This study was directed to the hypothesis that on a test of vocabulary definition children of non-manual and manual fathers would differ progressively with age in total number of vocabulary responses and in number of abstract-type responses. (Author/RK)

The terms goals, objectives, and functions are differentiated and classified based on the particular meanings each term represents in the field of education. The importance of understanding the distinctions is emphasized. (EC)

In the present study, the development of the ability to differentiate among various kinds of word meaning was explored with children from the eighth and eleventh grades as subjects. (Editor/RK)

Describes additions and changes to the official SI (International System) of units, including two new prefixes, exa and peta, and two new units, becquerel as a unit for activity, and gray as a unit for joules per kilogram. (MLH)

This research attempted to answer the question of why play is enjoyable and drew on the personal experiences of a variety of people for its conclusions. (RK)

Author attempted to enlighten the public to the pitfalls of psychotherapy and put the burden of credibility upon the psychotherapist to show that their work is better than no treatment at all. (RK)

A psychosynthetic model of personality was presented as well as several inferences for an eclectic but systematic approach to psychotherapy which embraces a variety of methods, can be ordered in a reasonable sequence, and used within a therapist-client relationship which is existentially structured. (Author/RK)

The "quantum jump" is the jump from outdoor education and conservation education to the broader and somewhat different concept of environmental education. (JC)

This paper will examine the use of software environments and dynamic visualization in mathematics education. This examination will be based on theoretical papers and research reports from substantial literature on visualization. How the term "visualization" is used in mathematics education field is also discussed. The thesis of this…

Article investigated how we can achieve an openness to the arting situation which does not impose in advance our own categories upon it. (Author/RK)

Authors believed that sharper definitions of open education can keep the current movement authentic to its early consensus ideals while avoiding dogma, orthodoxy, discipleships: charisma, and latter-day carpetbagging. (Author/RK)

In this article, Richard Barwell comments on "Mathematics as Social: Understanding Relationships between Home and School Numeracy Practices," [Baker, Street, and Tomlin 23(3)]. In their article, Baker, Street, and Tomlin give an example of a numeracy event, in which Aayesha, a young informant from a South Asian background, counts on her…

This column examines the term "variable rules," which accounts for patterning in language. Variable rules can show variation in the structural description and/or in the process involved in the rule. (SW)

The paper reviews the literature of the last 25 years to determine the accepted definitions of giftedness, underachievement, and gifted underachiever. The evolution of the concepts of giftedness and underachievement is recounted and various definitions are compared. The paper describes an attempt made to locate, by further review, useful…

This ERIC Digest explores factors that affect creativity in children and techniques for fostering this quality. The need to study creativity and the definition of creativity within a developmental framework are also discussed. Six ways adults can encourage children's creativity are listed. It is pointed out that adults can encourage creativity by…