A 4 x 4 factorial experiment was conducted with 152 college age volunteers to investigate the effects of different forms of mathemagenic information (algorithms, heuristics, attribute elaboration, and attribute isolation) on concept acquisition. Results showed that both definition and instance presentation had a significant effect on students'…

The product of a 1972 Dental Health Branch contract with the U.S. Public Health Service, this manual is designed to aid in the development of school fluoridation programs and presents: background information on general concepts relating to the action of fluoride on teeth; discussions dealing with community and school fluoridation studies; and the…

Reviewed is research pertaining to speechreading (lipreading) skills of the deaf and hard of hearing. (LS)

The basic strategy of this paper is to develop a general model for social system communication relations. It first describes the nature of domination and control and then goes on to propose rules as to how control systems deal with what is called communication stress. (Author/AM)

This is a brief look at the "value context" in which art programs operate. The author considers language encountered in discussions and policy statements, ideas about the relation of the individual and society, attitudes toward traditional and folk cultures, and toward cultural pluralism. (Author/RK)

Examines critically the most complete theory of the encoding processes involved in learning (Craik & Lockhart, 1972; Craik, 1973; Craik & Tulving, 1975), and puts forward some suggestions about the processes involved in retrieval. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to explore family-related objectives in income maintenance programs. (Author)

The thesis that knowledge falls into a limited number of logically distinct categories--the discipline thesis"--has been particularly influential in curriculum theory in recent years. Examines the implications of this thesis for mathematics and for curriculum design. (Author/RK)

Definitional problems surrounding the terms "hyperactivity" and "learning disabilities" cannot be fully resolved unless dimensions of behavior (intercorrelated core characteristics) can be independently identified that correspond in some way with these terms. This research utilizes a broad item pool supposedly related to learning disabilities and…

Takes an in-depth look at the probabilistic nature of human communication, i.e, the misinterpretation of the language-producer message by the language comprehender. Reviews the psycho-linguistic, linguistic and philosophical literature dealing with this aspect of language and demonstrates that this misinterpretation is related to a basic process…

Defines special-needs students, i.e., those who are exceptional, being either handicapped or gifted, and provides ten suggestions for educating these students effectively. (RK)

Makes a preliminary statement about "pastoral care" as a concept, structure and process in order to open the way for a critical theoretical and empirical appraisal of this phenpmenon. (Author/RK)