This study examined the interactive relations among note-taking (NT), adjunct questions (AQ), and paying attention (PA) by students in lecture situations. The subject pool consisted of 154 students enrolled in basic psychology at the University of Massachusetts. Three aptitude tests were administered to all subjects. These tests measured (1) short…

A theory of learning and forgetting is proposed which uses an information processing (IP) model. The IP model views learning as a process of storing, retrieving, and outputing information from a permanent memory. The concept of information pattern is important to the IP model because the pattern of information determines how the information will…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS UPON STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS. AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASS IN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY WAS FORMED WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 144 STUDENTS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTAL CLASS AND OTHER CLASSES WAS THAT THE ROOM SELECTION HAD BEEN PREARRANGED…

Teachers must return to basics and recognize that their role may not be to supply answers, but rather to present questions, situations, or problems to be solved and to stimulate students to investigate issues. This should be achieved within the framework of individualized learning with the student actively participating. (JMF)

The article discusses tools for the self-development of the manager and for the management trainer to use in the organizational setting. These include a range of activities called coaching, delegation, and job rotation for managers. (MF)

In an effort to bring attention to the importance of utilizing local surroundings, for environmental studies, and to demonstrate that a city street can be transformed into an outdoor laboratory, members of the NJEA Environmental Education Committee conducted a field trip around the Atlantic City Convention Hall during last November's convention.…

The need for museums to become more oriented to the community, particularly to minority groups, is discussed. A museum in the Bronx, New York, created to be a learning center for local children, is described. The Museum's role in learning and in fostering cultural awareness is stressed. (GC)

No longer is summer ushered in with that old "no more lessons, no more books" refrain. There are plenty of vacation learning opportunities--in and around New York, at college campuses, and even abroad--for all age groups. Here is a roundup of this summer's offerings. (Editor)

The author describes the need for a national program in continuing adult education made available for interested students when they are interested. To finance these free community schools, federal support is required. (MA)

Noting that industrial arts classroom line production experience and individual projects fall short of instructional goals, the author details an approach helpful in rounding out an overall understanding of contemporary technology. The approach, which involves the use of audiovisual equipment, is described using sheetmetal production and the…

Describes a process used for training prospective teachers to gain some initial skill in the observation of children. (JMB)

An elementary school shop program was suggested as an idea solution for teaching values and developing student self-concept. (Author/RK)

Thirty-two college juniors who were majoring in special education were required to develop an advocacy relationship with a mentally handicapped person for a course in the psychology of mental retardation. (GW)

Discusses three concurrent life crises--social puberty, advancement to a higher class, and occupational specialization--that are faced by college students and that are reflected in the freshman English experience. (MB)