Reminiscence, or an increase in retention scores from a short-to-long-term retention test, has been shown in some previous work to be a significant function of arousal. Previous studies of the effects of color versus black-and-white audiovisual presentations have generally used film or television and have found no facilitating effect of color on…

There are today some 5,000 languages and dialects in use throughout the world; in most instances, intercommunication among them ranges from difficult to impossible. This sourcebook of graphic symbols was compiled as a first step toward a basic means of communication through a system of universally recognizable symbols. The sourcebook is limited to…

This study relates excitatory and inhibitory personality variables of a heterogeneous group of severely retarded children to performance on a discrete trial, successive go-no-go intradimensional discrimination learning problem, which was followed by stimulus generalization tests on a color hue continuum and extinction trials. (GO)

Explains a demonstration that shows the additive nature of light using three overhead projectors. (GA)

Studies the link between the theory of the neurophysiology of color perception and Berlin and Kay's ideas on color linguistics and color perception. Two interpretations of studies of color terminology are shown, one supporting and one disproving the Whorf Thesis. (NCR)

Discusses two factors to consider in relation to the use of color and the design of computerized instructional materials: the purpose of using color in instruction and how the microcomputer, with its limitations, affects color use. Principles for the use of color are suggested. (Author/MBR)

Discusses use of computers in writing poetry, indicating that color graphics can free the poet from mundane mechanics and allow new possibilities of form in the writing of verse. Also discusses "The Electric Poet," a computer program which allows any author, teacher, or student to easily create animated color poems. (JN)

"An Investigation of First-Grade Spelling Achievement by Ronald L. Cramer also appears in this issue, pp. 230-37. (RD)

Several activities related to color are discussed. These include placing different colors on a disk which, while spinning, appears to be white. Also discusses complementary and primary colors. (JN)

Kindergarten pupils from six Mexican-Indian groups were shown colored textbook illustrations (paintings and photographs). There were no significant differences in comprehension between paintings and photographs, but there were perception differences by sex and between two ethnic groups, suggesting that children with different experiences perceive…

Discusses ZGRASS, a programing language designed for graphics production, especially for applications in education and training, and provides guidelines for people looking into a new computer graphics system. (CHC)

Attempts to determine what effect, if any, a color's hue or value has on the elementary school child's perception of apparent weight. (Author/RK)

Describes a joint venture between the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Department of Education in France that was created to allow students to do practical scientific work with the help of a CNRS researcher. Presents two practical projects done by students on organic polymers and on color. Concludes that this increases…

Presents an art lesson that teaches students to look closer at a work of art and to utilize art vocabulary to describe a picture. Discusses a student project in which students use "Dippity Dye" to create the background on which to draw fish and other sea life. (CMK)

Presents an art project used with fifth- and sixth-grade students in which they designed a door using clay. Explains that the students used mood to create a door for a specific person. States that this project teaches students how to express mood through their artwork. (CMK)