To improve study habits, one high school refers failing or barely passing students to an afterschool study session called Success Group. Students attend these supervised sessions until classwork or grades have improved. (MLH)

APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS FROM FIVE JUNIOR COLLEGES ANSWERED 100 QUESTIONS CONCERNING WHAT THEY FELT TO BE THE "IDEAL" STUDY FACILITY. ALTHOUGH THE STUDY REVEALED NO REAL CONSENSUS, MOST STUDENTS SEEMED TO PREFER A QUIET, PRIVATE, PLAIN, MODERATELY-SIZED AREA FREE OF TOBACCO SMOKE AND WITH ACCESS TO STUDY MATERIALS. THE SAME STUDENTS…

This report evaluates the Supported Study program, study centers designed to facilitate student achievement in elementary and secondary schools in the Strathclyde Region of Glasgow, Scotland. These centers are a place for students to work on their homework before or after school, with adult assistance available. The origins and purposes of…

Viewing the language laboratory as an educational resource with potential applicability in every area of study, the author sets forth four basic principles which prompt him to urge its wider use. They include: (1) the possibility for concentration in isolation, (2) student analysis of his own voice, (3) a variable learning rate, and (4) the…