In attempting to make mental-health programs more positive for the children who experience them, a Friendship Unit was selected for evaluation in elementary and junior high classrooms. (Author/RK)

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if classroom behavior management (CBM) via behavioral consultation and in combination with model-reinforcement group (MRG) counseling, and a no-treatment control group have differential effects upon attitudes toward school. (Author/RK)

The present study was the first in a series designed to investigate the functional relationship between levels of academic survival skills and academic reading achievement of low-functioning children in regular classrooms. (Author)

The central purpose of this study was to determine the effect of training of teachers in the use of elements and sequences of strategies for content development through classroom communication behaviors. (Author/RK)

Considered the preparation of educational personnel and the policies that will affect teacher education. (RK)

This study investigated the question of whether those students who earned credits for basic courses through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations achieved the same level of academic performance in advanced courses as those who took the basic courses in the traditional manner. (Editor)

This study examined the relationship between arousal and short- versus long-term memory of auditorally presented continuous information as would be experienced in a typical classroom lecture environment. (Author/RK)

This study investigated the validity of the assumption that pass-fail courses correlate with less academic achievement and considered other factors relevant to the basic justification for the pass-fail system. (Author/RK)

Elementary school teachers trained in a class management program changed behaviors and improved student performance in both handicapped and nonhandicapped pupils in mainstreamed classrooms. (JD)

Opportunity to learn specific content as measured by amount of emphasis and exposure to that content relates positively to the amount students learn. (JD)

Intermediate students scored better on reading comprehension tests when questions on content were interspersed in the text. (JD)

While a computer simulation training course did not make student teachers significantly more able to give an informal reading inventory for elementary students, they were able to diagnose reading weaknesses more accurately. (JD)