Sections 1 and 2 reports on two research studies carried out by the authors, section 3 is a series of abstracts of other research studies stimulated by the authors and section 4 is an appendix containing the instructional materials, tests, raw data, and other items of interest. In the first study the concept "trochaic meter" was taught to 180…

A research and development effort undertaken to test the hypothesis that concept-learning techniques should be used to teach sophisticated vocabulary concepts is described in this report. The first section provides background information. Specifically, it reviews the need for and the current state of vocabulary development instruction; delineates…

Notes that Markle's (April 1975 issue of this journal) summary of the current state of research regarding concept teaching conveys a major misconception and omits a major conception. (Author/AM)

Discusses some aspects of science history and educational theory to support the idea that concept learning is the most important objective in the design of effective biology instruction. (MLH)

This research examined instructional conditions that underly the learning and retention of a group of three related concepts represented in a taxonomy of behavior management concepts. (Editor/RK)

Assesses the ability of preschool children to attain an unverbalized concept of category" when subordinate skills were directly trained. (Author/CP)

This paper outlines two alternate ways in which concepts are acquired, known as "top down" and "bottom up". "Bottom up" refers to learning the members of a category and then extracting their similarities or differences, the rule or criterial attributes used to make the categorization. In the "top down"…

Reported is a preliminary effort at the development of a lesson-writing paradigm. Changes in the verbal behavior of seventh-grade pupils during their study of the first eight chapters of Volume 1 of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS, 1968) were related to the frequency of occurrence of the concept words in the instructional material.…

Attempts to determine if the measurement of young children's learning is enhanced when the modality used in the testing is congruent with that employed in the instructional phase. More specifically, does a test consisting of words for objects provide a valid index of pupil growth when a different medium is used in the teaching of a specified…

Reported is a study to determine the proper sequencing of the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) on the basis of structure-of-intellect (SI) abilities, provide science teachers with some insight into the kinds of instructional strategies that could be used and help the teacher decide on the timing of particular…

Teacher enthusiasm has long been considered an important teacher behavior. However, when 52 first graders were divided into three groups and taught about environmental pollution by the same teacher exhibiting three degrees of enthusiasm, little difference was found. Students taught with a medium level of enthusiasm did perform slightly better. (IS)

Theory and research background regarding the teaching of concepts are presented. Procedures are given in detail on how a concept can be analyzed in order to aid in teaching and preparing instructional materials. Nine processes of science drawn from a published elementary science curriculum ("Science: A Process Approach") are treated as concepts…

A course in macro economics, designed to teach economic concepts and to improve student attitudes toward the discipline, is described. It is divided into 10 weeks of core study, using a self-instructional package, and 4 weeks for student options. Objectives of the core study are application of economic concepts to current events, feedback through…

While previous research has demonstrated a correspondence between measures of instructional content and psychological structure due to learning, this research report examines whether individual learner differences affect this correspondence. Individuals of the field independence psychological structure were expected to impose greater structure and…

Robert Gagne's model as presented in "The Conditions of Learning" (1970) is modified, extended, and used to form a logical model applicable to planning and teaching the social studies. It is used to develop planning procedures and to sequence instructional activities consistent with attaining complex levels of student learning. Sample…