Self-Knowledge Development Theory (SKDT) by Weinstein and A. Alschuler (1985) is a structural developmental theory positing four stages in the development of self-knowledge. The Experience Recall Test-2 (ERT2) is described, which is the most recent instrument developed for assessing the SKDT. Self-knowledge is defined as the ability to describe…

The study investigated possible relationships between rating scales frequently used for diagnostic purposes with children in the diagnostic category of attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity (ADD/H) and performance on the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS). The study also examined whether subgroups of ADD/H children could be discriminated utilizing…

A study compares and contrasts a set of English and Spanish prepositions of location in the context of prototype theory. It seeks to establish the prototype concept of each preposition and the degrees of prototypicality by testing for native-speaker choices of examples that illustrate best the most basic use of the preposition. The prepositions…

The report presents summaries of 11 studies performed on 25-45 autistic students in a residential center to investigate processes of discrimination and response acquisition using automated reinforcement technology and exact timing procedures. The computer operated display and recording system for language and discrimination training is described…

Defining interpersonal orientations as the characteristic and consistent ways in which individuals interact with others, this paper examines various conceptualizations and theories regarding such orientations in order to discover how they affect interpersonal communication. In particular, the paper (1) reviews work concerning psychological types;…

This study was designed to appraise the degree to which the vocational interest profiles of students in different academic majors can be classified into cogent clusters sharing a hierarchical organization. Students were administered the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS) prior to their admission to college. Their choice of an academic major…

The Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS), a program in the Florida Department of Education, is evaluated. The introduction of the study includes analysis of complaints, old and new surveys, and evaluation concepts underlying the study. Chapter 2 describes the operation of SCNS, its organizational characteristics in the educational…

Papers on cataloging, classification, and coding systems which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Numbering and Coding Systems for Bibliographic Control in Use in North America" by Lois Mai Chan (United States); (2) "A Project Undertaken by the Library of…

Designed to assist persons who need to compare and use information obtained under various classification systems, this volume links the Department of Education vocational program categories in the new Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) to the occupations in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), the Standard Occupational…

Most teachers of mathematics would agree that a student's major difficulty when studying mathematics is the mastery of "vocabulary." A taxonomy could provide an outline of the various types of vocabulary and could suggest their relative interrelationships. One proposed taxonomy has five levels that seem to recur. The levels seem to have…

This study explores the relationship between the sex of the teacher and second-, third-, and fourth-grade students' classification of school-related objects as either masculine or feminine. Subjects, 789 students representing a cross-section of racial and ethnic groups in Chicago suburban schools, were equally divided between grades and according…

Developed for use in the library and in government documents classes, this paper provides instruction in the identification and location of U.S. government publications in a specific depository library. The importance of government documents is noted. An explanation of the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification scheme as found in the…

A study was conducted to test the empirical merit of R. M. Chisholm's and T. D. Feehan's proposed typology of deception: (1) commission versus omission (lies of commission are those where the liar contributes causally to the receiver's believing the lie, perhaps by telling the falsehood; lies of omission would occur if the liar could have…

This paper presents an overview of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) elementary school mathematics curriculum. The philosophy behind the program, content goals, and teaching strategies are briefly discussed. Then ways in which the program develops facility in mathematics are described in discussions of the language of arrows, in…

The present study examines interrelations between young children's conceptions of similarity and difference prior to the operational coordination of these relations. A total of 24 preoperational children, 8 each at 3, 4, and 5 years of age, were tested with a classificatory task. Materials included four different geometrical shapes, with four…