Sexual items on a pre-post vocabulary test of little known words in college level abnormal psychology produced the greatest evidence of learning; word associations and no aid'' conditions were used in comparison. (Editor)

Discusses several creative ways of improving learning and motivation. (GB)

School and classroom facilities should be flexible in design in order to encourage creativity and autonomous learning. Facility designs and their implications are discussed. (MF)

Today's need is for self-renewing institutions that are constantly experimenting and changing in an effort to meet the need of learners. (Author)

It appears that interlibrary loan might be a feasible and practical way for secondary school libraries to increase the quantity and diversity of resources for independent study beyond those now available in each school. (2 references) (Author)

The author examines the two sets of conditions associated with human motivation: internal conditions and the outer demands. These demands are then discussed according to interrelationships among them along with some notions about how motives change. (Author)

Includes a 23-item bibliography. (JES)

Defines the concept of the learning contract, describes its purposes, and offers a rationale for its use. Typical components and how they might be negotiated are discussed as well as contract implementation and some advantages and cautions to be considered when using this approach. A checklist and 12 references are included. (MBR)

Participation should be studied as an act that takes place in a sociocultural context. Concepts to consider include motivational relevance, shared understandings, social factors, and educational processes. (SK)

The author reviews theories of human motivation: Lewin's force field analysis, Skinner's operant reinforcement theory, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. He then extracts the implications of these theories for adult learning. SK)

Indicates that poor readers need approval, affection, the feeling of succeeding, knowledge, and the opportunity to overcome obstacles. Suggests that a sensitive teacher can help poor readers develop a desire to read and that success will follow. (TJ)

The results suggest that coding for storage in the short-term memory is effective when learning occurs under incidental conditions; however, long-term storage appears to be significantly affected by the intention to learn and the foreknowledge of a recall test. (MM)

Reviews Benjamin Bloom's new book, "Human Characteristics and School Learning," in which it is proposed that learning ability is determined by learning history and the quality of instruction. (SB)