The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of organizational processes for both verbal and spatial stimulus materials within an information processing framework. Children in grades 2 and 4 and adults were tested for their ability to report letter strings reflecting various orders of approximation to English and various dot…

Presented is a curriculum guide for mainstreaming educationally handicapped elementary school children. Activities are provided for the following skill areas: listening skills (including recognizing different types of sounds and understanding oral directions), visual perception (including figure-ground perception and form constancy), general…

This research study was designed to examine the attitudes of preschool children toward the disabled, evaluate the children's awareness and understanding of physical impairment, and examine the possibility of modifying preschool children's attitudes towards disabled children. Subjects were 102 children, 3-5 years of age, enrolled in preschools or…

Adolescent and adult evaluative reactions to their community situation were examined in 3 small Colorado towns. Empirical focus was upon delineating specific community aspects which evoke differential perceptions between subgroups within and across community settings. Del Norte, Aspen, and Craig, Colorado were selected as the research sites…

This panel's goal was to develop an understanding of the mental life of teachers, a research-based conception of the cognitive processes that characterize that mental life, their antecedents, and their consequences for teaching and student performance. Such cognitive processes include perception, expectancies, diagnostic judgment, prescription,…

Reviewed are three types of etiological theories of dyslexia: theories of visual perceptual deficit, theories of difficulties with sensory integration, and theories of verbal deficiencies. The author concludes that recent findings weigh heavily against perceptual deficit theories of reading disability as suggested by S. Orton and others; that the…

The changing role of women worldwide and its impact on politics, economic development, and social structures is examined. Inadequate education, lack of access to channels of influence, and prejudice generally hamper women in exercising the political rights they are now given by most countries in the world. Priority should be given to those…

The purpose of this booklet is to provide a summary of perception research and to suggest practical applications which will improve students' and teachers' communication ability. The "theory" section of this work is devoted to the definition of perception as a selective process, dependent on such factors as acuity of sensory equipment,…

This study compared perceptions held by clients seeking counseling of high school counselors, college counselors, advisers, counseling psychologists, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists. While five of the six groups were not differentiated in terms of personal characteristics, wide differences emerged, even within the three counseling…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between individual group members' concepts of tasks and their tendency to communicate with each other about tasks as related to the groups' abilities to adapt to the demands of a dynamic environment. Data was gathered from five persons in the Audiovisual Support group of the American…

The school psychologist is being replaced by regular and special educators properly trained and concerned with assessment for instruction. To survive, he must become a Helping Psychologist--helping others in preparing children, emotionally as well as academically, for the future. Throughout, prevention rather than remediation is stressed. His…

This project carried out by members of the school system presents a detailed description of the town of Suffield, Connecticut and its public school system, and then specifies the counseling services provided in the school system. It details the attempts to clarify the role of counselors as perceived by various parts of the school system (e.g.,…

A scale to measure fear of women's success (SASWS) modeled after the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) was administered to 59 upperclass students (33 females, 26 males). Results indicate that both men and women feel that male success is more expected and believable in our society. However, the hypothesis that women show a greater tendency to avoid…

Vision is so important to scholastic success that almost all states require by law some kind of vision testing of school children. The ideal visual screening program would involve the kind of test or tests a classroom teacher could administer and would be fast, thorough, and accurate. However, present commercial vision screening batteries fail to…

Students approach courses in communication with a lifetime of experience in the processes to be studied. Their already deeply imbedded attitudes and habits must be considered in planning instruction. Accompanying each course unit might be a series of introspective questions that encourage students to become aware of their relevant preconceptions,…