This bibliography is based on the author's thinking and experience with implementing the unified education concepts through the team-taught Unified Studies Program at Boston State College, 1972-75. The purposes of the bibliography are to test a new approach to user-oriented bibliographical notes, provide information about how to find information…

The study was designed to determine if chronological age is the main factor in a child's ability to develop a particulate concept of matter. Four demonstrations were organized which consisted of a graded series of particle mixing, gas diffusion, dissolving and smoke investigations. The individualized interviews with children were tape recorded. On…

The paper presented relates to a study done examining the ability of children from grades one through six to locate a point in one, two, and three dimensions and to order a temporal series of events in one, two, and three dimensions. The performance of the subjects was also used to examine a small part of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.…

Assuming the direct connection between vocational instruction and work, I want to discuss the implications of language and language research and of new research on the human brain for the future of vocational education. A language such as ours which uses alphabet signs rather than pictorial characters greatly facilitates the development of modern…

In an effort to clarify understanding of the concept of critical learning periods, this paper discusses problems that people concerned with the motor development of children have had determining relationships between critical periods and learning, and a "readiness model" is offered as a solution that could enhance understanding of critical…

This study, presented in three parts, investigated the effects of a group of single-concept instructional variables on the learning at an advanced level of attainment of taxonomy of behavior management concepts. The effects of presenting advance organizers and inserting within-text questions was also examined. The influence of the single-concept…

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether success in the Science - A Process Approach (SAPA) process of classification designed for primary grade children is contingent upon the children's developmental level as defined by Piaget's theory. The investigators sought to determine whether children who had reached the concrete operational…

This study investigated learning through listening at rates ranging from 178 to 378 words per minute. Three presentation strategies--a single presentation, a double presentation, and a double presentation with a one-week interval between the presentations--were compared. Immediate and one-week retention data were gathered on each subject.…

This paper is concerned with findings and results of recent experimentation in learning in music, and with studies in philosophy as they relate to aesthetics in music. Because the importance of music in the growth and development of the child has been underestimated, music educators are urged first, to utilize to the fullest extent the inherent…

The possible relevance linguistics could have for curriculum development in native language teaching is explored. The discussion focuses on three question: (1) Does the study of linguistic theory in school contribute to the development of the students' language competence? (2) Is the study of language a subject worth teaching? (3) Can linguistic…

Presented is the second of 12 instructional kits, on learning theories, for a performance based teacher education program which was developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for language handicapped children. Included in the kit are directions for preassessment tasks for…

A background manual for tutors explains and defines their role in a system of individualized education in some detail. Differences between the role of teacher and the role of tutor are analyzed. Methods of forestalling cheating and other "black-market operations" are discussed. Tutoring procedures are outlined and individualized education manuals…

This paper presents a discussion of the Piagetian theory of knowledge development in relation to early childhood education. It is suggested that Piaget's research has often been used by education to determine the sequence in which concepts should be presented to children rather than to determine the nature of the classroom experience children…

This volume contains abstracts of 33 research papers presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Most papers concerned instructional strategies; fourteen were concerned with sequencing of instruction and/or hierarchical analysis of learning. Four papers dealt with strategies for reviewing and…

Forty participants were selected from over 200 applications for this summer institute on the basis of their ability to influence the research effort of their school district. The major objectives of the institute were to improve the research skills of school administrators, to heighten their interest in research, and to provide information about…