This study attempted to determine whether behaviors defined as avoidance of communication in clients who were required to come to counseling could be eliminated or reduced through observation of a peer model on videotape. Subjects who viewed modeling showed significantly less avoidance of communication than those in control groups. (Author)

The possible contributions and the major limitations of educational technology are noted and six areas where technology can be applied to educational problems are discussed. (Author)

Results indicate that training in semantic awareness increased problem-solving ability for both analytic and synthetic problems. (Author)

The first problem confusing results of reading research is one of definition, with all its attendant questions of generalization and replication. The second problem is one of inference and has at its heart a fundamental disjunction between the statistical model which most studies have assumed and the model which may in fact describe the underlying…

After reviewing organizational culture studies done in industrial settings, this paper proposes a native-view paradigm from anthropology for exploring the multiple perspectives of participants in large organizations and describes a study--of Silicon Valley technical professionals' native views--that applies the methods of ethnoscience ethnography.…

A framegame is an informal, game-like activity that may be used within management groups to gain group consensus and problem resolution. The technique combines individual contributions and group interaction. A sample framegame structure is provided. (Author/MLF)

Literature on problem solving is reviewed, a conceptual scheme of problem solving is proposed, and several research issues related to the nature of problem finding and its relation to problem solving are identified. Some implications for educational practice are mentioned. (SW)

Robert Stake presents his views on responsive evaluation, naturalistic approaches to evaluation, the role of testing in evaluation, and the training of evaluators. (BW)

A theory of the lay epistemic process is outlined. An integrative framework is provided that allows consideration of diverse attributional models in common theoretical terms and derivation of the necessary applicability conditions of different such models. (Author/RL)

Four testing schemes are outlined: post-test only, pretest/post-test, the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) Model, and the EIPI Model which takes into account the learning style and the psychosocial background of the learner. The EIPI model has three phases: placement, counseling, and intervention. (RAO)

Describes several "inaccurate" statements made in L. Thomas' and T. Levine's article in this journal (volume 21, page 103) regarding the current author's research and positions on the listening construct. Suggests that Thomas' and Levine's model has serious methodological flaws. (RS)