Twenty-eight normal and 28 learning disabled children were given the Bender-Gestalt Test under instructional sets of low (standard) attention or high attention. Results failed to support the hypothesis that high attention instructions would lead to differential recall performance of the diagnostic groups.

Examines ideas about heredity, racism, and the development of the eugenics movement, which influenced curriculum thinkers in the period of the "naturalistic mind" and progressivism; the eugenics movement's influence upon education for the gifted; and continuing similar attitudes as to the limited effect of environment on individuals…

Cross-cultural generalizability of Cattell's triadic theory of ability structure was examined for Hebridean, Ugandan, Canadian Eskimo, and native Indian samples. Four of the six postulated second-order capacities were found as well as a Piagetian conservation factor. At a most global order of generality, two larger, third-order factors were found.…

The Tamang of the Kathmandu Valley have an agrarian society with little demand for literacy and schooling, yet they recognize and label mental retardation. The criteria for labeling are based partially upon insufficiency of intelligence and behavioral adaptation but primarily upon speech incompetence. (Author)

A model of teacher expectancy postulating links between teacher expectations, teacher and pupil behaviors, and academic achievement was tested in grades three and four. Although a number of significant relations were found, it was concluded that a teacher expectancy effect was not operating in this situation. (Author/JKS)

A critical review of the psychometric properties of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) model for student assessment is presented. The review criticizes the lack of validity of some of the measures but praises the goals of the system. (JKS)

The advantages of using psychometric thoery to design short forms of intelligence tests are demonstrated by comparing such usage to a systematic random procedure that has previously been used. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R) Short Form is presented as an example. (JKS)

Test bias, assumed as equal regression lines between two different tests for different populations was investigated to predict Metropolitan Achievement Tests from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised. Subjects were 1,040 children in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9: Anglo American, Black, Mexican American, and Native American Papago. (JKS)

Argues that the urban counselor has to be prepared and become acutely aware of the functions that take place in the desegregated school. The urban counselor's allegiance must go out to all students and participate totally in a changing and progressing educational systems. Makes suggestions and recommendations which should be considered by…

The development of a model for more effective usage of group administered standardized tests is developed. A method is illustrated which uses item groupings from subtests allowing a more effective use of the data for program and curricular decisions. (Author)

By pooling resources, an elementary school desiring to add Spanish instruction to its curriculum and a university exploring ways to enhance the preparation of bilingual/ESL teachers found a solution: a K-5 Spanish-language program staffed by prospective bilingual and second-language teachers from Washington State University. Begun in 1994, the…

Describes how students who are learning disabled can improve their writing skills through physical movement and manipulating visuals. Describes how movement draws on kinesthetic intelligence and manipulatives draw on spatial intelligence to help students understand language structures in nonverbal ways that may be more intuitive than verbal…

Reviews studies comparing short- and long-term effects of language-based socially and cognitively interactive play enrichment in day care and the home during infancy. Found that both day care and home children experiencing intervention advanced to high levels of language and cognitive functioning compared to control children. Advantages of home…

This study evaluated a computer-assisted training program used by four patients (ages 40 to 53) who had attentional deficits caused by cerebrovascular accident and closed head injury. Patients demonstrated improvements in training tasks, attention, and visual memory, but no improvements in two verbal memory tests and a general intelligence test.…

Associations among children's beliefs about intelligence and effort, goal orientations, self-reported learning strategies, and academic achievement were studied with 319 children in grades 3 through 6. Results revealed a coherent set of beliefs about intelligence and academic performance, and that beliefs are powerful predictors of achievement…