and metalanguage to the minimum. (36 references) (Author/CK)

Discusses two query evaluation strategies used in large text retrieval systems: (1) term-at-a-time; and (2) document-at-a-time. Describes optimization techniques that can reduce query evaluation costs. Presents simulation results that compare the performance of these optimization techniques when applied to natural language query evaluation. (JMV)

Evaluates six "open" (empty of content and customized by users) software programs using the literature-based characteristics of documentation, learner control, branching capabilities, portability, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness. Interviewed computer-knowledgeable individuals to confirm the legitimacy of the evaluative characteristics. (LRW)

Eleven students of novice paddling ability were divided into two groups, one group receiving verbal, the other nonverbal, instructions on using the kayak stern rudder. The verbal group was significantly better at performing the correct sequence of movements. Results support existing research showing that observation alone does not enable the…

Describes an inquiry activity in which students explore the variables that influence the amount of time it takes a ball to roll down an inclined plane. Relates features of the activity to recommendations in the NCTM Standards. (MKR)

In a study with 167 college students of the effect of adverse learning conditions on achievement, action-oriented college students performed better than state-oriented students on a lecture-based achievement test despite low-expressive instruction and prior perceived academic failure. State-oriented students also experienced more negative…

Presents alternative views on measuring progress in curriculum transformation involving diversity issues. In a response to Lynne Goodstein's article, "The Failure of Curriculum Transformation at a Major Public University: When 'Diversity' Equals 'Variety'," this article argues that evaluation of curriculum transformation requires…

Discusses subject searching and describes a study that evaluated the match between the named terms and the expected subject headings by examining the subject search terms generated by students. Highlights include nonsemantic properties in evaluating search terms, including concreteness, complexity, and syndeticity; and metacognitive naming skills…

Discusses the use of technology to enhance student learning based on learning processes. Topics include knowledge chunks, assimilation and repetition, cognitive schema, Bloom's Taxonomy, students manipulating the learning environment, student productivity, and checkpoints for evaluating technology utilization. (LRW)

Describes the reordering of a ninth-grade physics course that aimed at making core concepts clear to the students while at the same time developing students' skills and depth of understanding. Discusses its benefits and associated problems. (JRH)

Analyzes instructional actions designed to help a student understand distance, time, and speed. Focuses on the mathematical knowledge that guided instructional decisions and actions and discusses implications for content preparation of teachers. Contains 48 references. (Author/MKR)

Because many applications of personnel selection and classification technology may require more than 10 assignment categories, a Monte Carlo simulation was conducted to extend the Brogden tables for estimations classifications and selection benefits from 10 to 500. The extended table would have higher utility. (SLD)