Briefly describes Phases I and II of the pilot-test of a model case review system for children in foster care, Concern for Children in Placement, launched in 1974 in a number of courts around the country. (BR)

Presents six teaching functions: daily review, presentation of new material, conducting guided practice, providing feedback and corrections, conducting independent practice, and weekly and monthly review. Also discusses two additional areas: teaching in small steps, and teaching "ill-structured" areas. (CT)

This study focused on the review process before social studies testing. The students involved in the study were 71 13 and 14-year olds and came from predominantly middle to upper class social status in a Knoxville, Tennessee suburb. The influence of an interactive review based on the quiz show "Jeopardy" was compared with that of a "seatwork"…

In two experiments, researchers investigated whether the advantages of studying graphic organizers over outlines for learning text structure and transfer from a chapter-length text are restricted to study sequences that use delayed, rather than immediate, review. In the first of these studies, reported here, 89 undergraduates studied 1 of 3 sets…

Presented in part at Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Boston, Mass., May 1969. (IR)

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of note taking and reviewing on learning from text. The findings supported the encoding function of note taking and demonstrated that unguided elaboration hindered performance on teacher-made tests. (Author/GK)

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the influence of review on children's delayed retention of prose passages. Results indicated repetition of the original learning experience was the most effective review treatment. (Author/DB)

Reviewing one rule of grammar at the beginning of each class period and requiring each student to create three new sentences with the rule provides a routine at the beginning of English class that is effective as a time-saver for the teacher and a learning device for the student. (RL)

Suggests helping students prepare for a test on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" by having them adapt verses of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" with key elements and incidents from the play. (RL)

A list is provided of common errors and weaknesses in metric materials produced for use in the schools. (MK)

Reviews library services to the elderly, noting in particular the areas and responsibilities of library involvement, the resources that are available for planning programs, and the variety of programs offered by individual libraries, including bookmobiles, courses, and outreach programs. (JD)

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the comparative effects of two homework study methods on the acquisition and maintenance of social studies content. Thirty-two students (grades 5 and 9) scored higher on next-day quizzes when using a structured reading worksheet study method compared to a standard review questions study method. (Contains…

Comparison of the National Board Examination performance of dental students who did and did not participate in a review course found that the course was most effective in areas covered during the greatest number of terms, were presented most recently, or had the least number of topics in the examination. (MSE)