THE EFFECTS OF A CONTROLLED THERMAL ENVIRONMENT ON PUPIL LEARNING WERE ANALYZED. APPROXIMATELY 20 MATCHED PAIRS OF FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED. TWO GROUPS WERE USED--ONE FOR AN IDEAL THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE OTHER FOR A DEVIATE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT. THE STUDENTS WERE MATCHED BY INTELLIGENCE TEST SCORES, ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS, SEX, AGE,…

Previous research indicates that children comprehend more of high- than low-interest material when given both types of material. In this study fifth grade children each received either high-interest or low-interest cloze passages but not both. Results indicated that the interest effect is not dependent on a contrast phenomenon. (HOD)

A pilot course in nutrition for fifth-grade students with cultural endemic obesity resulted in a significant rise in knowledge level of the experimental group, but no significant change of dietary habits, in comparison with a control group. (MJB)

This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of social reinforcement as a function of familiarity with the adult agent administering reinforcers. (GO)

Writer's work diary shows how short fiction generated creative expression and creative writing by fifth- and sixth-grade students. Samples of student writing provided. (RL)

Describes an innovative gardening/nutrition education program in Tucson, Arizona, public elementary schools--Meals for Millions "Sow and Grow"--where children in kindergarten to sixth grade invest time and "tender loving cultivation" into their own school vegetable gardens and learn to like foods--zucchini--that are good for…

Eight fifth-grade children were tested in three contexts to determine the effects of adult support and regulation on their ability to read words in isolation and to read connected discourse. Findings are discussed in terms of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. (Author/MT)

Presents the results of research carried out with 162 fifth grade students who visited a museum. Students were divided into two groups: those receiving a guided tour and those receiving personal guides. Attitudes toward social science and museums were measured. (RB)

This study investigated the effect on motor behavior and achievement of giving performance standards to 78 fourth-grade and 80 fifth-grade students. The hypothesis was that individual performance standards help students achieve significantly higher scores than those receiving no standards. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Teaching strategies used in fifth-grade classrooms which illustrate three teacher orientations--learning, work, and a lack of work or learning orientation--are described. Six interrelated strategies that support the orientation include: framing lessons; attention focus and redirection; treatment of errors; responsibility for learning and…

Describes a ten and one-half hour upper elementary grade level unit of instruction on the physical, social, and psychological aspects of aging among the elderly. Copies of the course are available from the author. (JDH)

Reports two studies of kindergartners', second-graders' and fifth-graders' recall of objects from self-generated scenes. Finds that increasing organization of background improves recall and that instructing subjects to create a story improves both recall and rated organization of generated scenes. Suggests that greater association between items,…

Tested notion that observed sex differences in children's altruistic reputations that favor girls are due to sex-biased items found in peer-assessment measures. Gender-fair assessment of altruistic reputation was attempted through the use of empirically derived examples of masculine, feminine, and gender-neutral prosocial behaviors. (Author/DST)

Reports an experiment on the rapid naming of printed letter strings by third- and fifth-grade Yugoslavian children. As is consistent with previous experiments on adults, the phonologically ambiguous form of a word or pseudoword was named much more slowly than the phonologically unambiguous form. (Author/BE)

Tactile learning activities generated positive evaluative attitudes in fifth-grade learners toward geography. These learners did better academically when their competence was measured by content tests. (RM)