The purpose of this study is to establish an action research plan for teachers to improve student outcomes by assessing, describing, and changing their classroom environment. Teachers used this information to develop intervention strategies designed to change the students' perceptions of their actual classroom environment to more closely mirror…

A visit to the natural history museum is part of many pupils' educational program. One way of investigating what children learn about animals is to examine the mental models they reveal through their talk when they come face to face with animal representations. In this study, representations were provided by: (1) robotic models in a museum; (2)…

Ethnoscience studies, and studies of color vocabulary in particular, have firmly established that to understand the full range of meaning of a word in any language, each new language must be approached on its own terms, without a priori theories of semantic universals. It has been shown that color words in fact encode a great deal of…

The third-person perception hypothesis posits that people believe others are more influenced by media messages than they are. The existing literature consistently documents that individuals make self versus other distinctions when assessing media effects, but not how such distinctions are made. The current study sought to document the self/other…

Female students at Notre Dame College were surveyed to determine whether their perceptions of mentoring relationships are positive. Chapter 1 examines the historical and present day role of mentors and the mentoring relationship. Five research studies that explored mentoring are discussed in chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes the methodology of the…

After distinguishing between sex-role typing, socialization, and identification, a sample of male and female adults were grouped according to their sex role and socialization pattern. It was noted that sex-role typing for men appears to expand the personal options available to them; for women, sex-role typing seems to restrict the alternatives of…

Examines the effectiveness of Frostig-Horne and Kephart-Getman techniques and materials in developing the perceptual and motor skills of young children. (TO)

Reports the effects of exposing both kindergarten and elementary school children to high and low speed motion pictures on children's estimation of time. Concluded the children's judgment is dependent upon their chronological ages and daily experiences of visual perception. (CC)

Suggests an activity designed to stimulate student interest in optical illusions. By preparing posters of a number of optical illusions and mounting them on the classroom wall, many students will be motivated to seek an explanation for these phenomena. (JR)

The purpose of this article is to offer a sketch of what is intended to become a full feature portrait of "basic group identity." This is the identity derived from belonging to what is generally and loosely called an "ethnic group." (Author)

The purpose of this study was to achieve an understanding of those political and social forces in the United States which shape African student attitudes toward black consciousness; a random sample of 208 African students studying in the U.S. received a questionnaire interview, which 191 returned. (Author/JM)

Some of the problems confronting the counseling psychologist in high risk programs are considered here, including approaches to counseling, remediation and administrative issues. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that attitudes toward others, as well as attitudes of others, may play a role in self-image development. Data analysis from a cross-sectional sampling clarifies and measures self esteem, perceived self, and interpersonal valuation. (Author/KM)

Considered the development of perceptual awareness in childhood, when habits of behavior are being formulated and response sets are being established. (Author/RK)

After a brief discussion of the difficulties Spanish-speaking children encounter when learning to speak and read English, the authors offer suggestions for curriculum changes and methods of teaching oral English that would facilitate learning for these children. (TO)