Discusses the confusion that results from differences among various labels used in developmental and basic education programs. Proposes clarification of such terms as "center,""lab,""individualized," and "clinic" and suggests definitions for proper usage. (DR)

Suggests that information about selection of the proper kinds of paper needed in office work should be included in office skills courses. Defines basic paper terms and describes uses and qualities of different paper for various office applications. (MF)

The author makes a conceptual distinction between "teaching strategies" and "teaching methods" and questions the designation of discovery learning as a teaching strategy. (SJL)

The article discusses the problem of defining the term severely handicapped and examines and evaluates previously advanced definitions. (Author/CL)

An analysis of the evolution of educational technology demonstrates that the expansion of the concept has been unavoidable. A definition of educational technology as an economic approach to the micro and macro planning of education is introduced, and problems and guidelines for implementation in developing countries are discussed. (Author/JEG)

Develops a definition of giftedness. Presents three traits of giftedness: above average ability, creativity, and task commitment. The definition includes an interaction among those three traits. (MA)

The article discusses the rationale for a program to develop efficiency in visual functioning for low vision individuals. Detailed identification of all visual functions necessary for maximum efficiency, along with specification of visual tasks related to developmental milestones are charted. (Author/PHR)

Two recurring themes in nine liberal arts projects are identified: the quest for new constituencies and a new clarification of the meaning of the humanities in the educational process. The role of the NEH in funding, problems in defining the humanities, and interdisciplinary approaches are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A questionnaire was given to 129 high school students taking college-prep mathematics and to 63 college students taking a pre-calculus course. Students were to identify sentences as axioms, postulates, facts, definitions, or theorems. Findings showed students did not have the formalist point-of-view about the structure of mathematics. (DT)

Offers a five-point program for community education (based on a fluid definition in a British context) which involves school and community education, civic education and participation, community action, public education campaigns, and community relations. (LAS)

William Pierce, Acting Executive Deputy Commissioner of Education, is heartened by the definition of industrial arts in the new legislation. It opens a broad role for industrial arts (IA) in guidance and counseling, he tells members of the industrial arts division of the American Vocational Association convention. (Editor/HD)

A battery of 28 individually administered tests, comprised of measures derived from the work of Piaget, of simple and complex learning, of language, short-term memory, long-term memory and intelligence were given to 210 children aged 5 to 6 during their first year of schooling. (Editor)

When we visited the Rosemary Kennedy School for retarded children, we found a new meaning wrapped in friendship. (Author/RK)

Discusses problems in the process used by the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) to redefine mental retardation and substantive problems with various definitions of mental retardation, including the former and new 1992 AAMR definition. Recommended elements in a new educational definition of mental retardation are presented. (CR)

Quality of life issues in social skills assessment of persons with disabilities are discussed in terms of definitions, measures, applications to social skills assessment, and future needs. It is argued that broader measures need to be used in social skills assessment in order to evaluate quality of life changes. (CR)