A variant of the Peterson (1959) paradigm was used to investigate retrieval of single pairs of items varying in imagery value. Latency to respond showed that if one item was concrete, no differential retrieval speeds were found. This result supports an organizational view of imagery. (CHK)

A discussion of tentative generalizations that developers of instructional materials can use on aptitude-treatment interaction. The author combines what research findings seem to indicate along with theories about how individuals learn and process information. (Author/HB)

The requirements and course content of an introductory level philosophy course are described, with a special emphasis on criteria which govern the assignment of grades. A course handout which describes what is expected of class reports is included. (NHM)

The author re-enacted the "Meno's" discussion between Plato and the slave about doubling the size of the square, and found that a six-year-old's answers paralleled those of the slave; neither had formal knowledge of geometry. Plato stated that learning is recollection of knowledge held before birth. (CHK)

In this rejoinder it is argued that the main objections advanced by Beran (AA 521 881) can be met if two important senses of the concepts of coercion and teaching are distinguished; these are called the "loose" and "tight" senses. (Editor/RK)

The author, an anthropologist, relates her experiences in Zambia, pointing out that African children do enjoy meaningful cognitive activities and are continually learning in their daily out-of-school lives, yet the formal, authoritarian, European school model fails to utilize these experiences or often even to recognize their existence. (EH)

Article considered the questions of priority and goals in planning a social studies curriculum. (Author/RK)

This article presented some of the research on learning processes and illustrated how different modes of thinking can be applied in teaching some topics in secondary mathematics. (Author/RK)

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the results obtained by Knowles et al. were a result of varying levels of redundancy or varying levels of other task parameters. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the distinctiveness of stimulus cues on the relevant and irrelevant dimensions - both in original learning and in transfer - on the learning of intradimensional shifts by retarded subjects. (Author)

The article considers some basic principles necessary for sound learning in adult basic education. Educational traditions prevalent in Quebec are also discussed and changes are suggested. (Author/MW)

The primary thrust of the present experiment was to examine the relative learning rate or capacity of hyperactive children on a laboratory learning task involving concept learning. (Author/RK)