Basic computational problems admit several different solution algorithms. A student's choice of method may be related to personal characteristics which also bear on his ability to learn other mathematical techniques and theories. (SD)

Part 4 of a series on Art Education for the Disadvantaged Child. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, February 1965), and also appears in "Studies in Deprivation, July 1968.

Research supported by OEC-5-10-297 and by National Science Foundation Grant No. GP-5114.

Abstracts of most of the papers presented at the 55th annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), held at the Abbey, Lake Geneva, WI, April 5-8, 1982 have been collected in this publication. Papers relate to such topics as teacher education: preservice and inservice, cognitive development, research…

This publication contains abstracts of papers presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11-13, 1980. Papers relate to research techniques, learning, cognitive development, instruction, science curriculum, teacher education (preservice, inservice)…

This study examines the relationships among oral, visual, and a combination of oral and visual presentational stimuli; concrete or abstract types of content; and high or low verbal learner ability. The 248 third grade students either heard a short story, watched pictures showing the same short story, or heard and watched a combination of the oral…

The study described evaluated the reach and impact of 25 Tele Pour Tous Television for Everybody) programs on water and related issues which were broadcast by the Ivorian Out of School Television (OSTV) project in April-December 1975. This report discusses the relevance of the topic as a theme for an adult education TV program series, describes…

Utilizing data derived from 277 rural, male respondents initially enrolled in Lenawee County, Michigan high schools, the Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was employed to test the hypothesis that locus of control will have interactive rather than additive effects on the process of status attainment. Locus of control was defined as…

The abstracts and critical analyses of research in this document were prepared and compiled to add to the fund of information on the effects of hand-held calculators on achievement and learning. Since many persons find it difficult to secure original copies of all research studies, the expanded abstracts should provide specific information…

The teacher inservice program described here focuses on concept formation and aims at showing teachers how to help students to develop their own organization of data into groups or categories for descriptive purposes. The goals of the program are to help teachers to carry out with their students the four stages and activities in the concept…

NINTH GRADE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FIRST-YEAR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IN TWENTY-SEVEN NEW YORK SCHOOLS MADE UP THE SAMPLE. TEACHERS WERE CONTACTED BY MAIL, SUPPLIED WITH THE MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND DID THE ACTUAL ADMINISTERING OF THE TREATMENTS. INTACT CLASSES WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THREE CONDITIONS. GROUP 1 RECEIVED PROGRAMED…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TASK ANALYSIS APPROACH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING WAS STUDIED. SPECIAL SPANISH MATERIALS DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT INVOLVING 1,000 STUDENTS CONSISTED OF PROGRAMED HOMEWORK FOR EACH LESSON, A STUDENT TEXT OF READING MATERIALS, AND A DETAILED SET OF LESSON PLANS FOR THE TEACHER. AMONG THE TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS OF THE STUDY…

Research from 1955 to 1960 was reviewed regarding class size, general methods of teaching, problem-oriented approaches to teaching, and directed learning. The examination of effectiveness of teaching suggests: (1) that the critical factor is not class size as such, but the nature of the teaching as it effects learning; (2) that there is little…

The study examines the learning and personal experiences of college students in three geography courses. A major objective is to ascertain the personal meaning of the course, as denoted by the way students define the course experience, their learning, and its relation to later experiences. An additional objective is to develop a model for…

A study to determine the relationship of a teacher's characteristics and experience to a learner's cognitive attainment of law-related content is discussed. Over 1,000 learners and 57 teachers who had participated in a Law in a Changing Society Workshop provided data for the study. The workshop provided participants with law-related materials and…