Nonroutine problem-solving, too, involves elements of routine. Often, elementary routines such as solving for a variable are not carried out without error. In this paper, we use new findings from neuroscientific research to explain why even excellent students make mistakes in elementary routines. [For complete proceedings, see ED489597.]

The game of "Simon Says" was played individually with preschool and elementary school students. Errors decreased significantly with grade. (ST)

Statistics on errors in written French by students in first- and second-year language courses. (DD)

Investigated were the relationships among confidence judgments, latencies, and memory-trace strength." (Authors/MB)

Special issue devoted to the topic of standard spoken usage. (VM)

Critique of The Good Companion", a grammar used in German high schools. Claims that the faulty formulation of grammatical rules in the text will lead students to the commission of errors in forming English sentences. (RS)

Classifies experimental error into two main groups: systematic error (instrument, personal, inherent, and variational errors) and random errors (reading and setting errors) and presents mathematical treatments for the determination of random errors. (PR)

A listing of the program is available from the author at Northwestern University. (MB)

Exploratory study designed to provide a general overview of the simultaneous interpretation process. Based on an unpublished doctoral dissertation supported by a Public Health Service Research Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (VM)