Examines the influence of gender, reading level of student, and source of data on science concept formation and retention. Results indicate that reading level of students does influence science concept formation and retention, but gender and source of data (method of instruction) do not. (MA)

Music education supplementary material, presented in workbook form, for elementary grade students is designed to accompany "A New Introduction to Music Course." Emphasis is upon introducing students to staff notation and music symbols, and upon writing supplementary percussion parts. Included in the booklet are a number of music parts,…

The study undertook to teach and fix the reading of meaningful symbols (hiragana, the Japanese syllabary alphabet, and kanji, Chinese characters) to a mildly retarded 7 year old Japanese boy. The phonological method was used to teach hiragana and pictures were used to teach kanji. Behavior modification using reinforcement and time out was…

To assess the importance of visual attributes relative to acoustic and semantic attributes in children's encoding, a 64-item recognition test was administered to first- and sixth-grade children. Recognition items were linedrawings of simple objects accompanied by aural labels. By manipulating the picture, label, and referent in various…

Stressing language development as the prime component of all learning, this resource book presents suggestions to teachers to aid them in developing children's descriptive language. Basic to the described activities is the concept that vocabulary development is essentially concept development, requires a variety of experiences, and results from…

Harvard Project Zero provides a series of technical research reports which study artistic creation and comprehension as a means toward better art education. The emphasis of the research is to improve art education through a better psychological understanding of symbol systems and media of art and through better understanding of the perceptual,…