The paper describes recent research investigating the relationship between speed with which individuals can execute basic cognitive processes and performance on tests of intelligence and mental ability. Results are discussed in terms of three properties of the working-memory system which limit the amount of information for simultaneous storing and…

Although the pursuit of truth is germane to social change, knowledge must not become an end in itself, but must be related to the larger concerns and goals of society. (CK)

Presents validity and reliability findings for Thurstone's Color-Word Test and Voth's Autokinetic Test and suggests procedures that save testing time. (MB)

Argues that public schools should avoid teaching civic virtue and concentrate instead on teaching intellectual virtue. (PKP)

While research indicates that humans tend potentially to develop towards wisdom in later years, a review of mainly participant-determined groups and courses in 338 lifelong learning centers for older people shows little interest in wisdom or personal development activities. With the suggestion that this apparent lack of interest may be partially…

The "elemental" refers to the essentials of the contents that make them accessible to a child. The effects on a child of contents that are mastered are the "fundamental". In a fruitful didactic unlocking (presentation) it is possible for a child to achieve considerably more insight than merely an understanding of the learning…

Chartered in 1994 and opened in 1996, the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School (CCLCS) was among the first charter schools in Massachusetts. CCLCS strives to foster "intellectual development, academic achievement, project based learning, interdisciplinary studies, community partnerships, environmental studies, global awareness, and an ethical…

First-year seminars have become common at liberal arts and other colleges across the United States. An accumulating body of research appears to demonstrate that this curricular element is associated with increased retention of students and is positively correlated with graduation rates, student adjustment and involvement, student satisfaction,…

A detailed discussion of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a new agency within the United Nations which was created for the protection of industrial property and the protection of literary and artistic works. (HB)

THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE THEORY OF MOTIVATION PRESENTED BY ROBERT W. WHITE IN HIS BOOK "LIVES IN PROGRESS" (1952) AND IN AN ARTICLE "MOTIVATION RECONSIDERED--THE CONCEPT OF COMPETENCE" (1959). WHITE PROPOSES THE CONCEPT OF "COMPETENCE" TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE THINGS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR LEFT UNEXPLAINED BY OTHER THEORIES OF MOTIVATION. COMPETENCE IS USED…