Reports the results of experiments using colon classification for the analysis, representation, and retrieval of primary information from the full text of documents. Recall, precision, and search length measures indicate colon classification did not perform significantly better than Boolean or simple word occurrence systems. Thirteen references…

Examines psychological studies on memory and learning for what they reveal about human categorizing processes and the organizing principles and limitations of human memory. Findings suggest considerations for the design of information systems that would take conceptual organization of knowledge into account. (FM)

Three elementary schools relocated their libraries to multipurpose rooms and a stage to provide space for teaching "hands-on" library skills. (Author/MLF)

Presents a typology of comic strips and suggests some ways of using the comics in the second language classroom. (AM)

The classifying behavior of five-year-old children and adults was examined in two studies of restricted classification using triads of stimuli composed of the dimensions of length and density. Results were consistent with the notion of separable perception for adults and integral perception for children. (Author/SS)

Classification is the taxonomic science in which a system of categories is established and in which the categories have some logical structure. Scientific classifications have included those by Aristotle, Linnaeus, and Lavoisier. Educational taxonomies include those developed by Bloom, Herbart, Dewey, and Piaget. The problems of taxonomy…

The authors clarify the definition of cognitive styles and identify important areas of concern in the field. (MJB)

Recent trends in the analysis of categorical or nominal variables were discussed for univariate, multivariate, and psychometric problems. It was shown that several statistical procedures commonly used with these problems have analogues which can be applied to assessing categorical variables. (Author/CTM)

Presents a framework for analyzing what it means to understand an intellectual skill, particularly in science or mathematics: (1) types of knowledge, (2) knowledge associated with intellectual skills, (3) classification system for this knowledge, (4) application of the system to two protocols, and (5) instructional prescriptions. Gagne's learning…

Two classification schemes for social work knowledge are proposed. The first scheme is based on a definition of the profession's knowledge base. The second scheme is based on the concept that social work focuses on the interface between person and environment. (RC)

The article addresses the question of who learning disabled children are and suggests approaches for delineating subgroups of slow learning children. (SBH)

In two separate task conditions, cells of a matrix could be filled either by taking account of only one dimension or by considering both dimensions. Subjects were 80 children 3 to 6 years of age. The majority of three-year-olds failed the two-attribute condition and there was a significant interaction between age and experimental condition.…

Investigated multiple coding for children of different ages and tested the generality of strategy effects obtained in single code studies for multiple coding. (Author/DB)

Kohlberg's developmental theory of moral reasoning postulates a supreme form of moral thinking, Stage Six, based on a principle of justice which provides consistent and universalizable moral judgement. This paper criticizes Kohlberg's formulation on philosophical and psychological grounds. (Author/SJL)

Three studies examined early development of recall. Children between 2 years 9 months and 5 years of age were tested on nine-item lists containing three objects from each of three conceptual categories or nine objects for nine different conceptual categories. (Author/SS)