This study was initiated to evaluate a Kindergarten unit on the environment and associated pollution problems. The research design was a modified rotation design, permitting each group to act both as a control and experimental group. Two groups (each involving 17 students) were used in the study. The data indicated that many Kindergarten children…

The article states that television has become a potent influence on learning because it suggests, through commercials and programs, that problems can be resolved instantly, and thus shapes viewers' perceptions of reality. (CD)

A set of learning outcomes for an Instructional Programmer training program is presented along with a description of a project undertaken to develop the program and an information system for operational accountability. (Author)

Derives the magnetic field as a function of position between two capacitor plates during discharge with the use of the integral form of Ampere's law and real currents only. The displacement current must be included to obtain the same result for arbitrary choices of contours. (Author/GA)

The rather specific, standardized notion of what knowledge is and what its uses are is explored. Then a comparison is offered between the contemporary and older views of knowledge, and the nature and usefulness of the humanities are noted. (Author/LBH)

Support for a model of mathematical understanding is given which urges teachers to help students to formalize and check their intuitive ideas. (MN)

Use of nonbook media in schools is valuable because some content is best communicated, and some learning tasks are best accomplished through one or a combination of such media. Some learning environments and students may require use of a particular medium for more effective learning. Nonprint media has high motivational power. (Author/MBR)

Describes a new publication of a report prepared by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Environmental Improvement. This is a new version that updates a 1969 report and contains additional material and expanded recommendations. (GA)

A correlational study of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities was conducted with 111 children (mean age of 5 years). (Author)

A discussion of the Model Preschool Screening Program for educationally at-risk children includes a description of the screening tools and publicity used, the pilot project conducted prior to its implementation, and the actual implementation of the program. (CM)

College teachers, students, and noncollege adults participated in a study in which they were asked to predict the behavior of college students given an absurdly easy quiz in a sociology class. The study examines the perceptions of student roles in the classroom. (Author/JR)

Feedback does not facilitate retention if it is highly available to the learner before he responds, or if the learner finds the material very difficult. Varying the amount of time passed between response and feedback--the Delay Retention Effect--is discussed. (MV)

A sample of 34 infants participated in 3 experiments designed to determine whether experience with response-contingent stimulation would enhance an infant's subsequent learning performance. (Author/JMB)

Commends cognitive studies for extending our understanding of alcohol use and abuse. The role of vicarious learning and efficacy and outcome expectations in the development, maintenance, and prevention of drinking, is stressed. Reinterpreted concepts of craving and loss of control as well as models of relapse and prevention treatment strategies,…

Examined the relationship between several aspects of perceived life satisfaction and the extent to which one possesses attitudes and skills associated with self-direction in learning in older adults (N=64). Results suggest that self-directed learning and life satisfaction may be linked in a way that offers implications for improving quality of…