Methodological procedures used in validating the theoretical structure of academic self-concept and validating associated measurement instruments are reviewed. Substantive findings from research related to modes of inquiry are summarized, and recommendations for future research are outlined. (TJH)

Presents strategies designed to provide students with an organizational pattern to help them generate clear thinking, reading, and writing. (RS)

Major differences between plants and animals are presented. Discussed are autotrophs and heterotrophs, plant growth and development, gas exchange, the evolution of plants, ecosystem components, the alleged inferiority of plants, and fungi. (CW)

Introduces the psychopathology and psychodynamics of sex murderer (and potential sex murderer) with emphasis on treatment in outpatient setting. Reviews system of classification of murder based on motivational dynamics of the act itself. Presents three cases that demonstrate a treatment failure, successful treatment of a catathymic sex murderer,…

Describes Army's Project A attempt to model job performance in entry-level Army jobs. Describes research procedures used to develop basic array of up to 32 criterion scores for each of nine entry-level jobs and explains how this basic set of scores formed the starting point of attempt to model latent structure of performance in this population of…

The first article describes characteristics of ephemera, discusses its importance as resource material in library collections, and presents suggestions for providing access to such materials. The second describes the acquisition and treatment of 15 collections of Australian ephemera at the National Library, and the third describes the…

Summarizes recent findings that help in understanding how evolution has brought about the diversity of plant life that presently exists. Discusses basic concepts of evolution, diversity and classification, the three-line hypothesis of plant evolution, the origin of fungi, and the geologic time table. Included are 31 references. (CW)

Surveyed are the etymology and the reason scientists coined a specific name for a newly discovered element. Approaches to naming from a historical viewpoint are considered. (CW)

Investigated children's word association in third graders (N=39) by randomizing and reading out 1 at a time 24 concrete nouns belonging to 12 categories. Found 20 out of 24 words evoked more paradigmatic than syntagmatic responses, with category names predominant, indicating children were organizing ideas at higher levels. (ABL)

Discusses how computerized databases (collected information arranged in categories) can be used successfully in the language arts classroom. (MM)

Describes a prototype library expert system called BABEL which uses a new programing language, LOGIN, that combines the idea of attribute inheritance with logic programing. Use of hierarchical classification of library objects to build a knowledge base for a library information system is explained, and further research is suggested. (11…

Compares and contrasts museum registration and library cataloging processes, suggesting that differences in records management result from philosophical and historical differences. The feasibility and possible benefits of applying the competencies of library and information science to museum registration are discussed. (23 notes/references)…

Two experiments involving a total of 40 three and 39 four year olds were undertaken to determine subjects' ability to sort and compare numbers according to magnitude. Results indicate that readiness skills for early childhood mathematics education should include development of appropriate concepts of number magnitude. (TJH)

Questions the adequacy with which the giftedness construct is defined in applied educational settings, and the adequacy of the validation data available for these gifted identification procedures. (Author/BJV)

Summarizes the arguments of the debate on whether government publications should be segregated from or integrated into the general library collection. It is concluded that the main thrust of the separatist argument is economic, and that the availability of Government Printing Office tapes for full cataloging of government publications has…