Presents a paper that relates human behaviors, such as pleasure, pain, learning, and speech to specific anatomical areas of the brain. (MLH)

Special Libraries Association Annual Conference report. (Author)

Discusses a unit on technical writing which was taught as part of a high school composition course. (DD)

Examines some of the trends in the human potential movement as they came out in a conference. (IRT)

The effect of research article length, format, and technical quality upon practicing counselors' receptivity to research material was examined. It was found that none of the predictor variables significantly affected scores of counselor receptivity in any consistent direction or between articles of different content. (Author)

Describes a nontraditional approach to reporting student progress via narrative report cards. The teacher-developed form used by three Tuscaloosa, Alabama, elementary schools is practically blank, allowing teachers to put student information into list or paragraph formats at nine-week intervals. Success depends on keeping communication and…

Since the Ann Arbor (Michigan) Schools created its K-2 assessment process and matching report form, both students and teachers have shown improved performance. Teacher's evaluations of student progress are tied to established outcomes and grouped according to "not yet,""developing,""achieving," and…

Includes six reports related to book trade statistics, including prices of U.S. and foreign materials; book title output and average prices; book sales statistics; book exports and imports; book outlets in the U.S. and Canada; and numbers of books and other media reviewed by major reviewing publications. (LRW)

This study examined the psychometrics of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders Personality Questionnaire (SCID-IIP) self-report personality questionnaire. The responses to the instrument were found reliable and evidenced good self-other convergence. Correlations with external criteria showed the SCID-IIP to contain…

A sample of 26 adolescents tested the utility of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) as a behavioral measure of risk-taking propensity. Data indicate that riskyness on the BART was related to self-reported engagement in real-world risk-taking behaviors. These data suggest that the BART may be a useful addition to self-report batteries for the…

The meta-analytic method proposed by S. W. Raudenbush (1988) for studying variance heterogeneity was studied. Results of a Monte Carlo study indicate that the Type I error rate of the test is sensitive to even modestly platykurtic score distributions and to the ratio of study sample size to the number of studies. (SLD)

Includes six articles that report on prices of U.S. and foreign published materials; book title output and average prices; book sales statistics; book exports and imports; book outlets in the U.S. and Canada; and review media statistics. (LRW)

Study examined the validity of self-reported delinquency and socio-emotional functioning of 48 court-probated juveniles. In summary, the youth acknowledged involvement in more delinquent activities than were reported by their parents or noted in probation records. Adolescent self-report may play a critical role in the identification of effective…

Analysis indicated that reported frequency of involvement in delinquency declined more over time for families receiving Family Empowerment Intervention (FEI) as opposed to those receiving Extended Services Intervention (ESI). Results provide support for the impact of FEI services on reported frequency of delinquent behavior over a 36-month…

Examines the recently introduced phenomenon of parental report cards. Asserts that increased parent involvement in education is universally applauded as beneficial. Educators and schools have encouraged, but never required, greater parent participation for years. Although the time has not yet come for compulsory participation and/or actual report…