Sixth graders learn how to conduct a survey in this problem-solving project. (Editor/SJL)

To encourage the interest in research and statistics of students in grades five and six in a rural school in Arkansas, the researcher and the elementary school principal investigated areas in which the students could participate in decision-making. Several possibilities emerged: quality of a good teacher, school awards and honors, school rules,…

Reports on a study to develop and test a short form reading attitude survey which could be readily used by classroom teachers. Results showed that most students hold favorable attitudes toward reading, and that the survey is reliable, quick, and simple to use. (RAE)

Designed to investigate the relationship between student and teacher attitudes concerning the study of mathematics and attitudes toward scientific and technical careers by sex and to provide inservice training in eliminating sex role stereotyping in the teaching of mathematics, a research project assessed students' mathematics achievement and…