family literacy, and workplace sites) for a year or more to examine their experiences of learning and change. Each program was aimed at enhancing participants? English language fluency, content knowledge, and effectiveness as students, parents, and/or workers. The purpose of this study was to better understand how these adults experienced learning…

The results indicate that (a) the more complex counselors expressed a significantly higher level of empathy, and (b) the level of empathy manifested is conditioned by a significant interaction effect between type of counselor and client. (Author)

Discussed the child's view of his environment through synaesthesia, referring to the interassociation of the different senses. (Author/RK)

Argues that how a child and the television set intereact, and its success as instruction, is determined by the design of program content and the degree to which it reflects understanding of the developmental process, discussing two programs which attempt to present solid academic material to young children through television. (Author/JM)

Since 1970, the University of Vermont has offered a seminar entitled "Future Cognition and Planning." This article describes its components, impact on students, place in a preparation program for administrators and planners, and value as an instructional process. (Author/WM)

Special issue on orthography. (DD)

Second grade Ss and college students were tested under three conditions of the temporal relationship of feedback and stimulus information. (Editor)

The purpose of this study was to determine what effect the learner's knowledge of a desired instructional outcome has on his acquisition of that goal. (Author)

This study sought to ascertain the effects of specially designed self-instructional modules (SIMs) upon the preparation of secondary-level social studies teacher-trainees. (Author)

Author offers a way of viewing cognitive development that will engender some possible answers'' in early childhood education more consistent with human and humane development. (Author/CB)

Describes the development and testing of an instrument for use at the eighth grade level to measure four science processes: observation, inference, verification, and classification. Indicates that the two forms of the instrument are average in reliability and high in factor validity. (CC)