The relevancy of Mother Goose to ghetto children. (RM)

Study results cast doubt on the validity of a currently popular notion that ghetto children learn more readily when instruction is presented in familiar dialect. More study is needed before accepting Dialect as a language of instruction for black children. (Author)

Presents the application of knowledge in the physical sciences to biological science problems, including those in the behavioral sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Examples are presented in the areas of molecular psychology and theoretical biology, besides the principal genetic discussion. (RR)

With special emphasis on the implications of research findings, issues related to play and learning in general are examined and related to information about the play of handicapped children. Concluding remarks focus on the issue of whether handicapped children can be helped to optimal development through play. (RH)

Results are presented which suggest that the learning occurring between two sections of the Group Embedded Fiqures Test is independent of the order in which the sections are worked. (Author/GK)

Explores a variety of ways that research into the learning of values can influence values education. Five generalizations and implications are presented. Conclusions show that more is known about what is ineffective in values education than what is effective. (CK)

Mildly retarded, equal MA, and equal CA individuals (total N=30) viewed tachistoscopic presentations of single element displays under a backward visual masking paradigm. The data revealed that, under minimal load conditions, the internal cue-selection component of selective attention for mildly retarded Ss is comparable to that of the nonretarded…

Argues that training improves whenever the trainer keeps the focus learner-centered instead of egocentric, and that the learner's literacy competency and the training objective are the two variables that should determine which training presentation mode to select. A model showing these interrelationships is presented. (Author/JD)

Suggestions are made for more effective tutoring, ranging from specific actions one may take to more general philosophical viewpoints. (MP)

Gives reasons why the lecture is a valuable teaching method; discusses how to improve lectures, and what lectures can accomplish. (MLH)