This workbook of ideas and activities is designed for use in correlation with the curriculum guide "Elementary Computer Literacy," which contains the answer key and suggestions for use. The Apple II microcomputer is used as an example, but the material is adaptable to other computer models. Varied activities provide practice in drawing,…

The purpose of the present experiments was to investigate the effects of backward masking on differential eyelid conditioning. (Author)

In two experiments, Ss judged a stimulus person on three dimensions: Generosity, Gift Size, and Income. Judgments on each dimension were based on information about the remaining two dimensions presented in a 4 x 4 design. (Editor)

The present study investigated directly the perceiver's selective control over the processing of hypercapacity verbal or pictorial inputs. (Author)

In Thorndikian experiments, Ss have performed better on Trial 2 when they were told whether Trial 1 responses were right or wrong on Trial 2 than when given this information immediately after each response on Trial 1. Authors reexamined these experiments. (Editor/RK)

This article reports the development of a mathematics course using the mastery learning model and a study of the relationship between learning rate and verbal and quantitative aptitudes. (Author)

Blocked presentation of categorical material has been found to increase the number of items recalled by retarded subjects. Three experiments are reported, aimed at discovering the reasons for this facilitation. (Editor)

To aid the student or researcher in the development of an effective procedural schematic (a graphic description of a research plan showing the steps needed to reach a stated objective), guidelines are presented under three topic headings: Compositional elements, taxonomy of research terms, and examples of procedural schematics. An introduction…

This paper presents the 1976-1977 allocation of monies by the New York City Board of Education to New York City's thirty-two decentralized community school districts. It is organized around five modules. Each module consists of a grouping of functional activities for which separate allocation formulae are utilized. The modules cover the following…

A technique of comparing each student's self-perception with his/her classmates' perception of him/her was developed and used in a college class, Methods for Secondary School Mathematics Teachers, during the fall of 1973 and summer of 1974. (Author)

To investigate the possible cue (stimulus) as opposed to motivational functions of drive and reward, this study assessed the effects of problem difficulty, reward magnitude, and drive level on the performance of rats in visual discrimination tasks entailing both choice and speed measures. (Editor/RK)

To investigate human visual identification of different-sized objects as identically shaped, matching reaction times were measured for pairs of simultaneously presented random figures. (Editor)

A theory is presented concerning the impact of attributions about the causes of emotional responses as they influence self-control in temptation situations. (Editor)

Group influence on risk taking was studied in a realistic casino setting, using blackjack as the criterion risk task and amount bet as the risk measure. (Editor)

Flow charts are useful teaching devices with retarded children for depicting a sequence of events and the relationship of those events to the whole. (CL)