Reported are 254 citations of documents related to evaluation, learning, and research methodology in science and mathematics education. The documents included represent research reviews, conference reports, research reports, position papers, textbooks, manuals, speeches, and other types. Citations are categorized in alphabetical order by author,…

A study examined the effects of verbal and perceptual dimensions of individual differences in relation to the efficacy of two different kinds of modeling procedures in the acquisition of a teaching skill (analytic questioning). Aptitude tests for cognitive factors plus specially developed audiovisual tests were administered to 121 intern teachers…

Listed are journal articles and dissertations related to science and mathematics education for young children (mostly pre-school through primary grades). Each entry includes a short annotation indicating the contents and the type of article. The first section on science is divided into sub-sections dealing with: general topics (including behavior…

This handbook describes young children's interaction with people, particularly their mothers. Children from contrasting socioeconomic conditions were used as subjects, and descriptions of these six 3-year-olds in their homes are related in detail. The home observation excerpts deal with the effect of mothers' instructions and demonstrations on…

The study investigated the task performance of cerebral palsied children under conditions of reduced auditory input and under normal auditory conditions. A non-cerebral palsied group was studied in a similar manner. Results indicated that cerebral palsied children showed some positive change in performance, under conditions of reduced auditory…

This pamphlet is designed for adults who have any responsibility for children or youth that may create a need for an understanding of sex education. Chapter One discusses the nature of sex education, including attitudes, love, and sex education in present times. Chapter Two discusses assets of the adult sex education: (1) learning from one's own…

This booklet was written to help parents understand their teenagers. Chapter One discusses changes in teenagers, both physical and emotional. The importance of peer groups is discussed. The changes in the world since the parents were teenagers, are discussed in Chapter Two including: (1) the school and (2) the emphasis on planning for the future.…

This study tested the possibility of using the optimization techniques of the response surface model in maximizing the response to a concept learning task. A secondary purpose was the investigation of the extent to which findings from concept learning experiments in laboratory settings would generalize to the learning of types of concepts…

In preparation for a study of using interactive computer graphics for training, some current theorizing about internal and external, digital and analog representational systems are reviewed. The possibility is considered that there are two, overlapping, internal, analog representational systems, one for organismic states and the other for external…

The cognitive clarity theory may be stated quite simply and briefly: (1) Learning to read involved applying general intellectual abilities to the task. (2) Reading is usually a silent activity, and there are very few outward signs of what the behavior involves. (3) Children do not know the basic concepts involved in thinking about the tasks of…

This study investigated time in instruction, gain, and rate of learning across three modes of material presentation in a criterion-referenced individualized course of instruction. Two hundred fifty-six college students enrolled in an introductory educational psychology course were randomly assigned to one of three instruction modes of material…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive style and school learning among fifth-grade children. The findings indicated that cognitive styles are differentially related to school learning outcomes for both boys and girls after verbal and nonverbal intelligence have been taken into consideration. The results…

In recent studies, several structural variables have accounted for a good portion of the score variances on verbal problem solving tests. This study investigated changes in the variance accounted by structural variables on problem solving tests when subjects were given instruction to overcome the structural variable influence. Effects on subjects'…

The purpose of this study was to design a comprehensive and effective model for a secondary reading syllabus to be used in the educational institutions as controlled by the culturally different community. The model was designed on the basis of recommendations of experts representing the varying points of view of philosophy, sociology, psychology,…

An expanded abstract including statements of purpose, rationale, design and procedure, findings, and interpretations is given for 18 selected research articles. Following each, a short critical analysis is presented by a professional in the field. Among the research topics covered are achievement, attitudes, laboratories, error trends, and…