An annotated bibliography of 40 articles on participative decision making (PDM) published from 1968 through 1975 is presented. The following categories were used in summarizing each article: description, sample, type of study, variables, PDM variables, results and discussion. An introduction to the bibliography discusses some issues related to…

This paper develops a rationale for a three dimensional model of nonintellectual behavior of children and supports the rationale with a review of relevant theoretical and empirical work. The tenability of the model and its relationship to early reading achievement is then explored. Dimensions derived from a cluster analysis of the "Pupil Behavior…

Discusses research efforts at the University of Windsor focusing on the question of whether it is the case that some or all of the deficits exhibited by children who are classified as learning disabled are due to cerebral impariment and suggests that a neuro-psychological approach can provide a useful heuristic framework. (Author/JM)

Various variables affecting Chicano effort and achievement in the comprehensive high schools in San Francisco in 1974 were examined. (Author/NQ)

Task complexity in terms of symbolic mediation (inner thought) as a determinant of differential test performance and the prediction of dissimilar functioning were examined. Preschool children with moderate to profound speech and/or language handicaps were tested using: (1) a sound-in-words subtest of the Test of Articulation (TA); (2) Action…

Designed to help trainers of military maintenance technicians evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using maintenance simulators as opposed to using actual equipment trainers, this report documents the value of using the synthetic training devices to duplicate the performance characteristics of operational equipment under both normal and many…

This paper reports a cross-sectional, developmental study of the fluidity of children's mental functioning (representational skills) in contexts involving the representational use of blocks. Data were collected from a sample of 40 children from a laboratory school: 20 four-year-olds and 20 seven-year-olds, with an equal number of boys and girls in…

A model was tested in which it was assumed that the left and right cerebral hemispheres have access to independent supplies of resources, which they may use in most kinds of information processing situations. Eight male subjects were specifically selected for having demonstrated a strong right-hand superiority on several manual tasks, and a strong…

For years the issue of class size has been the subject of hundreds of educational research studies. The effects of class size on student achievement, student and teacher attitudes, instructional setting, and total classroom environment have been examined and re-examined. In general, the findings of these studies have been inconclusive, though for…

A review of 26 multivariate or "production function" studies provides the basis for this discussion of the determinants of student cognitive achievement in developing countries. The paper describes the studies and reviews the results for each of the major determinants of academic achievement--schooling characteristics, teacher attributes, and…

Dynamic visual acuity (DVA) is defined as the performer's ability to visually discriminate parts of an object when there is relative motion between the target and the performer. According to research findings, this visual attribute may play a key role in motor-task performance. Researchers have found a significant relationship between DVA and…

Many physiological and psychological processes fluctuate throughout the day in fairly stable, rhythmic patterns. The relationship between individual differences in circadian activity rhythms and a sense of time urgency were explored as well as a number of achievement-related variables. Undergraduates (N=308), whose circadian activity rhythms were…