Oberle's (1974) research examined the role model preferences of black and white youth and found that young blacks had different role models from white students; however, he did not examine whether place of residence was related to role model preference. This study extends Oberle's research by analyzing the relationship between place of residence…

Considers the pros and cons as to what has been gained from the move toward non-streaming over the past ten years. (Editor/RK)

The effects of peer modeling and adult instruction, singly and in combination, on the adoption of an advocated strategy for problem-solving and on subsequent speed and accuracy, were examined in school children who had reported high or low expectations of success on the problem-solving task (WISC Block Design). (Editor)

Reports on an investigation of the effects of interspersed adjunct questions on recall of fifth grade children classified as good or poor comprehenders. (AA)

Three forms of a symbol-digit substitution task were administered to 62 female and 96 male college students. Results support the theory that the superior performance of women over men on the Digit-Symbol Substituion subtest of the Wechsler scales is due to their greater ability to encode symbols verbally. (Author/JAC)

A directed forgetting task was used in an investigation of the conditions under which normal and educable mentally retarded junior high school students would disregard irrelevant information. Results showed that irrelevant information in memory interfered with the performance of only the retarded group, when given a minimal explanation of the…

Investigates the hypothesis that students scoring high on extroversion scales (HiE) would achieve a higher criterion test score having followed an unstructured teaching program while LoE Students would find a structured program more appropriate to their introvert personalities. Also considers the effects of teaching strategy on recall and learning…

Presents a chronological history of selected objectives for teaching biology in the high school of the United States during the period of 1918-1972. Analyses show (1) knowledge; (2) process; and (3) attitude and interest as the most important categories of objectives for secondary school biology teaching. (HM)

Examines assumptions underlying the classroom activities of teaching and of objective evaluation. Teaching and learning are continuous and contingent activities, but testing and grading proceed under correspondence assumptions. Thus, bureaucratic demands for objective and standardized evaluations are often incompatible with the contingencies of…

Providing contextual cues leads to more effective learning than depth of semantic processing activity. However, the positive effects of contextual cues are reduced when the subject must search for the theme during the learning activity, as opposed to having it presented before the passage. (CP)

Research has demonstrated that teacher beliefs influence the curriculum and instructional method. This model views the influence of teacher beliefs on the learning climate and assessment of students. (MFD)

This study was concerned with whether or not subjects rated as highly authoritarian demonstrate a significantly greater tendency to model neutral teaching behavior than do subjects who were rated as less authoritarian. Results indicated a significant relationship between ratings on the authoritarian variable and tendencies to model observed…

Review procedures for examinations were investigated by questionnaire in a group of first-year pre-clinical medical students. Their own notes were the preferred source of review material, and lectures were the main source of those notes. It is concluded that the students have a functional rather than inquiring approach to learning. (LBH)

Examines both educational and neurological literature in an attempt to assess the relevance of cerebral lateralization as presently understood to education. (Author/RK)