Training in Teaching for Higher Order Thinking (THOT), a 12-week training program, resulted in substantial increases in THOT performance by middle school teachers (N=4), but it did not affect performance levels on essential skills (performance related to student achievement and conduct). Implications for teacher training and teacher evaluation are…

Investigated relationship between perceived parental sexual communicator style and adolescent sexual behavior and information accuracy. College students (N=234) provided such information across three time frames (junior high school, high school, college). Found significant relationships between perceived parental sexual communicator styles and…

Forty-nine day care center teachers rated the importance of certain behaviors/skills in the successful performance of handicapped young children in day care. Communication skills were rated as the most important, followed in order by independence, social interaction, compliance to rules/routines, and preacademic skills. (JDD)

Examines the extent to which kindergarten pupil and teacher behaviors during administration of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills--Early Primary Battery may compromise the meaningfulness and usefulness of the test scores. Although extensive variability in behavior was observed, most teachers followed directions exactly and most pupils encountered no…

Fifteen elementary education teachers received training in mainstreaming; the experimental teachers and 15 controls were subsequently observed interacting with mainstreamed and matched comparison pupils. Findings revealed that: training modified attitudes toward mainstreaming by experimental teachers; and experimental and control teachers did not…

Reports on the results of a questionnaire survey of teachers' attitudes towards 16 selected undesirable behaviors carried out in all of the 79 state primary schools in Malta and Gozo. Ranks the behaviors indicated. Finds that the teacher's sex was a significant moderator of attitudes towards a number of behaviors. (KO)

The process and impact of a self-responsibility model for delinquency-prone youth, 10 fourth-grade boys, was investigated using a variation of the case study method. Students participated in a 6-week special physical education program. Results suggest the model caused some affective, behavioral and knowledge changes in the boys. (IAH)

The fit of the 3-parameter model on data from tests of cognitive ability was compared to the fit of the Ability Removing Random Guessing model of M. I. Waller (1973). Three cohorts of about 1,000 children (fourth, seventh, and tenth graders) each were administered examinations in 11 content areas. (SLD)

Examined sexuality and contraceptive knowledge of inner city middle school adolescents (N=116) from minority groups who participated in a free physical examination program. Differences by gender, race, and ethnicity were found. The findings suggest trends and implications for school counselors. (NB)

Examined effects of functional marriage and family course on female undergraduates' masturbatory attitudes and behaviors. Subjects completed questionnaires during course and two years later. Control group also completed questionnaires. Course respondents became substantially more accepting of masturbation by acquaintances and were more likely to…

This article examines the extent to which the lifestyles of young people are affected by health and fitness considerations. An analysis of data from 3253 Health Related Behavior Questionnaires, completed by fourth-year secondary school pupils is presented. (IAH)

Results are presented of an extended case study of a Dutch teacher confronted by severe discipline problems, who, with the help of a teacher educator, changed the disorder of her classroom to a good working atmosphere. This article analyzes the pupil-teacher interaction during this change, from a systems communication perspective. (IAH)

Naturalistic observation was used to investigate the occurrence of behaviors reflecting social competence and information processing in problem solving within educational computing environments. Forty-eight first and third graders were observed working in pairs on the computer. Findings indicate that a LOGO programing environment is superior to…

A study of 152 teacher preparation students, at three different training levels, found that students considered social defiance behaviors (destructiveness, aggression, disobedience) by pupils less tolerable, more controllable by the child, more costly, and more likely to be managed with restrictive behavior than social immaturity behavior…

Family structure, student gender, and family environment were related to academic performance and school behavior in a study of 96 boys and 123 girls in the eighth grade. Together, gender, family structure, family conflict, and encouragement accounted for about 18 percent of the variability on performance and behavior. (SLD)