Describes how training by stages has been developed in the Federal Republic of Germany. (Editor)

Comparison on the Bender of two groups of second graders with differential reading skills and average-or-above intelligence shows poor performance as often for good readers as for poor ones. Suggests need for extreme caution in test use for diagnosing reading problems. (Author/CJ)

Elaborates on the feelings of those frustrated by the shortcomings in curriculum design. Offers recommendations for making the process more effective. (FL)

The study reports the findings of a meta-analysis, the application of statistical methods of data synthesis from individual studies, reviewing 180 studies assessing the efficacy of perceptual motor training. Perceptual motor training was not found to be an effective intervention technique for improving academic, cognitive, or perceptual motor…

Because of growing numbers of international students and the values they present to colleges (both in enriching the community and as paying students), small colleges will benefit from employing foreign student advisors to act as orientation leaders, cultural advisors, academic advisors, community liaisons, press agents, club sponsors, and even…

Background information and laboratory procedures are provided for an undergraduate experiment requiring students to prepare a coordination compound. (SK)

A comparison was made of the performance of 30 learning-disabled students on the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test and the Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration. A significant correlation of -.72 was obtained. No significant difference was found in estimations of age equivalents. (Author)

Identifies and describes six differences between formative and summative evaluation in career education. Formative evaluation involves more coordination, more stress, special observation and teaching skills, criterion-referenced measures, learner safeguards, and choosing priorities among objectives. (SK)

Sixty six-to eight-year-olds with below-average scores on three balance tests received active, passive or no vestibular stimulation over a five-week period. Balance scores improved for all groups on one or more tests. Improvement could not be related to vestibular stimulation. (Author/RD)

Translates some beliefs of Invitational Education, a self-concept view of human relations, into a framework of supervisory activities that facilitate the coordination of counseling services and promote the professional development of counselors. (Author)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Industrial Liaison Program provides efficient and timely access to the research and staff resources of the Institute for the benefit of its members. The industrial liaison officer, professors, directory of current research, publications, symposia, seminars, and foreign programs are described. (MLW)

Presents a model for linking CETA with vocational education to implement entrepreneurship at the local level. Discusses staff responsibilities, the entrepreneurship lab, and a project evaluation. (CT)

Provides recommendations for the formal education of archivists and for coordination of training programs with those of library and information science. (RAA)