Discusses the development of descriptive standards in the international archival community, then focuses on the "International Standards for Archival Description (General)" ("ISAD(G)") and its second edition. Discusses principles of archival description, the International Council on Archives, and the main characteristics of…

Presents a query categorization approach to automatically classifying Web query terms into broad subject categories to provide in-depth analysis of users' search interests. Describes a test on search engine logs in Taiwan that shows the approach is efficient in dealing with large numbers of queries. (Author/LRW)

Part of a series which aims to promote the use of mathematics in the undergraduate geosciences curriculum. Focuses on mathematical set theory and classification of rocks. (Author/MM)

Reviews the history of the terms "impairment,""disability," and "handicap" in the stuttering literature and proposes alternate definitions that are more consistent with the use of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps. A model is proposed for discussing the outcomes of various…

Uses case studies to explore effects on students of study at foreign branches of institutions of higher education or attendance at schools based in foreign countries. Considers the legal, ethical, and practical implications of transnational study for students. Proposes a taxonomy to guide providers and accrediting bodies in setting and monitoring…

Classification of concept maps made in British science classes resulted in three patterns that indicate students' progressive levels of understanding. The classification method analyzes hierarchy, processes, complexity, conceptual development, and representation. It suggests teaching approaches based on students' existing concept structures. (SK)

This study examined differences between two subgroups of third grade dyslexics (n=72), either phonological dyslexics (lower phoneme awareness and expressive language) or delayed dyslexics (slower at processing printed words and letters but not at rapid automatic naming). Re-testing in fourth grade revealed that this classification produced…

Describes cultural therapy as a process of bringing one's own culture to a level of awareness that permits one to perceive it as a potential bias in social interaction and in the acquisition or transmission of skills and knowledge. Discusses knowledge categories necessary for cultural therapy and the role of cultural therapy in teacher training.…

Considers ways to teach the Dewey Decimal System and suggests teaching about Dewey himself. Relates interesting segments of Dewey's life, including activities at the Amherst College library, his simplified spelling system, and women and his library school. (LRW)

Explains the development of a taxonomy of learner types in order to conduct an analysis of an introductory multimedia production course for preservice instructional design professionals. Discusses the value of having a general description of people entering a media production course that helps instructors identify their audience. (Author/LRW)

Three studies examined the emergence of attention to gender categories in toddlers. Results suggested that 18-month-olds showed little attention to gender on a sequential touching task. The possibility that they could not discriminate the dolls used in the task by gender was ruled out. There was a sharp increase in attention to gender between 18…

Article discusses two questions: (1) What are the differences among runaway-homeless, throwaway, and independent youth? (2) What youth demographics, personal characteristics, and family factors predict youth's reunification? Among runaway-homeless youths, family characteristics were most important for reunification; among throwaway youths, problem…

This article discusses the process of assessing social skills with students who have emotional and/or behavioral disorders. It describes a three-stage problem-solving model of problem identification, problem analysis, and treatment evaluation. Specific social skills assessment strategies are described and linked to a classification system of…

Objective: The National Research Council identified inadequate research definitions for abuse and neglect as barriers to research in child maltreatment. We examine the concordance between child protective services (CPS) classifications of maltreatment type with the determinations of type from two research coding systems. We contrast the two coding…

The purpose of the study was to identify strategies used by preservice elementary teachers to index distributions of data. A secondary purpose of the study was to investigate whether representational form influenced the type of representative values constructed. Two hundred eighty-three preservice teachers were administered a selection of tasks…