Psychometric information was obtained on the Longeot test, which measures aspects of formal thinking, from a sample of 884 high school science students in India taking a Hindi version of the test. The test version appears valid for these students and may be used to classify subjects into Piagetian developmental levels. (SLD)

The relationships between students' learning outcomes and their perceptions on a modified version of the My Class Inventory (MCI) were examined. MCI scales displayed satisfactory internal consistency and discriminant validity, and each MCI scale differentiated significantly between the perceptions of students in different classrooms. (Author/LC)

The GEON-Project (1973-80) was a teacher-oriented program to improve kindergarten education in certain Dutch schools. Teachers were trained in diagnostic and differentiated teaching methods to improve students' emotional and cognitive development. The summative program evaluation found improvement in intelligence test results, but student school…

Literature concerning achievement feedback is outlined with special attention to its effects on cognitive and affective characteristics of pupils. A quasi-experiment was carried out to assess the possible influence of written feedback occurring weekly and monthly, as well as teacher evaluation of pupils in comparison to self-evaluation. (PN)

Interviews and classroom observations were used to evaluate the Solutions unit of the MATAL Elementary Science Curriculum Project. Both techniques were found to contribute insightful information about the reasoning strategies and learning difficulties of the students. (BW)