Reviews research concerning (1) the superiority of one modality over another, (2) the simultaneous use of different modalities, and (3) modality studies specifically focused on reading. Includes a pro-reaction and a con-reaction paper. Bibliography. (WB)

Clarifies distinction between figurative and operative knowing and its relationship to symbolic functioning. Outlines how the concepts of symbol, language and signification fit within the Piagetian Theory of Knowing. (Author/NH)

The problem of whether a precise connection exists between the stochastic processes considered in mathematical learning theory and the Guttman simplex is investigated. The approach used is to derive a set of conditions which a probabilistic model must satisfy in order to generate inter-trial correlations with the perfect simplex property.…

A review of Learning Theory and Mental Development (Academic Press, 1970) by William K. Estes. (DS)

The problems of interaction between the learner system and the task system are examined, and a model illustrating compatibility in the dual system of the reading process is suggested. (RD)

Outlines the importance of motor and perceptual learning in the educational process; criticizes the de Hirsch, Jansky, Langford technique for identifying potential reading failures; and presents a diagnostic procedure for determining children with motor-perceptual handicaps. Bibliography. (MB)

This study supported by a Public Health Service Research Grant, establishes "that discrimination reversal learning and transposition can be markedly facilitated by a common training procedure which is essentially perceptual in nature. (Author)

The author describes a conference on exploring some educational methods that have proved effective in other fields and at other levels of medical education to see if they have application to continuing medical education. (SSH)

A variety of recent learning theories are discussed, and the possible integration of the models is examined. It is suggested that despite problems of terminology, development of separate schools of research, and commonality of concerns, each theory contains certain key concepts from which one can produce a meta-model. (MSE)

According to Peirce, diagrammatic constructions are represented by words in a sentence, an algebraic formula, or a graphic display. They are the basis of all valid reasoning and provide significant means for discovering unexpected truths. Sources and uses of diagrams in education are discussed in relation to Peirce's ideas. Nineteen references are…

The author asserts that personal construct theory is just one more way of looking at the world, rather than a means of understanding the world as it really exists. Other articles appearing in "Interchange on Educational Policy" (volume 13, number 4, 1982), concerning education and constructivist theory, are critiqued on those grounds.…

Illustrates the elusiveness of audience in written discourse. Clarifies some of the conceptual traps in the way "audience" is typically used. Suggests some general reference points that may be useful in thinking about the theory and the teaching of audience. (RL)