The effectiveness of using earliest school recollections as a diagnostic device for classifying different types of gifted and talented students with social adjustment problems at school was evaluated. Significant agreement was found between classification on the basis of earliest recollections and classification on the basis of observable behavior…

A four-level taxonomy is proposed for categorizing the ways that literacy is defined in education. The taxonomy is then used to examine the results of recent research on early literacy development. Principles for preparing a reading curriculum to develop literacy are suggested. (Author/MT)

Evaluates a system of toy classification developed to improve the assessment of gender differences in cognitive and social development. One hundred adults rated 50 children's toys on 122 "functional" dimensions. Results showed that these toys could be reliably described according to multidimensional similarities, and confirmed that toys considered…

Four dimensions (Contact, Consciousness, Interest, and Fantasy) of the Creativity Classification System (CCS) have demonstrated high validity in identifying fourth- to sixth-grade students for an enrichment program. An identification procedure for use at the high school level is explained in relation to CCS. (Author/DB)

In response to comments on his nationwide study of public mental retardation/developmental disabilities spending in the states, the author considers classification of funds (income maintenance, large private facilities and prisons, nursing homes, and education/vocational rehabilitation), values, determinants, civil rights, and reform. (DB)

Discusses how operant conditioning has not brought instructional designers any closer to using feedback effectively in computer assisted instruction they design, defines and describes types of feedback, presents guidelines for effective feedback use, and suggests use of templates to bring instructional design to a sophisticated level of…

Reported an experiment on the effects of taxonomic organization on 7- and 11-year-olds' free and cued recall of two- and four-category lists. Analysis used a stages-of-learning model that simultaneously delivered estimates of the impact of these manipulations on storage and retrieval components of recall. (Author/CB)

Discusses the diversity of names used for various types of polymeric materials. Concentrates on the naming of linear organic polymers. Delineates these polymers by discussing common names, source-based names, characteristic group names, and structure-based names. Introduces the specifications of tacticity and geometric isomerism. (TW)

Discusses the need for formal bibliographic policies in all libraries, and suggests that such policies should encompass standardization of bibliographic products, compatibility with bibliographic utility standards, determination of users' needs, cataloging of nonprint media, subject cataloging, and shelving practices. (CLB)

Proposes a framework for analyzing the relationships between social structure, patterns of artistic consumption and production, and the classification of artistic genres. Societies' artistic classification systems vary along four dimensions: differentiation, hierarchy, universality, and boundary strength. These are affected by social structure…

Literature on sociometric assessment with preschoolers is reviewed, along with research with kindergartners and elementary school students. It is concluded that sociometric status can be reliably measured in preschoolers, although some research indicates that rating scales can be more reliable for use with young children than nomination scales.…

Describes the design and purpose of a new register of European engineers and technicians. Lists standards for the title European Engineer. Discusses monitoring and the review of standards and engineers applying for registration. (CW)

Evaluates U.S. intervention in neighboring countries, classifying actions according to an eightfold taxonomy: acquisition of continental territory, acquisition of overseas territory, establishment of protectorates, acquisition of transit rights to the Pacific, establishment of custom receiverships, protection of U.S. citizens and property,…

The study was created of a typology of low-literate adults based on deterrents to participation in adult basic education. Deterrent information obtained from 160 low-literate adult students was used as the database for the research. Six types of low-literate adults were identified. The typology provides a basis for program development to meet the…

Asked 118 blue-collar employees to indicate whether they perceived class-based stratified structure, to rate themselves on standard class scale, and to assess correspondence between their class identification and six socioeconomic items. Economic items explained about 20 percent of class identification, and three were stable: income, influence on…