The Army hired the Center for Instructional Development and Evaluation at the University of Maryland to design a system of individualized self-paced literacy lessons for military trainees. The Space Time Army Reconnaissance System is structured according to Gagne's model of instructional events and capitalizes on its audience's interest in video…

Indicates that responsibility for literacy occurs at both the preschool and adolescent years, that the experiences of students are being valued and built upon as well as being enriched by a variety of literary models, and that the interwoven nature of writing and reading is becoming a major ingredient in classrooms. (EL)

Reports on school research identifying and setting priorities for essential skills needed by the end of primary school to enable students to function effectively in Australian society. (MD)

The article evaluates current knowledge about instructional use of computers with young children and suggests priorities for their use with mildly handicapped children, specifically delivery of highly motivational, speed-oriented practice on basic academic skills in reading and math. Examples of currently available software are presented and…

Proposes as a follow-up to an article on controlled composition for basic writers a necessary bridge between strict copying and independent composing. (HTH)

Research and curriculum development projects have investigated ways to make teaching and learning basic facts easier. Reseach results and implications from four major projects are presented. Ten specific guidelines are then given and illustrated by examples from addition. Modifying instructional sequence and matching learning tasks with learning…

Describes the Jefferson County Primary Integrated Curriculum program. Developed as an interdisciplinary curriculum, the program allows primary students to work holistically. The article includes Learning Units. (MD)

Argues that the problems of achieving educational excellence are more complex and difficult than envisioned by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. (RH)

Discusses research related to assessment data for vocational-technical programs and categories skills as basic, transferable, and generalizable. Use of generalizable skills can identify functional learning abilities and problems of students in those programs. (JOW)

Minimum competency testing in Louisiana emphasizes individual needs (as delineated in the indiviualized education program) regardless of special education classification. Nine format/procedural modifications are allowed on the Basic Skills Test, including braille editions and extended time. Test administration and score reporting may also be…

Whether open education is an old friend in new dress or a radical take-off to success remains to be judged through appropriate research. Reassurances are made that open education has the same (and better) goals than does the traditional approach. (Editor/RK)

Certain states and local districts are setting up performance criteria a student must meet before he can graduate from high school. (IRT)

The need for basic mathematics courses in community colleges, topics to be covered in these courses, and approaches to these topics are discussed. (DT)

A mathematics contest involving competition between high school remedial mathematics classes is described. (DT)