Compared peer counselor processing of different types of clients' problems presented by telephone with how they processed clients' problems when presented in person. Results indicated that the telephone was used most frequently for all types of problems, and that peer counselors responded differently to different types of problems. (Author/RC)

Provides a classification scheme for recognizing and analyzing the elements of graphic persuasion embodied in political cartoons. (PD)

The author describes the advantages of stratified heterogeneous grouping, a compromise between ability grouping and random grouping which assures students and teachers opportunities to learn and teach that are not inherent in other methods of grouping. (Author/KC)

Analyzed the Weigl-Goldstein-Scheerer Color-Form Test using a sample of Danish children. Distinguished three dimensions: configuration of sorting, verbalization of the sorting principle, and the flexibility of switching sorting principle. The three dimensions proved themselves to constitute the a-priori-defined gradients. Results indicated a…

Outlines six activities for grades six through nine designed to illustrate the processes used by archaeologists. These processes include observation, comparison, classification, communication, use of numbers, and hypothesis formation. (AM)

Describes a criterion group classification scheme commonly used in conjunction with discriminant function analysis and suggests that clinicians consider membership probabilities for each criterion group of interest. Illustrates this approach using data from a study in which discriminant analysis was used to identify characteristics of problem…

Examples of school library media activities that illustrate instructional involvement currently taking place in various parts of the nation are classified according to David Loertscher's taxonomy. (CHC)

Occupational interest scales and homogeneous scales were developed and compared on a sample of 3,072 Air Force personnel in a double cross-validation design. Results indicated that the occupational scales were slightly superior in correctly classifying satisified personnel v people in general. (Author/JKS)

Music education needs a set of coherent logical propositions about musical processes by which to function. A theory of music would clarify the nature and logical ordering of music concepts through clearer terminology, so that our teaching would be less confused and our research more valid. (Author/SJL)

The case is made for basing analysis of longitudinal data on each subject's curve of scores. In this analysis of IQ scores from a longitudinal study, fitted curves yielded significant error reduction, rendering untenable the doctrine of IQ constancy. A visual method of curve classification is also presented. (Author/SJL)

From investigations of cognitive development, intellectual ability, and learning strategies, representative examples of research are used to highlight dilemmas which attend the use of the terms "stages,""levels,""styles," and "strategies" to describe different aspects of human thinking and learning, especially in adolescents and young adults.…

This paper briefly reviews various conceptions of adolescence, particularly Erikson's theories of identity development. It reports a study of Canadian high school females, classified as open/moratorium, closed/foreclosed, or diffuse. Characteristics of each of these student types are outlined and implications for education and counseling are…

Determines the frequency distribution of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential variables (BAEP) for premature babies at different stages of development--normal newborns, infants, young children, and adults. The author concludes that the assumption of normality underlying most "standard" statistical analyses can be met for many BAEP…

Problem-child families and normal families were classified using the dyadic parent-child interaction coding system (DPICS). The DPICS was found to be a reliable, clinically practical research instrument that correctly classified 94 percent of the families and predicted 64 percent of the variance in parent report of home behavior problems. (Author)

Describes a fast algorithm for comparing the lists of terms representing documents in automatic classification experiments. Complexity and running time for the algorithm are compared to other procedures, and a short algol-like routine is presented in the appendix. Eight references are included. (Author/BK)