Ear infections in infants and preschoolers can cause mild or moderate temporary hearing loss, which may in turn affect a child's ability to understand and learn language. Noting that providing children with proper medical treatment for ear infections or middle ear fluid is important in preventing possible problems with language development, this…

Proposed is an approach to child development which holds that intellectual capacity, neuromuscular development, language development, and temperament are overlapping areas; and considered are often unrecognized behavioral aspects of temperament. (MC)

Discusses the development of a list entitled Desired Characteristics of the Science Program for the Middle School'' and based on findings from physiological, psychological, and cognitive research of the in-between-ager.'' Included are two reports on school visitations and an abridged section of Transescence and the Middle School.'' (CC)

Movement education, which concentrates on the function, effectiveness, efficiency, and expression of the human body, is becoming an important force in changing physical education so it serves broader purposes. (Author/RK)

A plea for attention by educational researchers to the relationship between the biophysical environment used for instruction and the pedagogical practices used in those environments. (Author)

Paper presented at the 2nd Oticongress, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 27 - March 3, 1972. (VM)

Specific aim of the study was to determine the predictive accuracy of selected observations obtained during developmental periods on later developmental outcome. (Authors)

Discusses how individuals trained as scientists/physiologists find positions in clinical departments, evaluation of potential job opportunities in such a department, responsibilities of basic scientists once positions have been accepted, and advantages/disadvantages for basic scientists in clinical environments. Also discusses how career…

The perceptual responses of individuals at different levels of physical fitness to absolute exercise intensities were compared. Perceived exertion, as measured by the Rating of Perceived Exertion scale, did not discriminate between subjects who were physically fit and those who were not, despite differences in physiological strain. (Author/PP)

Water striders are insects that walk and run on the surface of water. Discusses the morphology, physiology, and behavior of these insects. Includes diagrams of stages in the movement of a typical strider. (JN)