Three methods for studying college textbook chapters were compared, with 50 college special admissions students as subjects. Utilizing a counterbalanced design, students enrolled in a study skills course were given instruction in three study techniques: SQ3R, outlining, and underlining. The SQ3R method (Francis Robinson, 1946) consists of five…

This paper outlines several "tricks" that aid students in improving their memories. The distinctions between operational and figural thought processes are noted. Operational memory is described as something that allows adults to make generalizations about numbers and the rules by which they may be combined, thus leading to easier memorization.…

One prediction derived from observational learning theory is that children learn parental-role behaviors by observing parental models. Variables which strongly influence behavior acquisition and performance during observational learning are the behavioral consequences of an action, and the sex of the behavioral model. To evaluate the effects of…

Children prerated paired-associate nouns for likability and then learned them. The relationship between childrens' self concept and learning of affectively assessed verbal material was examined. Results indicate that learning along an affective dimension of meaningfulness can be influenced by personality-related variables such as self-concept.…

The purpose of this study is to show that the psychological climate of the classroom has an effect on the learning of students. (Editor)

In discussing how the teacher can achieve desirable attitudinal changes in students, the author attempted to clarify what seemed to be some unclarifiable paradoxes regarding affective objectives. Some suggestions which teachers should consider in planning for the achievement of affective objectives were presented. (Author/RK)

Suggestions are given relating to having plants and animals in the classroom to stimulate development of the understanding of the concept of being alive, a concept not really understood by children under age nine. The research reviewed promotes firsthand experiences to help form concepts of living and nonliving, of identity and causality. (EB)

The aim of the present study was to demonstrate that ability in generating activity ideas (AIPA) can be improved by training and to determine which of the more obvious training options would result in greatest improvement. (Author/RK)

American students participating in a study abroad program in Switzerland were studied over a three-year period (1968-1970) using the methods of participant observation and written questionnaires. (Editor)

A school in a rural tribal area of Liberia is compared with a newer, less well-equipped school in a village. (NQ)

Intended to aid teachers help students discover the concept of human beings interrelating and interdependent with their environment. A science activity used with sixth grade students involved in a functional recycling system for newspapers is described. The program grew into a community-wide project, incorporated with city council. (EB)

In an extract from his book the author defined the role of an "open" teacher. (Editor/RK)

Today as they have during the past 300 years, textbooks play the basic role in telling us who we are as a people and as a nation. (Editor)

This article examines the evidence and arguments for and against the position that young children are better equipped to profit from foreign language studies than adults, with special reference to FLES programs. Adult and child learning patterns are compared, along with the formal and informal contexts of language acquisition. (CLK)

Suggestions for changing the traditional roles of teachers as inactive learners and students as those who are taught were discussed with the goal of making the learning process coincident for both teacher and student. (RK)