Co-observer evaluations affected the imitation of older children when they were alone, but not that of younger children. (Author)

Purpose of this article is to offer an approach that can be understood and used by professionals and laymen in assisting children in their development. (Authors)

Examines opposition to use of the one-way mirror for continuous case demonstration to psychiatric residents. (Author)

In a naturalistic behavioral stdy, it was found that prematures have significantly more endogenous smiling than full-term newborns. (Authors)

The number of observations made by 3-year-old students increased following a series of science activities emphasizing observational skills. (AL)

English methods and practices for teaching writing differ little from that of most American Schools. But they show that learning and fun can go together. (MR)

Teacher performance evaluations should be teaching learning centered; planned and continuous; cooperatively designed and implemented. (Author/AF)

Preschool play behavior of today was compared with play norms collected more than 40 years ago. Present play behavior was judged to be significantly less social. (NH)

The results suggest that the more time nurses spend in their school buildings, the more likely teachers are to observe health problems among their pupils. The data do not support the existence of relationships of health observation practice with use of the teacher-nurse conference, or nursing preparation or experience. (CJ)

Natural observations of 15- to 20-month-old nursery school children showed that children exhibited more social behaviors involving seven categories of contact (smiling, going towards, speaking to, etc.) after eating together around a communal table than before, and showed less aggressive behvior. Further research is recommended. (NH)