The language arts program in the elementary school offers an excellent opportunity for children to discuss life's intangible basics. (JH)

Investigates the impetus toward values education in the science curriculum. Provides lists of values which students most often associate with scientists, and compares these with values of society in general. Describes some methods developed for the teaching of values. (CP)

Discussed are methods for incorporating population/environment education into curricula. The problem-solving approach emphasizes demographic concepts and values. Suggestions are listed for activities, discussion topics, and audiovisual aids. Recommendations are given for student attitudinal pre/post test questions to assess behavioral objectives…

While affective education holds major promise, it defies a coherent integrated description at the curricular or programatic level, because so many models exist. A basic issue is how to incorporate affective education into the cognitive and psychomotor domains. The bibliography includes readers, curriculum activities, research summaries, teacher…

High and low socially anxious women were given identical feedback about their personality traits after a brief social interaction with a male confederate. The male confederate was trained to respond positively to half and negatively to half. High socially anxious subjects had more accurate memory for negative information about themselves. (Author)

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Describes two BASIC computer programs to elicit and analyze grids easily and clearly. FOCUS uses a two-way cluster analytic method to re-order the constructs and the elements, and to highlight similarities and differences in the grid. PEGASUS is an interactive program which conversationally elicits a grid, and processes and offers real-time…

The reality of affective consequences of mediated instruction may be one of the most critical rationales for the use of media in teaching. (Author/STS)

Four assessment instruments are presented for use by physical education instructors in improving students' self-awareness. (MJB)

This issue of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence is devoted to techniques for measuring adolescents' self-reported feelings and behaviors. The methods presented are paper-and pencil self-reports of the standard questionnaire type; and involve mental health, self concept or self image, affective feelings, and typical daily behavior. (Author/GDC)

Presents samples of children's poetry and art work which describe the feelings and reactions of hospitalized young people toward skin injections. (BR)

Provides an update of information on infant nurturance and early learning of special interest to providers of services to parents and infants. (BR)

Physical fitness camp experience resulted in significant changes from an external to an internal locus of control (as well as in physical fitness performance levels) of children ages six to fourteen. (MB)

The author discusses moral behavior and affect, and how they may influence reasoning processes when the individual is no longer dealing with hypothetical issues. (MJB)