Examines both educational and neurological literature in an attempt to assess the relevance of cerebral lateralization as presently understood to education. (Author/RK)

This article describes a series of experiments concerning the relationship between cognitive processes and learning a second language. Similarities and differences between first language acquisition and second language learning by children and adults are discussed. (CFM)

Brings to readers some theoretical insights and knowledge about educating disadvantaged learners, and the possible causes and antecedents of observed learning deficits and practical learning problems. (Author/AM)

Suggests that if psychologists of learning are to be of assistance to the teachers in open learning classrooms, they will have to reconsider the effect of assuming associative connections as a valid unit for the foundation underlying human learning. (Author/AM)

The teacher who establishes a relationship of mutual openness and trust with students enables them to set their own goals and realize their full human potential. (JD)

This research examined instructional conditions that underly the learning and retention of a group of three related concepts represented in a taxonomy of behavior management concepts. (Editor/RK)

This article discusses an aspect of the process of learning to read and write which has received little attention, that is, the ability of children to recognize and to distinguish clearly the sounds which correspond to the individual letters within each word. (Text is in Italian.) (CFM)

Lecturing, as a means of conveying information is often an inefficient format; learning demands involvement from the learner and behaviors that maximize audience contact and interaction will enhance attention and facilitate learning. (JD)

Concludes that the immediacy of political conflict in local schools over the last decade has provided a teaching surrogate. The salience of such school issues for the young has been greater than many other kinds of local and national politics, and it should have had greater effect on political learning than traditional classroom instruction.…

The use of simulation in the classroom has a lot to offer for the social studies teacher. It motivates students to a higher interest in the topic they are studying and causes them to be actively involved in the learning process. (Author/RK)

School pupils (mean age 17 years) were classified as convergers or divergers on the basis of their performance on the AH5 Intelligence Test and the Uses of Objects test. They were presented with a set of concrete and abstract sentences, followed immediately by a forced-choice recognition test. Considered the interaction between…

States that a rationale, the antithesis of mindlessness, is vitally needed in social studies education. Describes the characteristics of a Deweyian rationale for social studies and other characteristics that Dewey would have thought critical in a rationale. (Author/RK)

Three specific skills are described that the novice psychiatric resident must begin to learn: interviewing techniques, self-observation, and empathy. Curriculum effective in accelerating the learning process, i.e., interpersonal process recall, is also discussed. (Author/LBH)

Three experiments were performed with young and aged female volunteers (mean ages approximately 25 and 70 years respectively) to evaluate coding ability with ordered and free recall tasks. (BD)

Notes that recent research shows the significance of ownership of the writing process and explains how teachers can help students own the reading experience as well. (FL)