Dr Janet Gale, Lecturer in Educational Technology of the Open University Institute of Educational Technology, has selected four articles which she thought might be of interest to readers ofMedical Teacher.Her personal comments appear at the end of each reviewPreparation for Lifelong Learning‘Toward independent learning: curricular design for assisting students to learn how to learn' Neame, R. L. B. and Powis, D. A.Journal of Medical Education1981;56:886–893.A Caring Curriculum‘Curricular strategies for reducing examination anxiety' Feletti, G. I. and Neame, R. L. B.Higher Education1981;10:675–686.Teaching with Computers‘Computer simulation programs in problem-oriented medical learning at the University of Limburg' van Kan, R. M. H. and Struyker Boudier, H.Computers and Education1982;6:153–158.Evaluating Videotape used in Assessment‘Videotaped case histories in the final MB (psychiatry) examination at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College' Jolly, B.Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine1981;4:123–126.