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Peer reviewedBenton, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 2000
Focuses on the effects of the British National Curriculum and the SATs on teaching and changes in how poetry is examined. States that some teachers view these changes as having a detrimental effect on student poetry experiences, while others see a positive advantage in the changes. (CMK)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, British National Curriculum, Educational Change, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBenton, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1999
Provides results from surveys with secondary school teachers conducted in 1982 and 1998 at the same Local Education Authority. Reports on the teachers' attitudes to poetry, specifically the reading, writing, and discussion of poetry. States that the second survey follows considerable change in the teaching of English and poetry. (CMK)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Literature
Peer reviewedBenton, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1984
This research asked secondary English teachers in England to rate in importance the reading and discussion of poetry and the writing of poetry in schools and to give reasons for their ratings. Teachers were also asked to note any problems they had with the teaching of poetry. Results are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Educational Research, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBenton, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1995
Surveys the reading and viewing habits of British teenagers. Discovers that, although U.S. horror fiction (R. L. Stine, Stephen King) tops the lists, a wide diversity exists among the less popular authors. Reveals marked gender differences in amount of time spent viewing videos, television, and computer games. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading
