Highlights developments in technology related to instruction. States that social studies educators can reverse the low priority of technology by increasing the awareness of technology applications and engaging a dialogue on the social consequences of technology trends. Discusses five themes to include in K-12 social studies. (CMK)

Presents the assessment and grading practices of 19 mathematics classes in five high schools in three states. In each class the most frequently used assessment tools were tests and quizzes, with these determining approximately 77% of students' grades. In 12 classes other forms of assessment such as written projects or interviews were also used.…

Reports on the results of the reform curriculum of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project's elementary curriculum, Everyday Mathematics, for third-grade students. Results included the fact that only 2% of UCSMP students failed to meet state goals. UCSMP students also scored well in all mathematical areas including number skills and…

Review of recent educational research compares academic outcomes of poor rural students and poor urban students and explores rural community characteristics and rural school characteristics that may affect students' opportunity to learn. Information specifically on poor rural students, schools, and communities is sketchy, unfocused, and not…

Examines and illustrates how classroom-based factors can shape students' engagement with mathematical tasks that encourage high-level mathematical thinking and reasoning. Among the factors influencing students are classroom norms, task conditions, teachers' instructional dispositions, and students' learning dispositions. (AIM)

Reviews the research on sightsinging instruction and achievement in the secondary choral ensemble and the variables related to student success at both the group and individual level. Explains that research on instructional time, methods, materials, and achievement will be divided into descriptive and predictive studies. (CMK)

Examines the membership of the Music Supervisors National Conference/Music Educators National Conference (MENC) from 1912-1938 in relation to general population, number of teachers, teacher salaries, education spending, MENC division, distance to convention sites, gender, and the biennial convention plan. Discusses the findings, conclusions, and…

Investigates the relationship of psychomotor skills instruction on student attitudes in grades 4-6 towards singing and general music instruction. Finds females have more positive attitudes, interest declines as grade-level increases, group vocal instruction may produce more positive attitudes, and a positive relationship between liking to sing in…

Extends a theoretical analysis of type IV music instruction, reviewing the assumptions on which the analysis is predicated. Examines three theoretical cases of music instruction in type IV teacher-student-student triads: (1) identical expectations and preferences; (2) different preferences and identical expectations; and (3) different preferences…

Examines the personal and professional qualities of a well-respected music educator in order to understand what makes a music educator exemplary. Discovers four themes: (1) high-level verbal and non-verbal language; (2) routines and organization provides the framework for artistry in teaching; (3) humor; and (4) quality environment is conducive to…

Investigates the effects of a 2-year peer teaching laboratory experience on the professional teacher role development of undergraduate instrumental music education majors. Explains that responses from the three subjects reveal progress in taking on the role and title of "teacher," revealing limitations of the peer-teaching setting. Discusses the…

Considers the first three decades of the Council for Research in Music Education in the School of Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, focusing on the origins and development of the Council and its research journal, "Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education." (CMK)

Explores the definitions of "good" teaching held by four student teachers in instrumental music. Reveals that their definitions of good teaching were influenced by the university music education courses, but, because of the strength of prior beliefs, each one learned a different version of what was taught. Addresses considerations for practice and…

Identifies and describes children's in-action mental model of their own learning, which was inferred from the observation of children's behaviors when learning a song. Explains that the mental model is made up of musical organizations and learning strategies, each on two levels, large-scale and detailed. (CMK)

Investigates fourth-grade students' achievement following a model unit on American Indian music that utilized four different instructional approaches. Suggests implications for instruction with American Indian music regarding instructional approach, authenticity of instrument materials, learning from a native guest artist, and music teacher…