The association dimension of the Picture Identification Test (PIT) was used to investigate the motivation concepts of male and female university students classified as Declared Homosexual, Sexually Uncertain, Clinical Control, and Normal Control. (Editor)

Aims at identifying the prominent personality characteristics of youthful females who have attempted suicide, examines these characteristics as they relate to the frequency of suicidal thought, and identifies the psychological complex that predisposes a young female to attempted suicide. (Author/RK)

Considers listener expectancies based on timing redundancy in continuous speech and the interaction between the effects of segmental and suprasegmental cues during ongoing perception. (Editor/RK)

This study was designed to test the effects of both interaction distance and the quality of the interaction upon attraction. The implications of this research for studies concerning crowding is discussed, as are possible explanatory mechanisms. (Editor/RK)

Examines two specific hypotheses on the dynamics of persuasion: first, whether the manipulation of arguments presented to support an advocated opinion should influence the effectiveness of an expert source more than an attractive source, and second, audience reaction toward expert versus attractive sources when considering a number of arguments…

Declining test scores have been a major cause for concern in the past year. Describes the decline and explores some possible causes. (Editor/RK)

The primary/purpose of this paper is to expand the scope of inquiry into and examine trends in factors influencing white adults' opposition to busing by comparing findings from two recent national surveys of representative cross-sections of adults in the United States. (Author)

It is assumed that parent-infant interaction reflects the operation of a self-regulatory component within each member of the dyad and of an interactive component that affects each member differently. It is shown that behavior models can account for various qualititive features of interaction data. (Editor/RK)

An analysis of the relationship between extracurricular participation and educational expectations among high school girls. Correlations are found between athletic participation or involvement in music and academic orientation. Findings also reveal differences according to the type of interscholastic sport in which girls participate. (Author)

A participatory process by which a useful costing and data management system was developed at Chapman College is described. The system summarizes information on instructional workloads, class sizes, and the costs per student credit hour for academic programs. Costs incurred in other areas to support each program are included. (Editor/LBH)

Compared to conventional classroom settings, e-learning relies heavily on a student's reading ability. However, many students, particularly those at-risk or those who may have already dropped out of conventional schools, tend to have low reading ability that affects their ability to learn online. The problem is that relatively little has been done…

This report is a followup to an initiative to establish a central website to collect data from States on the National School Lunch and the School Breakfast Programs. A central website could be used by researchers and program administrators to compare and analyze data across State and local areas for participation trends in local school district…

The U.S. Department of Education recently held a competition for grants to support states in their efforts to build longitudinal data systems to track and analyze student and school performance. The Value-Added Research Center (VARC) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, proposed a Tri-State Partnership…

This book is a guide to the development of mathematical talent in students in grades K through 8. The first chapter is on developing mathematical promise and considers characteristics of students who are mathematically promising, the goals of mathematics instruction, how to find and/or create good problems, models for increasing the numbers and…