This is a thesaurus of terms used in evaluation. It is not restricted in scope to educational or program evaluation. It refers to product and personnel and proposal evaluation as well as to quality control and the grading of work samples. The text contains practical suggestions and procedures, comments and criticisms, as well as definitions and…

This dictionary provides definitions of terms used widely in education, spanning the range from preschool years to postdoctoral studies and adult education. Selected educators and educational legislation are included. It is intended as a resource for teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, Parent Teacher…

This and the previous issue of the Journal of Education have been devoted to an exploration of some of the dimensions and disciplines of the emerging field of humanistic education. These articles afford the reader a representative glimpse of current work that scholars in the field are pursuing. (Author/BJG)

The author reviews the development of the concept "dyslexia" and supports a definition based on presenting features rather than causes. (SW)

The author refutes arguments by S. K. Wertz, based on a definition by Ruth Shaw, that some sports may be classified as art forms. For Wertz's article, see "Journal of Aesthetic Education," v13, n1, p107-09, January, 1979. (SJL)

The author seeks to define printmaking, prints, and editions of prints, in order to articulate a philosophy of printmaking and to place the medium into current social and aesthetic context. (Author/SJL)

Makes the case that the concept of creativity is too loosely defined and proposes a definition that clearly distinguishes creativity from intelligence. Makes a further distinction between proactive and reactive creativity and points out some shortcomings of existing tests of creativity. (SLD)

Definitional issues on misuse of evaluation results are discussed, and examples from the research literature are presented. It is concluded that the concept of misutilization is insufficiently delineated and that a systematic exploration of the subject is warranted. (TJH)

Proposes a multidimensional definition of romantic intimacy that was developed following a review and analysis of published definitions of intimacy. Discusses differences between the constructs of love and intimacy and considers how present definition may have value to family practitioners. (Author/NB)

Discusses the definition of collocation, demonstrates that associative word combinations do form a continuum, and proposes some parameters to help delimit the scope of collocations in everyday contemporary French. (Author/VWL)

The current paper examines if gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) possess an episodic memory system. Episodic memory, in humans, is a neurocognitive system that stores information about the personal past. Unique to episodic memory is its palinscopic or past-focused orientation; most memory systems serve to provide the organism with up to date…

Critical thinking is a pervasive academic literature term that is seldom clearly or comprehensively defined. The definitions that are available in various sources are quite disparate and are often narrowly field dependent. "Definitions tend to so broad they are not always helpful in the sense of defining a concrete entity." (1) For a term that is…

In 2008 the Group of Eight (Go8) released a first report on the state of its buildings and infrastructure, based on a survey undertaken in 2007. A further survey was undertaken in 2009, updating some information about the assessed quality, value and condition of buildings and use of space. It also collated data related to aspects of the estate not…