India has been accustomed to following Western educational psychology theories; the author suggests that Russian theories are more compatible with India's present situation, and gives examples. (SP)

In comparison with his peers, the athlete is no different in temperament, has better overall ability, performs better scholastically, and is not a discipline problem. (CK)

Comparison of the fraternity and non-fraternity upperclassmen showed significant differences for the residence hall men in the areas of social conscience, satisfaction with major, and peer independence; and, for the fraternity sample, in the area of extracurricular involvement. (Author/MF)

Drawings of the human figure by applicants to the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, used to spot psychopathological tendencies, were found useful in predicting academic failure or success on the basis of certain graphic criteria. Discusses the potential use of human figure drawings as an adjunct to the admissions process. (WM)

"The work reported herein was sponsored by the Florida State University Computer-Assisted Instruction Center and the Office of Naval Research under Grant No. N00014-68-A-0494. (Authors)

Based on a doctoral dissertation submitted to Syracuse University. Reprints from: William L. Claiborn, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742.

Visual diagrams do not make a statistically significant difference in student learning. The study sample consisted of 189 eighth-grade students of various ability levels. (RM)

Student attendance at help sessions before an examination indicated by attitudinal and behavioral data that those most likely to seek academic help had performed poorly in the past, attributed their performance to remediable factors and received information about session usefulness. Ability, effort and external attribution significance are…