It was concluded, from this study, that the short-term training was enough to train the teachers to use an instrument for assessment, but not enough to bring about behavior change. (RC)

This study investigated the hypothesis that intra-sentence grammatical constraints guide reader sampling of the visual display by examining the effect of these constraints on the reading of sentences by skilled adult readers. (RC)

In this study posttest performance resulting from total feedback, partial feedback, and no feedback in a multiple-choice test was compared. (RC)

This study found that parents of first graders did use a daily recorded message prepared by the teacher and that it resulted in improved spelling performance by every student and in better compliance with non-academic instructions by families. (PCB)

It was found that those doing copying practice exercises achieved significantly higher posttest scores than those doing tracing practice exercises. (PCB)

This study showed that course-acquired knowledge can apparently be kept fresh over long periods by small amounts of properly spaced review activities. (PCB)

A strategy for teaching reading was developed and tested to determine in what way such a strategy would influence ability to recognize patterns of organization, content acquisition, social studies reading, and general reading comprehension. (PCB)

The article centers on the need for home and school to develop mutual exchanges concerned with what is best for the child rather than being in an adversary relationship. (CD)

The article describes research which attempted to discover whether emotionally disturbed children functioned at Piagetian levels of abstract thought similar to normal children. (CD)

The article describes a research project which tried to determine if dogmatic students take less than average time to study non-complex tests, and if they do, whether this is because of a "know-it-all" attitude or to avoid decision-making anxiety. (CD)

The article describes a research design which found that children who were induced to think positively (happy thoughts) by an experimenter rewarded themselves with more available money than with children who had been induced to feel negatively (sad thoughts) and children in a control group. (CD)

Explores the following issues regarding the cause and effect of teacher anxiety: the incidence of anxiety among classroom teachers; the cause and source of their anxiety; the effect this anxiety has on teacher and student behavior; and the methods used to reduce anxiety. Recommendations are also made for future study. (Author/DEP)

The expectancies teachers have of their students and their methods of communicating these expectations are discussed. Implications for instruction are briefly described. (DEP)

Discusses the effect of cross age tutoring on adolescents, the experience for the tutor, and the quality and quantity of the effect. Having moved from the practical to the theoretical, it is suggested that a rigorous experimental study measuring several aspects of development needs to be conducted. (Author/DEP)