Ranking students by SAT scores is the same as ranking them by family income, not by merit or accomplishment. (Author)

The chairman of the College Board strongly disagrees with the Nairn report and gives his version of the truth about testing. (Author/MLF)

Three-fourths of the states have mandated some form of testing. Problems are discussed and practical recommendations about implementation are offered. (Author/MLF)

Teachers can improve student learning by using test-like questions and other systematic procedures derived from learning theory and research. (Author)

A detailed survey of secondary schools in Illinois found a superfluity of course titles, low enrollments in foreign languages, and fewer academic than other courses. (Author)

Fifty-six elementary school teachers list the planning decisions they make as they prepare a lesson, class period, unit, or course. More than half the respondents used a planning model that differed in some degree from the model used and taught in the college methods classes. (Author/MLF)

Describes travel experiences in foreign cities to illustrate the authors' contention that cities provide an ideal context for developing critical thinking in students. Argues that schools should exploit urban resources to relate students' learning experiences to their everyday lives. (Author/JM)

Japan's achievements are the results of an outstanding educational system that emphasizes quality of instruction, gives priority to children's learning, and rewards hard work. (Author)

Reports the results of a 1980 survey of teachers in Los Angeles (California) and Tokyo (Japan). Among the findings were that Japanese teachers identify with their schools and are committed to service, while American teachers are more independent and view teaching as a job. (Author/JM)

Illustrates how American curriculum theories have lasting impact on other countries by describing how U.S. curriculum development ideas have been transplanted to Israel. (Author/JM)

Soviet educators are first of all "upbringers" whose prime task is the formation and maintenance of the socialist outlook. They base their teaching on dialectical materialism, assume there are law-like principles of teaching and learning, and are inexhaustibly optimistic. (Author)

Many of the problems faced by Chinese educators have a familiar ring: lack of leadership, need for basic skills improvement, poor teacher training, and disorderly students. (Author/JM)

Two educational development programs--a revolutionary project in Cuba and an evolutionary project in Jamaica--have implications for the rest of the world. (Author)

The problems of providing human services in Latin America (and by implication in the United States) are less the result of lack of money than of the inability to use existing human resources wisely. Professional course work leading to certification in a helping profession may not be worth the capital investment. (Author/JM)

In Australia, outside inspectors no longer assess teachers for promotion and advancement, but public concern has stirred interest in new forms of teacher evaluation. More teachers now accept the desirability of being observed by fellow teachers. (Author/JM)