Current publications tend to omit or present scant information about the past and present achievements of Black American women in the visual arts. The purpose of this document is to justify the need for including more Black female achievers in more visual arts publications. As a result of this increased inclusion, the psychosocial function of role…

This is the 12th annual listing of research on mathematics education. The research noted is alphabetically organized by author(s) within the following three categories: (1) research summaries; (2) journal-published reports; and (3) dissertation abstracts. Grade or age level is indicated for each reference. Included in the listing are studies in…

Expanded abstracts and critical analyses are given for each of 17 research articles. Six articles are concerned with evaluating methods of instruction, two deal with student achievement in mathematics, one is concerned with classroom interaction and one with class size, four investigate learning and learning hierarchies, and three articles focus…

Female sports stars featured in this annotated bibliography have excelled in a variety of sports, often overcoming prejudice and discrimination because of their gender or race. Nine general works and 41 works focusing on 28 individual athletes are cited. (SLD)

This paper presents an overview of current research on causal attributions for success and failure with a focus on theoretical developments since the Weiner et al (1971) paper and applications which have been made using this theoretical model. Theoretical advances include more sophisticated measurement of causal attributions, applications of the…

Success may be conceptualized within five major domains: academic, aesthetic, social, physical, and moral. The five domains may be further considered either within an individual or a societal dimension, depending on which party principally benefits. Finally, success can be further subdivided into two models; one being competitive, which is termed…

This publication reviews the recent literature on female achievement orientation. It discusses theories of achievement motivation and includes a brief statement on sex-role stereotypes. It also gives specific attention to the ways in which sex-role ideologies and expectations affect female achievement, and examines antecedents of female…

This literature review focuses on determining the psychological variables related to problem solving and presents arguments for self-correcting manipulatives as a media for teaching problem solving. Ten traits are considered: attitude, debilitating anxiety, self-concept, orderliness, set, confidence, impulsive/reflective thinking, concentration…

This document is a bibliographic collection of references listed alphabetically by author, but not otherwise categorized. The final two pages list by title those documents where no individual author is credited. In addition to mathematical anxiety, attitudes, and sex differences in achievement and participation, a few documents deal with…

Contained in this publication are seven items pertaining to the PMDC testing program: (1) scale and test administration directions for grade 1 and (2) for grade 2, (3) description of Hollingshead Socioeconomic Index, (4) School Profile and Class Profile Questionnaires, (5) master record forms, (6) pupil score sheet and report on the preliminary…

This paper is presented by the Educational Leadership Council of America, a group that shares a desire to promote personalized environments in which successful experiences are possible for all. In this publication, the authors present a review of the literature related to the effects of success upon personal development. The Council believes that…

This bibliography relates the various experimental studies done in elementary school science. Every attempt was made to provide a bibliography that is as comprehensive as possible. Only a selected number of the publications put out by the projects themselves are listed. Bibliographical information is provided for obtaining a continuous source of…

Research dealing with specific aspects of individualized mathematics programs is summarized in this paper. Some explanations for the failure of self-pacing to result in superior achievement are examined. Studies dealing with student-teacher interaction in individualized programs are cited. Research with implications for new directions for…

The motive to avoid success (M-S) is a stable personality disposition acquired early in life in conjunction with sex role standards which acts as an inhibiting factor in achievement motivation. Horner (1968) postulates that many women experience anxiety in competitive situations and learn to fear success because of its incongruence with the…

An annual annotated listing of research on mathematics education is presented. The research is organized alphabetically by author(s) within three categories (research summaries, journal-published reports, and dissertation abstracts). Grade and age levels are indicated for each reference. An index of general topics is appended to help readers…