Ten- and 11-year-old boys and girls were taught to solve Inhelder and Piaget's pendulum problem and the results of the experiment replicated their expectation that unaided 10- and 11-year-olds do not often solve the pendulum problem. (Editor/RK)

The process of diagnosis in education is basically a process of needs assessment and of finding ways of meeting the needs of the learner thus identified. The model described suggests that the basis for this process is three elements: (a) the needs of the students; (b) structure of the learning program; (c) placement data regarding the individual…

The meanings and interrelationships of simulation, gaming, programed learning and educational technology are considered. Three criteria are put forward for ascribing meanings to such terms. Gaming and simulation are found to have distinct but compatible properties. Program learning and educational technology are viewed as a process, not a product.…

The study examined the effects of three self-instructional approaches of teaching diagnostic problem-solving. Two of the approaches attempted to stimulate student-equipment interaction via programmed and text instruction while a third approach utilized actual equipment. The equipment approach was superior to non-equipment simulation approaches.…

The lecture-script/assignment method can replace the lecture, freeing time for students' active participation in group discussion. (IR)

Partial ascription of blame for deviant behavior must be placed on the classroom teacher and parent who reinforce negative behavior by reacting to it. Severe criticism, threats, and cajoles reinforce antisocial behavior whereas praise reduces it. (Author/CG)

An alternative to homogeneous grouping, involving direct assessment of academic productivity and pre-training for group work, is illustrated by two experiments which used contingency management techniques to develop and maintain high rates of academic productivity in a group of two boys with school adjustment problems and in a larger group. (KW)