Discusses the pros and cons of national competency testing. (JMB)

Discusses four important issues influencing the current state of mathematics education: what should be taught, how to evaluate students' learning, the role of technology, and the preparation of prospective teachers. Provides a list of five questions to help administrators evaluate their schools' mathematics program. (MLH)

Stephen Tchudi, the author of the critique of Hirsch's article on cultural literacy, responds to Hirsch's reponse to his critique and asks: Who gets to define traditional content? (MD)

A training form is described which includes a majority of the questions and vocabulary words encountered by handicapped learners applying for entry level jobs. Use of the form will help students respond to common items in job applications. (CL)

Suggestions are offered for reteaching basic arithmetic facts to older students who have not mastered them. Suggestions deal with thinking strategies and generalizations and remediation is based on students' understanding of the operation under consideration. (CL)

Describes a study that was intended to determine the skill areas and skills that are generalizable within and across secondary-level vocational program areas and programs. Discusses limitations and implications of this study and makes recommendations for future research. (NRJ)

This book shares the author's experiences implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence in a small town, offering an understanding of why Core Knowledge has been such a positive experience for learners. As the book describes reasons for using the Core Knowledge Sequence, it substantiates them with authentic experiences from administrators, teachers,…

The perculiar educational needs of exceptional children demand teachers equipped with special skills. (CK)

Emphasizes that parents' reading to infants fosters interest in literature and provides foundation for basic reading skills. Titles of musical books, point-and-say books, touch and smell books, cardboard books, cloth books, plastic books, and early stories are provided. (Author/DB)

Briefly reviews developments during the 1970s in law and education concerning handicapped individuals; discusses adapting training programs to the needs of special learners, including basic skills, learning style, and social-economic factors; and describes ways of assessing current basic skills levels and preferred modes of learning of special…

Compares outcomes of the 1970 and 1977 weighted standardization samples for the subtests of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. On the whole, achievement appears to be consistent between tests for the fourth- and eighth-grade students and no one basic skill shows marked gains or losses. (Author/IRT)

Indicates that the movement toward minimal competency testing is widespread and growing but that its educational and social implications have yet to be evaluated. (TJ)

One way to improve the effectiveness of training programs is a four-step process that means getting back to basics: (1) assess employees' literacy; (2) sell basic skills training to management; (3) create trust; and (4) set up the program. (JOW)