Research indicates that the informal reading does not produce reliable enough information on reading ability to use it for individual placement of students, though it can be used to judge the achievement of groups. (Ed./JD)

The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Planning Model is analyzed and proves to be a reliable technique for assessing educational goals when used by a group of students, teachers, and community members. (JD)

In tests third graders accepted the idea of equal occupational opportunity, but eighth graders from low socioeconomic backgrounds were more pessimistic about their chance of achieving advanced education and a good job. (Ed.)

In a study of mastery learning involving student teachers, it was found that in intense, short-term instructional systems, less specific remediation is appropriate, while more detailed remediation is better when there are few time constraints. (Ed)

College freshmen who participated in a field-based exploratory career experience gained increased knowledge of self and an in-depth knowledge of a career. (Ed.)

Teachers use punishment for undesirable behavior more frequently in response to male students than female students. (JD)

Student behavior measures were shown to be highly predictive of achievement, adding support to the notion that student behavior during instruction is strongly linked to student learning. (Author)

Subjects in a learning retention test showed in one instance that listening with a visual component was as effective as reading, and under another condition, listening with a visual component was superior to reading. (JD)

Inner city teachers who had received special inservice training had significantly different attitudes toward nonstandard black dialects than did other inner city teachers. (Ed.)

A comparison of continuing motivation in preschool and third-grade children suggested that extrinsic rewards for intrinsically interesting tasks reduced motivation, especially for older subjects. (GW)

Retention of reading skills was studied in 460 primary-grade pupils whose teachers had experienced varying incentive conditions, including monitoring, information feedback, and money. (GW)

The sentence position of adverbial subordinate clauses did not affect reading comprehension of ninth-grade students. (GW)

Data indicated that an innovative educational program failed to have a positive impact on freshman college students' personality development after one semester. (GW)

Research indicated that visual discrimination training could compensate for the impulsive response style of first-graders on reading tests. (GW)

Third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders who received training in recognition of context clues performed significantly better than controls on tests of reading skills. (GW)