Providing practitioners with synopses, illustrations based on classroom experiences, and research findings, this article analyzes the learning models of Jean Piaget, Robert Gagne, Robert Karplus, David Ausubel, and Jerome Bruner in terms of the implications for teaching junior high school mathematics. (JC)

Summarizing President Carter's FY 79 Indian budget, this article presents tabular data describing this budget in terms of: departments and programs (Departments of: Health, Education, and Welfare; Interior; Housing and Urban Development; Commerce; and Labor); FY 78 appropriations vs requests; and the increases or decreases in dollars and…

Concludes that there are advantages to both the theorists' and synthesizers' perspectives of progress. (FL)

Four new military training systems offer the opportunity for the application of cognitive science. They are the following: (1) a family of memorization games; (2) a simulator with a graphic, schematic student interface; (3) a system for solving problems of relative motion; and (4) a method of building cognitive skills for air-intercept control.…

In the process of fitting a quantitative synthesis model, the assumption of homogeneous effect size variation is assessed via omnibus test statistics. Graphical representations of data on techniques for teaching composition skills are used to help determine the extent to which sample estimates deviate from modeled population estimates. (TJH)

Proposes a four-stage, 16-phase synthesis to describe the counseling process. Rationale for the synthesis includes the need to (a) increase student counselors understanding of the process, (b) keep the number of phases within reason to increase use of the process, and (c) base the phases on client behaviors, particularly verbal behaviors, that…

The author presents a model experiential lesson for high school students, involving a concept, action, analysis, and synthesis. This model is designed to help in the transition from a reflexive learner to a purposeful student and allows students and teacher to be complementary, instead of competitive. (MT)

A holistic approach can direct the synthesis process so that the "big picture" is experienced by gifted students and meaningful integration of previously analyzed components can be accomplished. Holistic synthesis provides an alternative to traditional instruction, supplying the stepping stone to more effective problem solving in the social…

This paper highlights the relative strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary methods of research synthesis and proposes a multistage approach to research synthesis that draws on the strengths of each of these individual methods. In this approach, the decisions at every step of the synthesis process are guided by the nature of the data. The…

Perspective Text Analysis is a way to measure competence by measuring the strategy of synthesizing, which intelligence tests or questionnaires cannot measure. This paper proposes the use of Perspective Text Analysis in the study of instructional materials. Perspective Text Analysis has been applied in various learning environments, and the results…

Describes study in which 80 criteria of physician performance were collected from 205 Utah physicians. These criteria were then weighted by 3 techniques, analyzed, and then classified in terms of their importance and variability of their weights. Part of a larger study, "Measurement and Prediction of Physician Performance, supported by the U.S.…

Describes a study of reliability among coders of information for meta-analysis (a quantitative procedure for synthesizing data in primary research reports) of research on life satisfaction in American adults. Identifies sources and areas of disagreement among coders and discusses measures that can be used to enhance intercoder consistency.…