Laboratories using animals were evaluated for their contribution to learning processes of students in introductory psychology courses. (RK)

Examples of how Empire State College in New York uses learning contracts together with first results of students' evaluation of their use.

Discusses the respective roles of rate of learning and level of cognitive development in determining intellectual performance in 156 normal and retarded children matched for mental age. (Author/LLK)

Reports a study attempting to measure the extent of the loss of knowledge of chemistry among physiology students, to determine the chemistry knowledge most frequently forgotten, and to devise a laboratory program to strengthen the chemistry background of the students. (EB)

Purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between locus of control and the issue of modeling and instructional effectiveness. Results indicated that modeling was an effective procedure. Internal-modeling subjects were more concrete than the internal-instructions subjects. (Author)

Subjects were seventh graders in Australia and indigenous ninth graders in Paupa, New Guinea. Results indicate the pattern of acquisition of interpretative skills was substantially the same for both groups of students, irrespective of their cultural backgrounds, providing cross-cultural evidence for the principle of hierarchical learning.…

The author describes by examples the type of coordination between mathematics and physics instruction that he feels must take place to enhance the learning of both subjects. (JP)

Research into teacher evaluation techniques has not provided conclusive answers due to a number of research problems, including the subjectivity of traditional teacher observation techniques and the lack of sensitivity of newer, more objective techniques. A five-year research project in California, the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES),…