Conclusion to a 3-part report. See also AA 501 768 through AA 501 771.

One of a series of reports on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (in Mathematics).

The paper discusses the relationship between social class and infantile autism and provides supporting evidence for L. Kanner's original findings regarding a relationship between infantile autism and high socioeconomic status. Section I contains studies which are clinical or impressionistic in nature; while Sections II and III focus on studies on…

THE GOVERNOR'S HONORS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED TO DO RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS IN GEORGIA AND THE NATURE OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM BEST SUITED TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE PARTICIPANTS CHOSEN WERE ACADEMIC AND FINE ARTS…

IN MANY AREAS WHERE TWO LANGUAGE GROUPS LIVE SIDE BY SIDE LARGE NUMBERS IN BOTH GROUPS TEND TO RESIST BECOMING ADEPT IN THE OTHER LANGUAGE DESPITE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE RESISTANCE TO BILINGUALISM MIGHT BE THE BELIEF HELD BY MANY THAT BILINGUALISM AND INTELLIGENCE HAVE A NEGATIVE CORRELATION. UNTIL RECENTLY,…

This report summarizes information presented in a technical report concerning the role of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension and is designed to be read by educators not directly involved in research themselves. It states that while an assessment of the number of meanings a reader knows enables a remarkably accurate prediction of an…

The development of concept usage was studied in 120 normal, mildly retarded, and moderately retarded children. A forced-choice match-to-standard task was used, with the equivalence matches compared with the Ss' explanations of their choices. Among the findings were that performance was related to the stimulus condition (competing versus…

This report describes an experimental system for drawing simple pictures on a computer graphics terminal using natural language input. The system is capable of drawing lines, points, and circles on command from the user, as well as answering questions about system capabilities and objects on the screen. Erasures are permitted and language input…

Two fifth grade measures of the ability to deal with symbolic relationships were developed for use in future factor analytic research concerning the nature of intelligence. Circle Reasoning was adopted from an adult level test by modifying the number of symbols and the nature of the principles on which the items were based. Item analysis results…

In order of importance, curriculum, motivation, academic ability, and teaching methods are described in this paper as principles affecting classroom learning that can lead to more effective instruction. Curriculum simply exposes students to appropriate content and subject matter. Educational research should concentrate on the evaluation of…