Researchers studied the effect of nutrition instruction upon the nutrition knowledge, food attitudes, and dietary behavior of junior high home economics students. The curriculum significantly improved knowledge; attitude change was significant only in the ninth grade; and little improvement was made in dietary behavior at any grade level. (SK)

Grades four to six in three school districts representing rural, suburban, and urban school settings were exposed to a nutrition program. Results disclosed that students having access to the nutrition unit significantly out-performed students lacking access and that teachers needed to receive pre-implementation inservice education regarding the…

The long-term impact of a cardiovascular school health curriculum was tested with 112 ninth-grade students. Six months after the course, participating students retained higher knowledge levels on cardiovascular disease and risk factors than did control group students, although attitude differences between the two groups were not significant. (FG)

Research to determine any longitudinal changes in knowledge and attitudes among 178 subjects from four graduating classes at one college of pharmacy is discussed. Some differences were found in knowledge test scores of sexes, of graduating classes, and of work environment groups but these were not consistent across time. (Author/MLW)

Non-quantifiable knowledge, involving sensory information, conceptualization, and imagination, is discussed in relation to educational evalution. Evaluation is discussed in terms of educational connoisseurship, or the art of appreciation; and educational criticism, which informs, interprets, and appraises. (MH)

Studied high-school sophmores, who through group training, were given contraceptive information, steps for solving problems, and practice in communicating decisions about sexual behavior. Compared with untrained, control-condition teenagers, trained teenagers had more positive postest scores on measures of sexual knowledge, interpersonal problem…

The home management section of the University of Illinois project, under contract with the Illinois Office of Education, provides adult educators with a tool for measuring the proficiency of experienced male or female homemakers who seek high school credit in home economics. (MF)

This study determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between the quality of supervised occupational experience, as measured by labor income and the scope of the student's program, and the level of achievement in technical knowledge for students in production agriculture. (SK)

Discusses a study which measured the effects of mass media-related instruction about political topics in elementary and secondary schools on students' political knowledge. Findings indicated that mass media, particularly television, does influence student political knowledge and that, consequently, educators should have an input into television…

Elementary school children frequently watch child-oriented news segments on Saturday morning television, and they occasionally view network newscasts. News viewing is mildly associated with political knowledge and public affairs interest for older children, but younger viewers learn little. Parent/child discussions of news are also related to…

Elucidates the psycholinguistic mechanics of the "output hypothesis" and argues that output serves an important role in second language acquisition because it generates specific input the cognitive system needs to build up a coherent set of knowledge. The article hypothesizes that the locus of the effect of output is in the transition of…

Defines creativity, recognizing both developmental continuities and discontinuities. Also distinguishes between creative interpretation and cognitive restructuring, emphasizing transformational abilities, and between perceptual and discretionary cognitive processes. (DR)

Studied the link between specific sexual behaviors, HIV testing, levels of knowledge and personal vulnerability regarding HIV, and alcohol and condom use among college students. A significant portion (33.9%) of students stated that they were at risk for HIV and 25.4% reported that they had been tested for HIV. Includes a copy of the behavior…

The effectiveness of a program designed to make secondary school students in Canada more aware of barriers to women in the workplace was studied in a preliminary development phase and a pilot test with 13 students and 23 comparisons. Results indicate that the instruction is effective in increasing student knowledge. (SLD)

Some of the impacts associated with a metropolitan university are estimated, conceptualizing the impact as a series of backward (expenditure) and forward (knowledge-related) linkages. Issues are highlighted through a case study of Northwestern University in Illinois. Results emphasize the magnitude of university expenditure links with the…