Education rests on the foundation of culture in the broadest sense of that word. How deeply and solidly that foundation has been laid down determines the size and solidity of the building that can be constructed on it. This applies in particular to higher education, which is by no means designed solely to offer just a body of specialized…

A format account is given of the structure of conversational domains. A procedure is described which permits the construction of representations of the domains of tutorial conversations (knowledge structures) together with an account of the use of the procedure for structuring academic subject matters. (Author)

Examines whether the use of weight or linear array comparisons provide a contextual cue which facilitates the comprehension of the comparative terms "more" and "less". (Author/ED)

Somewhat as Piaget proposed the existence of formal operations acting on concrete operational structures, Basseches (1978) has proposed the existence of dialectical operations acting on formal operational structures. Basseches gives a qualitative account of dialectical operations via the enumeration of 24 schemata categorized into four groups:…

Author asserts that curriculum specialists have generally neglected "school settings," or the psychological climate which fosters both intellectual and emotional growth. (HB)

Paper proposes how the impact of the mechanical and intellectual elements of technology on, and their application to education can be exploited to evolve a technology within education. (Author)

This study of the understanding of the words "and" and "or" in children, ages 2-7 1/2, indicates that "and" is used to express enumeration, and "or" to express alternatives, and that most children's responses are correct at age 4 and beyond. Differences between the linguistic and logical meaning of connection are discussed. (Author/LLK)

Conclusion to a 3-part report. See also AA 501 768 through AA 501 771.

STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE AREAS OF INTELLECTUAL, CREATIVE, AND SCIENTIFIC TALENT WERE PRESENTED. THEY WERE ORGANIZED UNDER (1) CHARACTERISTICS, (2) IDENTIFICATION, (3) ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND UNDERACHIEVEMENT AND, (4) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TERMAN'S FOLLOWUP STUDY SHOWED THAT 90 PERCENT OF THE GIFTED MEN WERE IN THE PROFESSIONS, HIGHER BUSINESS…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECIALLY PREPARED AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS FOR CHANGING THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE STUDENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY. THE 243 SUBJECTS, CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF THEIR HIGH READING COMPREHENSION SCORES ON THE CALIFORNIA READING TEST, ADVANCED FORM, WERE DIVIDED INTO EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL…

IN MANY AREAS WHERE TWO LANGUAGE GROUPS LIVE SIDE BY SIDE LARGE NUMBERS IN BOTH GROUPS TEND TO RESIST BECOMING ADEPT IN THE OTHER LANGUAGE DESPITE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE RESISTANCE TO BILINGUALISM MIGHT BE THE BELIEF HELD BY MANY THAT BILINGUALISM AND INTELLIGENCE HAVE A NEGATIVE CORRELATION. UNTIL RECENTLY,…

The studies reported here are part of a research program whose purpose is to increase the effectiveness with which students acquire knowledge from written instructional materials. The studies had both a basic and an applied objective. The basic objective was to obtain evidence upon which to base a theory of the processes involved in language…

Based on the hypothesis that the construction of number is closely related to the development of logic, this book records a series of experiments investigating classes, relations, and numbers as cognitive domains. The author finds that number is organized, stage after stage, in close connection with the gradual elaboration of systems of inclusions…

The basic principle of synaesthesia (a sensation produced in one part of the body by a stimulus applied at another part) is described. (BD)