Author provided some highlights on the progress and problems in American education. (RK)

Undergraduates of different levels of ability (IQ) profited differentially from color cueing of instructional materials pertaining to the human heart. Visualization was not equally effective in achievement of different educational objectives (drawing, identification, terminology, and comprehension tests). Delayed retention of material was not…

This article deals with the claim that teaching is an art. The particular view of art held by Heidegger is explored in an effort to find the meaning of art and of teaching. (CJ)

Recent research has demonstrated that social skills training can be successful in bringing about enduring gains in unpopular children's sociometric status among peers. Further progress in promoting social competence in peer relations will depend upon the development of a framework for conceptualizing the process components underlying social…

Verbal information contained in a multimedia presentation should be seen in a holistic sense. A close interrelationship exists between audio and visual; they express information for a common purpose. The task of the designer is to interweave them meaningfully. (MBR)

Psycholinguistics, pathology, and developmental, cognitive, and cross-cultural social psychology are cited to support the argument that the visual literacy construct has not led to useful research and defensible practice. A reconceptualization of the inherent assumptions and implications is proposed. A 68-item reference list is provided.…

Describes a 10-term model of the educational policy-making and implementation process. Discusses the roles, relationships, and interaction of the practitioner, policy maker, and researcher within the model. Describes the role of research and sets priorities for educational research into the content and context of the educational process. (SB)

Three paired-associate learning studies were designed to test the hypothesis that individual differences in learning speed are determined by the types of elaborative strategies used by learners during acquisition. Slow learners generate fewer elaborators and produce less effective elaborators, even when using the same strategy as fast learners.…

British drama instructor discusses how drama provides a sense of immediacy to subjects or stories and to the discovery process of learning. She also discusses how the dialectic aspects of drama aids in children's language development. (HTH)

Describes a study which examined the stability of both cognitive and affective "aptitudes" as they relate to learning. Seventh-grade students learned language concepts for 5 weeks and 3 achievement measures were administered. Analysis of aptitude-achievement relations indicate some aptitudes relate differentially to achievement during learning.…

The greatest asset people with liberal arts background can bring to business is their ability to learn new skills. The new generation of business leaders recognizes that it must take on far more responsibility in a modern society, and only leadership with many and varied talents can be successful in such an ideological marketplace. (MSE)

Using a stimulated-recall technique, this study attempted to describe what elementary school students were thinking about during a classroom learning situation, and to relate the students' descriptions of their thoughts to their achievement and attitudes. (MP)

A model of curriculum and instruction that synthesizes several theories is presented. This curriculum and instruction model is placed within a broad epistemological-psychological framework that can help to guide theoreticians and practitioners in education. (CJ)

Investigates the effect of feedback delay in computer-assisted instruction on short- and long-term retention of mathematical material, by college students. Difficulty level of material and original learning are also considered. Results show that a delay in feedback may have a detrimental effect on retention. (Author/JJD)

Field-dependent and independent subjects sorted geometric and verbal material according to category exemplars, forcing active learning, and then recalled the category locations. Field-independent individuals generally performed better on learning and memory tasks with a more active approach. Active versus passive learning styles are discussed.…