Described is a multi-faceted money system which utilizes positive and negative reinforcement while at the same time incorporating peer pressure and reinforcement for behavior modification. The system uses such items as money, checks, deposit slips, and bank books. Children have jobs such as pencil sellers, banker, or door monitor, and receive pay…

There was little change in the directions of litigation concerning pupils in 1978. As a result of federal statutes requiring the education of handicapped students, the courts have begun to wrestle with some very complex problems concerning the limitations of the federal law and the state legislation passed to comply with the federal legislation.…

Stemming from a major evaluation study of the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, this paper presents a selective list of behaviors compiled by teachers to describe Year One (6-year-old) children in their classrooms according to six designated areas. These areas are (1) logical development (number, spatial, measurement, problem solving,…

A SURVEY ON YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE SYRACUSE SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1959-60 WITHOUT HAVING GRADUATED IS PRESENTED. AN INITIAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SCHOOL DROPOUT WAS SOUGHT. THIS INCLUDED WHO HE IS, HIS BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL, HIS JOB EXPERIENCE AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL, RELATIONSHIP OF DELINQUENCY TO THE DROPOUT, AND FAMILY BACKGROUND AND WELFARE…

THE TWO MAJOR PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE (1) TO DETERMINE THE RELATION OF ANXIETY ABOUT SCHOOL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR VARIABLES MEASURED IN THE CLASSROOM AND (2) TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENCES IN A CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE UPON THOSE RELATIONS. THE TEST ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN (TASC) AND THE DEFENSIVENESS SCALE FOR…

THE PURPOSE WAS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE HYPOTHESIS THAT TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SELF-PERCEPTUAL THEORY, IN OBSERVING CHILD BEHAVIOR, AND IN ANALYZING BEHAVIOR FROM A PERCEPTUAL ORIENTATION INCREASES THEIR ABILITY TO INFER FROM THE BEHAVIOR RECORDS OF A CHILD HIS STATEMENTS ABOUT HIMSELF. THREE GROUPS OF SUBJECTS, ONE EXPERIMENTAL AND TWO…

RESEARCH STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE APPROPRIATENESS AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) MATERIALS ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS NEWSLETTER. BSCS TESTS WERE ANALYZED AND RELATED TO OTHER TESTING INSTRUMENTS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BSCS PROGRAMS. DATA COLLECTED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEST NORMS WERE ALSO USED IN A…

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ACTIVISM DEVELOPED FROM A REVIEW OF LITERATURE ATTEMPTS TO (1) PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF ACTIVISM, (2) IDENTIFY THE FORCES THAT CREATED STUDENT ACTIVISM, (3) ANALYZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACTIVISTS, (4) DETERMINE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ACTIVISM FOR COLLEGE POLICY, AND (5) IDENTIFY QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH. THE AUTHOR…

THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR TEACHERS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION IN TEACHER TRAINING CENTERS, RESEARCHERS, AND EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS. NEW TYPES OF PUPIL AND TEACHER BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO NEW AUDIOVISUAL TECHNIQUES ARE EXAMINED. ONLY TECHNIQUES CONSTANTLY AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER…

PUPIL DATA, INCLUDING ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL, AND ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTICS, WERE CORRELATED WITH TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS. THERE WAS A CLEAR INDICATION THAT RELATIONSHIPS DID NOT TAKE THE SAME FORM ACROSS THE FIVE GRADE LEVELS OF THE STUDY (GRADES ONE THROUGH FIVE). THE GENERAL IMPRESSION RESULTING WAS THAT THE TYPICAL FIRST GRADER, BEING SOMEWHAT…

CLASSES WERE DIVIDED EXPERIMENTALLY INTO FIVE OR SIX SMALL GROUPS. EACH GROUP WORKED TOGETHER FOR A PERIOD OF 1 MONTH. EACH OF THE EIGHT PARTICIPATING TEACHERS SELECTED ONE TO SIX PUPILS IN HIS CLASS WHO WERE EITHER DISRUPTIVE OR WITHDRAWN. THESE CHILDREN WERE CALLED THE TARGET PUPILS. THREE TIMES EVERY MONTH THE TEACHER RECORDED THE INTERACTION…

TO DETERMINE IF EXPERIENCED TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED WITH SIMILAR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS BUT OF VARIOUS ETHNIC ORIGINS WOULD DIFFER IN (1) ATTITUDES AND SENSITIVITIES TOWARD CHILD BEHAVIOR AND (2) LEVELS OF OPTIMISM ABOUT WORKING WITH AND HEADSTART TEACHERS WERE STUDIED. THE MINNESOTA TEACHER HEADSTART TEACHERS WERE STUDIED. THE MINNESOTA…

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES WERE THREEFOLD--(1) THE PREPARATION OF PLANS TO REACH THE UNDERGRADUATE WOMAN AND MOTIVATE HER TO PLAN REALISTICALLY FOR COMBINING FAMILY AND WORK IN THE SUCCESSIVE PHASES OF HER LIFE, (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHANISM FOR CATALOGING EXISTING PART-TIME COURSES ON CAMPUS AND EXISTING MATERIALS FOR HOME USE SO THAT THIS…

Previous research has shown that teachers' sense of efficacy is an important presage variable associated with student achievement. Stereotypes evolving from this research include both positive and negative correlations between teacher perception of effectiveness and teaching experience. This research examines the relationship between years of…

These suggested guidelines and model codes for student conduct and discipline represent an update of 1972 minimum standards in keeping with current statutes and court decisions. The Oregon State Board of Education published this document to provide guidance to local school districts in formulating discipline policies. The state standards listed…