Problem-solving processes used by concrete- and formal-operational eighth-grade pupils were investigated through interviews. Formal-operational pupils used a larger variety of processes. Also, a larger variety of processes were used on more complex problems. (MP)

This article (1) discusses the progression of children's thought from realism to objectivity, to reciprocity, and to realitivity; and (2) describes seventeen types of explanations children give to explain the causality of physical occurrences in the world. (SB)

Forty college students were administered a self-rating scale for intelligence along with several actual ability measures, including the Concept Mastery Test and "breadth" and "depth" indices based on the Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale Similarities subtest. (MS)

A total of 72 children aged 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 were studied in a test of three hypotheses: younger children will use cues adaptively in a simple but not a complex situation; older children will act adaptively in both situations; the rate of change accelerates from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old. (MS)

Critiques Lawrence Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Instrument and evaluates reliability and validity data available on the instrument. Concludes that available data do not support the reliability and validity of the instrument and that further research is necessary. Available from: Department of Social Science Education, University of Georgia, Athens,…

Examines the concept that all perceptual development seems to involve the tactile or sense of feel and attempts to comprehend this relationship. Its implications for teaching reading and for developing instructional techniques are also considered. (Author/RK)

Provides a brief commentary on the values of music education. (Editor)

Two studies (1) compared the ability of pre- and post-operational children to seriate sets of 4 temporal sequences presented simultaneously and (2) examined the ability to recall sequences when given the initial, middle, or terminal item as a retrieval cue. (SB)

A total of 72 schooled and 67 unschooled Tanzanian 8-14 year-olds from the Meru tribe were interviewed individually to determine their degree of mastery of conservation. Methodological defects in the application of Piaget's clinical method in cross-cultural studies were corrected. (SB)

This study attempted to account for the differential effectiveness of an instructional film in modifying children's life concepts by considering individual differences in conceptual tempo. Eighty 6- to 7-year-old boys and girls showed significant decreases in animistic reasoning following an 11 minute film on life attribution. (MS)

The study suggests that developing greater facility in linguistic skills may well produce greater cognitive differentiation and enhance the process of objectification. (Author)

First and second graders' understanding of transitivity for each of the relations "larger than,""smaller than,""longer than," and "shorter than" was investigated. Results showed that on only two of the eight comparisons did the order of presentation of the premises make a significant difference in students'…