Twenty Suzuki violin students between four and eight years old were individually administered an author-designed rhythmic task and a series of standardized tasks that measured area and length conservation. The students' prior training was found to be less of a factor in rhythmic conservation than were age and area-length conservation. (Author/RM)

This reply to Horn and Donaldson is previous critique of Schaie and Baltes' Research and writings on intelligence in adulthood and old age has two parts: the first discusses theoretical perspectives and the second makes observations on the empirical data base. (Author/AM)

The California Psychological Inventory includes a masculinity femininity measure, Fe. Although the test author suggests that Fe is positively related to intelligence for females but negatively for males, a review of the literature fails to substantiate this claim. Correlation of Fe and intellectual measures is low in magnitude and is not different…

Effects of external reinforcement and cognitive conflict-based treatments on students' acquisition of ability to control variables at an early age were studied. Smedslund's finding was confirmed. Nearly half of trained students with a mean age of 11.8 years could be classified in late formal operations. (CC)

Article considered the Playgroup nursery and its philosophy of preschool education with an emphasis on emotional facilitation. (Editor/RK)

Considered the report of the Stanford Research Institute which stated that adolescence - not early childhood - is the best time for intellectual development. (Author/RK)

The third-year evaluation results of an investigation extending through grade six. Studied performance of the same population, appearing in two previous evaluations, with sex, socioeconomic status, and maturity taken into account. Indicated third grade Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) children were superior to non-SCIS controls in both…

A task was used in which subjects at three different Piagetian stages of intellectual development were to induce the missing relationship in different triadic situations. (Authors)

Author suggests that teachers must use appropriate questions to lead children toward exploring their inner world. (Author/RK)

In the follow-up study, most of the initial gains in IQ resulting from program participation were retained. (Authors/MB)

Author discusses the importance and challenges of aesthetic education. (MB)

Describes how the aging of the American population is extending the range of educational tasks, increasing the responsibilities of educational agencies, and bringing new agencies into the educational scene. (Author/LF)