Presents a multipart experiment utilizing the same two compounds in preparation, interpretation of infrared spectra, and kinetic study. Several extensions of the experiment are included. (SLH)

Article describes the development of a simple recorder of reading behavior, and an experiment in which it is used to investigate the effect on reading behavior of altering the spatial relationship between a diagram and its reference point within the test. (Author)

Presents the author's philosophy of science which is a synthesis of the ideas of E. Mach and K. R. Popper. Describes the implications and some applications of this philosophy to the art of teaching chemistry. (GS)

A list of major objectives, which are said to clarify the answers to the question why one should experiment is presented. Among those purposes cited are: hypothesis testing, development of social programs, development of comprehensive programs, and the evaluation of a concept or claim. (AM)

Based on the author's Ph. D. dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

IN FOUR STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING CREATIVE BEHAVIOR BY MEANS OF CLASSROOM EXERCISES, THE AUTHORS COMPARED TREATMENT AND CONTROL GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO GAINS IN SCORES ON THE MINNESOTA TEST OF CREATIVE THINKING. IN THE FIRST STUDY, STUDENTS IN A CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CLASS MADE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER GAINS THAN THE…

STUDIES WERE DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER CREATIVITY CAN BE MEASURED AND TAUGHT. THE INVESTIGATORS DEFINED CREATIVITY IN EXPERIMENTAL TERMS, BASED ON SCORES OBTAINED BY MEASURING FOUR FACTORS--FLUENCY, FLEXIBILITY, ORIGINALITY, AND ELABORATION. FLUENCY IS THE FACILITY WITH WHICH IDEAS CAN BE GENERATED, FLEXIBILITY IS THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER STUDENTS OF HIGH AND LOW ABILITY DIFFER IN CREATIVITY, STUDENTS IN GENERAL COLLEGE (GC) SPEECH AND LOGIC CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WERE COMPARED WITH SPEECH AND LOGIC STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (CLA). GC STUDENTS HAVE A MEAN IQ OF 105-110, AND AN AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL RANK AT THE 25TH PERCENTILE WHILE…

JOINTLY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS OF SAMPLE SIZE (N-10 TO N-1000) AND THE STANDARD DEVIATION OF THE CRITERION MEASURE (SD-1 TO SD-25), A TABLE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TREATMENTS NEEDED FOR STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE AT THE .05 LEVEL. THUS, IF THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER HAS APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON PAST PERFORMANCE, HE CAN CONSULT THE TABLE TO…

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO A 10 PERCENT SAMPLE OF INCONSISTENT VOTERS IN TWO OREGON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAD NOT VOTED IN A PREVIOUS, UNSUCCESSFUL SCHOOL BUDGET ELECTION, BUT WHO HAD VOTED IN A SUBSEQUENT SUCCESSFUL ELECTION. DESPITE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS IN LEVEL OF SCHOOLING COMPLETED, OCCUPATION, INCOME, PERIOD…