The study investigated the effect of information responsiveness in relation to training in feedback utilization on discrimination learning among 77 preschool children (ages four and five years). (Author/PHR)

Examined were the effects of two situational factors, setting and familiarity of the examiner, on the assessment performance of eight developmentally disabled children (one-three years old). (CL)

Receptive fingerspelling performance for words in isolation and context was measured at 10-foot interval distances from 10 feet through 60 feet in 83 hearing-impaired college students. (Author/PHR)

Consultation needs a sound basis for an integration of its parts in order to become a scientific discipline. Help givers have concentrated on specializing to the detriment of solidarity of consultation. Studying and evaluating consultation behavior results in a coherent and systematic basis for a consultation theory. (Author/MFD)

A secondary analysis of data on 109 New England daily newspapers indicated that the number and kind of editorial staffers hired, their training and experience, their salaries, participation of the newspapers in professional workshops and in self-study, and the type of ownership of the papers are all related to performance. (GW)

Investigated were the effects of three different social situations (evaluative audience, nonevaluative audience, and no audience) on the performance of 48 mildly retarded children (12 to 18 years old). (SBH)

Reports findings for the relationship of the amount of instructional time in reading received by elementary school students in four New York state school districts to their gains in scores on the California Achievement Test and the "Criterion Referenced Test" prepared by the New York State Department of Education. (AA)

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent and intensity of selected role conflicts encountered by teacher/coaches. (JD)

Frequent informal interactions between faculty and students are positively related to the students' academic performance and self-perceived personal growth. (ED)

A comparison between 59 first graders of high activity level and 61 of low activity level provided support for the developmental theory which suggests that language may be a compensatory factor in the cognitive functioning of hyperactive children. (CL)

Performance of seven- and nine-year old children in a balance task was found to be similar when no demonstration was provided while initial demonstration improved the performance of both groups. Demonstration at an intermediate point in the task facilitated the nine-year-olds' performance but was detrimental to the performance of the younger…

Permissive, indulgent home environments (characterized by low disciplinarian, high indulgent, and high protective child-rearing attitudes) were positively associated with superior throwing skill, while increased jumping skill was associated with higher maternal discipline. (MB)

Audio and visual interference did not significantly impair rhythmic response levels of second- and fourth-grade boys as measured by space error scores, though audio input resulted in significantly less consistent temporal performance. (MB)