Advanced knowledge acquisition in a subject area is different in many important ways from introductory learning (and from expertise). In this paper some of the special characteristics of advanced learning of complex conceptual material are discussed. The paper notes that these characteristics are often at odds with the goals and tactics of…

Presents the material given in a talk at the 1974 convention of the National Science Teachers Association in which the author compares practices in biology education to George Orwell's concept of "doublethink," i.e., the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and to accept both of them. Developments in curriculum…

The evident need for correspondence and congruence between social work practice specializations and educational areas of concentration suggests the utility of analyzing the various ways in which social work practice has been conceptualized over time. (Editor/KE)

Results indicate that although latent ability estimates may be significantly increased by a short intervention, modifiability depends on the type of intervention. Futhermore, it was found that general types of relationships may effectively mediate analogy item solving. (Author/BJG)

Condensed from "The Journal of Teacher Education, Volume 19 (Fall 1968), 354-56

The transcript of a radio program on gifted and talented children includes interviews with psychoanalysts, educators, and federal officials (including B. Bettelheim, J. Renzulli, B. Boston, and D. Sisk), as well as with parents and five gifted children. Topics considered include identification, separation of gifted students, teaching approaches,…

This speech articulates one practitioner's assumptions and recommendations concerning desirable preschool education practices and learning environments. It is suggested that reliance on experts such as child development specialists and curriculum planners may limit teachers' access to students as ideosyncratic individuals. Teachers might do better…

A systematic procedure is outlined which gives guidance to therapists and teachers in managing seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) students (9 to 18 years old) who reside at a licensed children's institution or are attending a centralized public school facility for SED students. Among findings from a review of the literature was that intensive…

Written for teachers of gifted and talented students, the handbook provides an overview of gifted education and curriculum development. The first chapter considers the need for preparation of teachers who work with the gifted. A summary of past and present efforts in gifted education reviews research on teacher education and teaching approaches…

The paper describes the identification process and procedures developed in a project for gifted/talented handicapped children (3 to 5 years old) in six talent areas: intellectual, academic, creative, social/leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. Characteristics of two approaches (the informal open classroom and an approach based…

For four years the California State University and Colleges attempted to encourage new approaches to instruction that would provide students with increased options in their educational programs and opportunities for faculty to test and develop their ideas for improving the quality of instruction. A number of different learning and teaching…

During 1971-72, of 487 students in 2 Introductory Educational Psychology classes, 123 students chose to take a lecture course and 364 students chose a mastery learning class. Despite constraints on interpretation, it was concluded that in this particular situation students acquired a knowledge of vocabulary, principles and concepts at least as…

Colleges should implement cafeteria composition (a widely varied program of composition) in order to acknowledge the huge variety of educational needs, educational objectives, and socially useful functions to which colleges must respond. As a prelude to this argument, the educational philosophies of Miller and Smitherman may be reviewed. Miller…