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50 Years of ERIC
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House, Connie – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Presents a self-assessment quiz to use in determining if your school's program for gifted students is adequate. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Self Evaluation
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Presents a 10-question quiz based on court decisions reported from 1977 through 1979. Three areas are covered--student discipline, student searches, and student expression. Answers and explanations are given for each question. (IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline, Freedom of Speech, Search and Seizure
Newport, John F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
The experts on open education who responded to a questionnaire (included in the article) on seven components of teaching style in open education disagreed substantially. The majority of respondents disavow three elements commonly associated with open education: freedom of choice, student-initiated learning, and student-directed learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Elementary Education, Open Education, Questionnaires
Warming, Eloise O.; Baber, Elizabeth Coe – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
The authors present a 20-item inventory for textbook selection designed to supplement the Fry Formula or the Raygor Estimate readability tests. The authors argue that a harmonious relationship should exist between the text, its author, its intended readers, and the instructor. (Author/PGD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Readability Formulas
Callahan, Richard C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
A survey of 14 urban and 28 suburban junior high school students revealed little difference between them on their views of urban schools. Those views were often more favorable than expected. (IRT)
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, School Surveys, Student Attitudes