The purpose of this study was to clarify some of the dynamics of test anxiety in the foreign-language classroom: to evaluate the effect of different test instructions (calculated to arouse or reduce test anxiety) on the test performance of foreign language pupils. (Author)

The present study represents further tests of hypothesis about peformance in verbal conditioning derived from a demand characteristics approach. (Author)

Current estimates of the contribution of education to economic growth have been questioned because they ignore the interaction of education with ability. Whether the neglect of ability differences in the analyses of the income-education relationship results in estimates which are too high is considered in this paper, using a 1964 sample of U.S.…

This paper focused on evaluation efforts related to projects involving performance contracts and some of the major problems encountered. (Author/RK)

Data derived from a study on two groups of women, housewives and married working women, and widows over 50, was examined for the association between social relationships and formal schooling. The conclusion is that urbanization and industrialization trends make formal education a major requirement for the social engagement of women. (Author/KM)

Present study attempted to alter the word association behavior of young children by the use of a training technique closely resembling controlled association. (Authors)

Examines basic attitudes of the teacher toward teaching reading. (RK)

Results are discussed in terms of the facilitory effect on waiting of the perception of a decrease in temporal distance from a goal. (Authors)

Author attempts to determine whether testing perpetuates a misevaluation of children's abilities. (Editor/RK)

This study was primarily an investigation of the status of health services in public community colleges in the United States. (Author/RK)

This study examined the effects on the long-term retention of incidental and relevant material of prequestions of high and low arousal potential. (Editor)

The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of applying reinforcement theory to the observational study of pupil-initiated verbalizations within the classroom. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to investigate an alternative approach to the aptitude-treatment-interaction method of adapting instruction to individual differences. (Author)

Results are interpreted in terms of teachers' professional and personal values. (Authors)

Using a factor analytic procedure, results indicated the presence of a major factor termed Concern with Being an Effective Teacher,'' which reflects the teacher's concern with generating a classroom environment conductive to effective learning and social growth. (Authors/CB)