This paper reports two experiments which examined processes involved in children's ability to solve class inclusion problems of the form, "Are there more A' (subclass) or more A (class)?" In the first experiment a total of 216 children in age groups 5, 7 and 9 years were placed in three conditions which were designed to distinguish…

The aim of this paper is to clear up some of the confusion that has developed around interpretations of Bernstein's concept of code-distribution. After a rapid review of the main dimensions of linguistic variation within a given society, with particular attention to sociolectal and register variation, 'codes' are examined and compared with…

Although methods for estimating item difficulty are abundant, little attention has been given to the psychological processes involved when a student responds to a single test item. Mastery of educational objectives is not proven when a student supplies the correct answer to items intended to test these objectives. The student's problem solving…

Empirical techniques are developed that may be used in conjunction with data stored in the Institutional Profile System to enhance present capabilities of assessing group structure in medical schools. Relevant literature is reviewed, and the institutionally descriptive data available for analysis and their manipulation into researchable formats…

This study, presented in three parts, investigated the effects of a group of single-concept instructional variables on the learning at an advanced level of attainment of taxonomy of behavior management concepts. The effects of presenting advance organizers and inserting within-text questions was also examined. The influence of the single-concept…

Analyzing the components of "successful" migration, this paper presents arguments based upon data derived from personal interviews and observations of French-Canadian and Cree Indian migrants living in a northern Quebec mining town. A comparison is made in terms of distance of place of origin and length of time in town for two…

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether success in the Science - A Process Approach (SAPA) process of classification designed for primary grade children is contingent upon the children's developmental level as defined by Piaget's theory. The investigators sought to determine whether children who had reached the concrete operational…

A procedure for using Guilford's structure of the intellect as the theoretical basis for a task analysis model is presented. It is reasoned that such a model would furnish a bridge between task analysis and test selection, and also a bridge between test selection and test validation. Such a mechanism might answer some of the Equal Employment…

Tape recorded interviews, loosely structured to elicit reactions to giving and receiving help, conducted in 118 low-income households in Yates County, New York, were analyzed for value statements. Value listings and categories were adjusted to accommodate the observed data. Noted were 35 positive and 17 negative values. Twelve combinations of two…

This study examined the role of visual and auditory presentation in memory encoding processes of 80 second-grade children, using the release-from-proactive-interference short-term memory (STM) paradigm. Words were presented over three trials within one of the presentation modes and one taxonomic category, followed by a fourth trial in which the…

The document provides a systematic analysis of curriculum in marketing, focusing on the design and evaluation of a vocational course in the distributive education curriculum. The core course, entitled basic marketing, was selected because marketing competencies are essential to every distributive education student. The following areas are…

The affective domain defines levels of behavior that pertain to feelings, emotions, attitudes, and values. The affective domain is important in the educational process because the way a child feels about himself as a learner may have a greater impact on his future development than his mastery of a particular skill or set of skills. Because the…

A study was conducted to examine the structure of leadership and the specific types of leaders as identified by attitudinal characteristics of individuals or groups of leaders. A 7-county development Federation in South-central Montana was studied. A pre-structured interview schedule containing 93 questions was administered to 102 leaders.…

Based on information derived from research resumes of the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), this inventory of rural development research in the Southern States is part of the Southern Rural Development Center's effort to establish a base of knowledge on rural development and to point to gaps in…

The basis of perception is found in the sensory experiences of an individual. Cognition, in turn, may be thought of as organized perceptions. Hence, diagnosis of learning disabilities should start with an assessment of the sensory skills in order to gain insight into the probable perceptual and cognitive problems involved in learning. The taxonomy…