Investigated were the effects of three different social situations (evaluative audience, nonevaluative audience, and no audience) on the performance of 48 mildly retarded children (12 to 18 years old). (SBH)

Reports findings for the relationship of the amount of instructional time in reading received by elementary school students in four New York state school districts to their gains in scores on the California Achievement Test and the "Criterion Referenced Test" prepared by the New York State Department of Education. (AA)

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent and intensity of selected role conflicts encountered by teacher/coaches. (JD)

Frequent informal interactions between faculty and students are positively related to the students' academic performance and self-perceived personal growth. (ED)

A comparison between 59 first graders of high activity level and 61 of low activity level provided support for the developmental theory which suggests that language may be a compensatory factor in the cognitive functioning of hyperactive children. (CL)

Performance of seven- and nine-year old children in a balance task was found to be similar when no demonstration was provided while initial demonstration improved the performance of both groups. Demonstration at an intermediate point in the task facilitated the nine-year-olds' performance but was detrimental to the performance of the younger…

Permissive, indulgent home environments (characterized by low disciplinarian, high indulgent, and high protective child-rearing attitudes) were positively associated with superior throwing skill, while increased jumping skill was associated with higher maternal discipline. (MB)

Audio and visual interference did not significantly impair rhythmic response levels of second- and fourth-grade boys as measured by space error scores, though audio input resulted in significantly less consistent temporal performance. (MB)

This study investigated the effects of goal setting in student-led small groups and in teacher-pupil conferences on the learning of a gross motor task--three-ball juggling. (MM)

Overlearning is important in retention and relearning by mentally retarded boys. (MM)

The state of the art of student outcome measurement is in flux. (MM)

Found subjects of varying levels of neuropsychological impairment, administered revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R), obtained significantly lower Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance Intelligence Quotients (IQs) than did subjects administered original, full version WAIS. Indicated significant main effects for level of impairment for…

Describes the power of queuing models as a source of detailed, expected performance measures for online catalogs. An illustration of such a performance analysis is provided, and its value to library administrators is discussed. (9 notes with references) (CLB)