Computer-managed instruction can be used to evaluate the cognitive progress of individual students without negatively influencing their achievement. (JD)

When prior achievement was controlled, different pacing styles (self-pacing vs instructor-pacing) did not create differences in student achievement. (Editor/JD)

Able mathematics students had better short-term memory than mathematics disabled students; they recalled best when information was presented aurally, while poorer math students recalled better with visual presentations. (JD)

The timing in providing feedback after testing is less important than the fact that feedback needs to be provided at some point. (JD)

There is a significant relation between the ability to spell words and an understanding of their meaning. (JD)

Kindergarten children learn and remember nouns more easily than non-nouns. (JD)

High individual accountability did not show significant positive effects on learning when compared with cooperative reward conditions. (JD)

Immediate post-testing of high school students after they studied a prose passage improved their memory significantly. (JD)

Research on the effects of teacher expectations on student performance is reviewed. A model is proposed, based on previous research, or, where more speculation is involved, on identifiable hypotheses. (MH)

To facilitate research on the processes of innovation and change in higher education, a conceptual distinction is drawn between broad processes of organizational change and specific process of change and innovation. A typology of four research frameworks for innovation is presented and illustrated through exemplary studies. (Author/MH)

Twenty-four studies are reviewed for home-based reinforcement of school behavior as a method for motivating behavioral change. It is noted that the technique has been used successfully with children in group homes and in special classes, and with entire mainstreamed and special classrooms. (MH)

Laboratory research that compared the effects of various types and combinations of feedback on children's conceptual learning was reviewed and evaluated in terms of theories involving reinforcement, motivation, and information-processing interpretations. It was concluded that some important laboratory research findings and implications have been…

Studies published since 1965 on the relationship between classroom behavior and academic achievement are reviewed. Criteria are established for selecting the studies, the research is assessed, and recommendations for future research are made. (MH)

Research on the effectiveness and use of college students' evaluation of faculty is reviewed. It is suggested that the research shows student feedback has a minimal effect on instructional improvement at the university level. (MH)

This study analyzes the characteristics of industry-education advisory councils representing technical education programs in New York State and develops recommendations concerning the factors that contribute to more favorable organization and operation of those councils. (BB)