An insight into possible future curriculum changes starts with a consideration of developments in the areas of teacher training, the student body, and public opinion on the performance of high school graduates in business education. (Author)

The effects of attitudes on social memory have not been determined. Some studies have shown attitudes to serve as a heuristic for estimating an answer about past behavior. When an attitude heuristic is applied to recall of an event, "memory" will appear to be "superior," to the extent that the subject's inferences and constructions coincide with…

This study provides insight into the basic skills level of geographic place of a selected sample of elementary (N=104) and secondary (N=50) preservice teachers. The data indicate a limited ability of the sample to recall correctly the names and identify the location of continents and oceans. Although the scores of secondary and elementary…

The purpose of this study was to assess pediatric nurses' knowledge of children's psychosocial development as affected by the child's illness and hospitalization and as related to provision of nursing care. A 25-item questionnaire was designed to measure pediatric nurses' knowledge of child development on the conceptual dimensions of knowledge of…

Along with the current epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has come what some have called an epidemic of fear. Two studies were conducted to explore lay responses to AIDS from the perspective of recent research on how lay people process illness information. The research examines the cognitive organization of disease information…

A review of the literature focuses on the sexual knowledge of handicapped and nonhandicapped adolescents and young adults. Results of studies are cited which show lack of conceptual information among physically handicapped, learning disabled, educable mentally retarded, and emotionally disturbed young people. Further, data are reported on the…

Research into the effects of alcohol on women suggests that women cannot adopt male drinking patterns and expect similar short and long term effects. To investigate the alcohol consumption rates of women employed in managerial and professional occupations, the extent of knowledge about the effects of alcohol, especially those specifically relevant…

The study indicated neither manner of providing knowledge of results was effective in learning to use and read a micrometer. (AG)

A self administered questionnaire was used to gather data for a study of nutrition knowledge and attitudes as they related to nutrition education sources and demographic and personal characteristics of 321 post partum patients. The major objective of the study was to determine whether a relationship existed between a woman's most important…

This study investigates age differences in children's semantic expectations regarding causal relations in stories about three realistic goal situations (being friendly, getting a dog, and doing chores). Twenty children at each of three age levels (ages 6, 9, and 12) were asked to produce stories and answer probe questions about wanting and not…

The effects of a year-long newspaper series about energy on peoples' knowledge and actions were assessed in a Wisconsin study. The series consisted of 20 full-page newspaper articles, which appeared at intervals of from three to five weeks. Results, based on responses to a 16-item knowledge test mailed to newspaper subscribers and nonsubscribers…

The question considered in this study is whether retroactive interference is influenced by a subject's prior knowledge of the material being studied. Two parallel passages of fictitious biographical information and an accompanying twenty-item short answer criterion test were developed. The fifteen subjects in the experimental group were told that…

A classroom test is a work sample of all the behaviors the student must master in a given curriculum or part of the curriculum. Student performance on this sample enables the teacher to generalize concerning progress and mastery in the portion from which the sample is drawn. Each behavior to be mastered demands a suitable test or test items…

This study compares the effects of command, task, and individual program styles of teaching as they affect specific skills in alley soccer, a game knowledge test on alley soccer, and personal and social adjustment. A battery of skills tests, a game knowledge test on alley soccer, and the California Test of Personality were given to 221…

The separation level of grades on a multiple-choice examination as a quantitative probabilistic criterion for correct classification of students by the examination was introduced by Krutchoff. (Author)