The use of words to appropriately convey one's thoughts is discussed. (CK)

Three experiments on tachistoscopic perception of visual stimuli demonstrate that the visual system is sensitive to global topological properties. The results indicate that extraction of global topological properties is a basic factor in perceptual organization. (Author)

Presents a typology for differentiating between varying definitions of educational needs. The typology is based on the assessment of learner competence, motivation, and the relevance of the learning activity. A case study to test the typology investigates the degree of interdependence of these elements in the assessment of learner needs.…

The Bloom Taxonomy of Educational Objectives is criticized because its distinctions between cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains are invalid; its categories are ill-defined and do not denote homogenous types of objectives; its structural base is inconsistent; and it is debatable whether it is a true taxonomy. (IS)

Two samples of learning disabled (LD) children (a total of 208) were evaluated in order to reveal several subgroups of LD children within A. Bannatyne's recategorization paradigm. Five subgroups were shown with varied profiles. Recognition of this intragroup variation could greatly enhance the use of diagnostic instruments in developmental…

The author asserts that each institute has made unique contributions to the understanding of learning disabilities, but that the work of the Minnesota Institute may be misinterpreted and misapplied. Unresolved issues include classification of children, relationship of LD to mental retardation, and collaborative research among institutes.…

Discusses categorization of MARC records, noting problems which arise because formats have not been defined as distinct sets of content designators. Bibliographic and authority record formats, merging of formats into single format, removal of inconsistencies, and criteria for identifying categories of records are considered. Thirty-one references…

The ability of preverbal infants to form and use ill-defined categories, to respond differentially to contrasting categories, and to use specific dimensions in learning these categories is examined in 20 infants 10 months of age. Results show that infants are not only capable of learning two ill-defined categories, but that they can do so with…

Three experiments used adults' performances in a category abstraction paradigm to test for the existence of individual style in the drawings of three five-year-olds. Overall, studies provided experimental support for the notion that young children possess recognizable artistic styles. (MP)

Concludes that supermarket tabloid readers are not one homogeneous group with one set of needs and wants from newspapers. (FL)

Argues that librarians should work to make new cataloging rules, classification schemes, and other codes relating to bibliographic control more relevant and more in tune with reality. An agenda for this work is suggested. (LLS)

Results from three experiments conducted among college students enrolled in introductory college courses provide evidence that the storage and retrieval of subjective units in free recall are similar to the storage and retrieval of taxonomic categories in structured lists. (Author/MP)

To discover what patterns of syndromic profiles may commonly exist among children, the data for the most recent revision of the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides are reanalyzed. The syndrome scores for all 2,527 five to fifteen-year-old regular school children in the standardization sample were grouped into similar profile patterns by hierarchical…

Examines the relationship between class inclusion and age and indicates that class inclusion frequently appears to develop at a much later age than is suggested in Piaget's writings. (Author/MP)

Analysis indicated that a surprisingly small percentage of authors used the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) classification system and a relatively large percentage of investigators misclassified their Ss when test scores were reported. (Author/CL)