The purpose of this study was to examine the perception, confidence and awareness levels of teachers to overcome the underrepresentation of English Learners in high ability programs in the State of Indiana. This was done by examining the status of teacher perception and confidence levels based on three levels of awareness: high ability…

A classic distinction in perceptual information processing is whether stimuli are composed of separable dimensions, which are highly analyzable, or integral dimensions, which are processed holistically. Previous tests of a set of logical-rule models of classification have shown that separable-dimension stimuli are processed serially if the…

Reaching for an object with a tool has been shown to cause a compressed perception of space just beyond arm's reach. It is not known, however, whether tools that have distal, detached effects at far distances can cause this same perceptual distortion. We examined this issue in the current study with targets placed up to 30m away. Participants who…

The purpose of this paper is to explore how and when verbal labels facilitate relational reasoning and transfer. We review the research and theory behind two ways words might direct attention to relational information: (1) words generically invite people to compare and thus highlight relations (the Generic Tokens [GT] hypothesis), and/or (2) words…

There is a strong emphasis on sensory perception and "hands-on" learning in the outdoor environmental education of children. In addition, normative concerns infuse children's environmental curricula, and in particular, the notion that environmental education is not a passive undertaking; when one appreciates the essential value of the…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF INCENTIVE MOTIVATIONAL CONDITIONS ON SELECTED ASPECTS OF PERCEPTION AND CONCEPT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE OF SLOW LEARNING, AVERAGE, AND BRIGHT CHILDREN. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE FOURTH-GRADE CHILDREN IN A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS ADMINISTERED THE TEST OF EDUCATIONAL ABILITY. CHILDREN…

The results of student perception of success and failure on exams and in courses indicated that most ethnic students viewed their own efforts (not their ethnic background) as the primary cause of their success or failure. (Author/AM)

Two groups of listeners learned to categorize a set of unfamiliar talkers by dialect region using sentences selected from the TIMIT speech corpus. One group learned to categorize a single talker from each of six American English dialect regions. A second group learned to categorize three talkers from each dialect region. Following training, both…

This study was designed to examine the epistemological beliefs about the nature of knowledge, views of intelligence and motivational perceptions. Two samples were drawn from two large urban high schools in the Southwest portion of the United States with large Hispanic/Latino student populations while a third was drawn from a majority Anglo student…

Based on the hypothesis that a major deterrent to women seeking enrollment in vocational programs is the attitudes and misunderstandings of secondary school girls regarding such programs, a study designed to identify and assess the attitudes, perceptions, understandings, and conditions for enrollment of adolescent girls in vocational programs was…

A research project investigated the effect which experience with simulation techniques had upon students' and teachers' affective perceptions of the teaching-learning process in which they were involved. Two hundred ninety-five eleventh grade students from Indiana public schools were divided into experimental and control groups for instruction in…

This study sought mainly to determine how needs perceived by Cooperative Extension specialists and Extension Home Economics influentials (largely homemakers) compare with perceptions by existing and potential extension Home Economics club clientele. Rank ordered perceptions of influentials and three other respondent groups (including 207…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the definitions, perceptions, and extent of poverty in what has been called an "average income" county in the midwestern section of the United States. The uniqueness of the study lies in the utilization of respondents' perceptions of poverty to establish a definition of poverty. The data is based…