This research represents an attempt to look closely at the actions which children are expexcted to perform in the early stages of reading and writing when taught by systematic methods, containing a phonic ingredient. (Author)

An analysis of the written compositions of a national sample of 520 British school children was carried out using two measures: (1) writing productivity as measured by the composition length in words and (2) the mean minimal terminable unit (T-unit) length in words, a measure of syntactic maturity. (Editor)

Previous research has suggested that children are aware of changes in "orientation" prior to changes in "position" of objects as a function of an observer's viewpoint. Two question-asking studies investigated this finding relative to (a) changes in type of stimuli and (b) changes in response mode. (Editor/RK)

The comparison of data from two vocabulary-learning studies involving a total of 2,483 males and females in the fifth and sixth grades suggests that "common sense" decisions regarding the selection and assignment of learning materials may be ineffecient if not detrimental. (Editor)

The relationships between class of degree in psychology from one department and (a) interview ratings, (b) two adult intelligence tests, and (c) advanced-level examinations were examined in a sample of 145 students from four-year groups. (Editor)

Despite a recent revival of interest in written compositions of adolescents among British psycholinguists and educationists, quantitative data on their microstructures and correlates are scanty. Detailed information on developmental trends in prose writing abilities and on their interactions with cognitive and affective processes is essential for…

The present experiment was designed to seek further evidence concerning the possible role of retroactive interference in situations whereby students learn information made available in prose form. (Author)

Article investigates the hypotheses that persistent absenteeism is a greater problem in large schools than in small ones, and, as well, that large schools and schools in areas of socioeconomic hardship need to exclude more pupils on disciplinary grounds than small schools or schools in socially privileged areas. (Author/RK)

This paper reports a series of studies in the development of a Study Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) for use with university students. It attempted to determine optimal ways of combining SBQ item scores: by sorting people's responses to items (R-analysis), or by sorting items on the basis of how they discriminate between people (Q-analysis).…

Two experiments were conducted in which first-year students were asked to read a passage of prose under different conditions, chosen to represent realistic study strategies. (Editor)

In a study of play activities, 60 middle-class children ages 2.8-5.8 were tested on six object substitution tasks. Three dealt with puzzle games and three with pretence games. Results confirm Sliosberg's original contention that pre-school children discriminate between pretence and realistic games. (Editor/RK)

Repertory grids were used to monitor the development of student teachers' conceptions of their professional roles. (Editor)

When presented with abstract notions through the verbal media of books, newspapers, talks, TV and radio, people often produce quite erroneous generalizations. Describes a method of investigating such possible trends among young people and adults and reveals their extent in samples of graduates, undergraduates, adult education students and…

It was hypothesized that specific styles or verbal processing would be characteristic of 96 high school students drawn from different social class/sex groups. Such distinctive patterns of functioning, it was assumed, could be largely explained by earlier socialization experiences. Sex differences and six dimensions of verbal processing were…

A specific aspect of learning strategy (the extent to which 14 students developed their understanding on a broad or narrow front) was examined. Results support hypotheses predicting positive relationships between a broad strategy in learning, wide attention deployment, a flexible approach to problem-solving and cognitive complexity. Relationships…