Funding for educational and psychological services, research and development needs, and the relationship of school psychologists to parents are among the areas discussed in reviewing the Olympia proceedings. It is argued that current school psychology service strategies must change to meet the demands of changes in the fundamental educational…

Examines existing reading theories and synthesizes them into a comprehensive new theory. (FL)

The purpose of this study was to (1) obtain an understanding of the process of analyzing nonobservable work behavior and (2) develop a system for analyzing subject matter related to nonobservable work behavior for use by management training personnel. (CT)

This objection to M. Scriven's claim that the basic logic of evaluation is criterial and standards-based notes that valuing is an integral part of perception. Disciplining the synthesis process through critiques of interpretations and values and by using competing conceptual organizers is discussed. (SLD)

Describes a project that required graduate nursing students to conduct qualitative meta-synthesis of ethnographic research, using Noblit and Hare's approach. Discusses the process of meta-synthesis, interpretation of outcomes, and students' reactions to the project. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Synthesizes research on standards-based reforms and accountability, with specific attention to purposes, models, and methods of inquiry. Concludes that research on reforms has been largely nonsystemic in design and has failed to help individual schools, school systems, and statewide systems develop. (SLD)

Conducted a meta-analysis of methodologies used to evaluate after school programs and attempted a synthesis of evaluation findings. Results show that evaluation reports demonstrate moderate compliance with the Program Evaluation Standards of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation but evidence did not allow for meta-analysis of…

Pressures for evidence in social science and educational research suggest a need for systematic research review and synthesis. Four challenges this poses for the social sciences are (1) critical consideration of how the social sciences differ from medicine; (2) reduction of bias in evaluation; (3) better methods for assessing different research…

The accelerating pace of the creation of knowledge is increasing the value of research skills and the metaskill of knowledge integration. Education and training should focus less on delivering content and more on helping people learn to find out for themselves. (SK)

Studied strategy development in a computerized task developed from the block design task of S. Kohs (1923). Results for 90 subjects aged 12, 17, and adult show 3 strategies: global, analytic, and "synthetic." Discusses some age differences and implications for recent work in cognitive and developmental psychology. (SLD)

Learning embryology remains difficult, since it requires understanding of many complex phenomena. The temporal evolution of developmental events has classically been illustrated using cartoons, which create difficulty in linking spatial and temporal aspects, such correlation being the keystone of descriptive embryology. We synthesized the…

This report systematically reviews research on the outcomes of programs that teach young children in a group setting before they begin kindergarten. Study inclusion criteria included the use of randomized or matched control groups, evidence of initial equality, and study duration of at least 12 weeks. Studies included valid measures of language,…

The problem of combining information to estimate standardized partial regression coefficients in a linear model is considered. A combined estimate obtained from the pooled correlation matrix is proposed, and its large sample distribution is obtained. This estimate can be generalized to address situations in which not every study measures every…

A discussion of the importance of discussing a game's strategy after the game activity, in order that the purpose is not masked by involvement in details. (HB)

Summarizing recent research, this article defines the functions performed by the left and right sides of the human brain. Attention is given to the right side, or the nondominant side, of the brain and its potential in terms of perception of the environment, music, art, geometry, and the aesthetics. (JC)