The generalized self-fulfilling prophecy phenomenon failed to be supported in this study, but the significant differences related to the teacher-opinion dimension underscore the complexity of teacher-pupil interaction. (Authors/MB)

Results lend support to the notion that test-wiseness is not a general trait, but rather is clue-specific. (Authors)

Purpose of the study was to discover whether the characteristics of academically handicapped children could be more precisely identified and described, and to clarify further the causes and the familial patterns of learning disabilities. (Authors/MB)

An experimental project in the teaching of biology is discussed. (CK)

Purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between a subject's understanding of conjunctions and his reading comprehension; the difference in the difficulty of various conjunctions, and the relationship between understanding conjunctions and the demographic variables of socio-economic level, sex and intelligence. (RB)

Discusses the problems of helping a group of children that seem otherwise normal but cannot learn. (RB)

Differing viewpoints in the field have resulted in considerabe lack of agreement in definitions of learning disabilities. Considers problems and limitations resulting from these disagreements. (RB)

Around one-third of pupils in British schools take no part in extra-curricular activities. This article looks at the adequacy of extra-curricular provision from the pupil's viewpoint. (Author/MB)

Examined are some available statistics on the problem of the brain drain from developing nations to the United States, the result of interviews with seven urban educated Indian students at American universities, and some possible steps that could halt the trend. (Author/CJ)