The article discusses ways that cognitive behavioral training (CBT) methods might facilitate acquisitions of basic skills in mildly handicapped students. Elements of the CBT approach are described and studies are reviewed regarding effective teaching, time, and technology. (CL)

Results indicated that Down syndrome young children were significantly less able to delay touching an attractive but prohibited stimulus than were nonretarded children of similar developmental or language level and that several kinds of within-task strategy behavior facilitated performance of the nonretarded children. (Author/CL)

Investigates developmental change in the use of strategies to eliminate interference from irrelevant information in memory. Two developmental transitions were found: (1) from ineffective to effective selective remembering (between ages 7 and 11), and (2) from the use of a selective retrieval strategy to a more sophisticated rehearsal strategy…

To obtain reliable and valid measures of cognitive development in group settings, the Test of Logical Thinking, a paper-and pencil test of formal reasoning ability, was developed. It was administered to high school stuents, and alternate forms were then devised. Applications are discussed. (MNS)

Interest in cognitive science resulted from social trends that occurred in society due to the postindustrial revolution. A discussion of the key ideas of the cognitive sciences is offered. (DF)

The article reviews work conducted on the assessment and training of social skills in learning disabled individuals, outlining cognitive social skills and overt social behaviors that should be included in interventions, and discussing assessment techniques (such as behavioral observation codes and sociometric techniques). (CL)

The author discusses levels of psychomotor skill acquisition: perceiving, motivating, imitating, performing, adapting, and innovating. How these skills interact and how they affect the learner's ability to learn are examined. (CT)

Describes cognitive levels matching (CLM) as a process by which teachers informally and formally assess students' cognitive levels and adapt instruction according to students' needs. Discusses four informal strategies that can assist teachers in acquiring developmental perspective basic to CLM. (CMG)

Results of measures in the cognitive-social areas of communicative intent, tool use, imitation, and play and in language comprehension demonstrated uneven development for the autistic subjects. A functional analysis of communicative behaviors indicated a relatively homogeneous profile of communicative functions both quantitatively and…

Examines the possible developmental relationship between unimanual handedness and duplicated syllable babbling. Thirty infants were tested at weekly intervals between five months of age and eight weeks after the onset of duplicated syllable babbling. Results suggest developmental change in hemispheric specialization or at least asymmetrical…

Suggests a device for bridging the gap between counseling theory and technique. Cognitive development theory provides the basis for understanding a single transaction between counselor and client. The acronyms FACTS and CRACKS suggest the structural dynamics within the client's cognitive field as the counselor performs in two counseling…

Assessment of conceptual level of 130 secondary students identified as gifted and 131 students from schools without gifted programs revealed significantly higher scores for gifted students. Findings suggested that such a measure of cognitive complexity may enhance identification of gifted students. (CL)

Although rated similarly by peers and teachers on cognition and behavior, resulting social status for some children was quite different, ranging from acceptance to rejection. Also, within a subset of profiles characterized by social acceptance (or toleration or rejection), great variability in patterns of cognitive and behavioral characteristics…

Discusses how youngsters learn to think in a recognizable adult fashion about political, social, and humanistic issues. Reports on research on the development of political attitudes over the course of adolescence. Concludes that the major difference between younger and older adolescents is the ability of the latter to think abstractly when…

This article discusses metalinguistic awareness (the ability to make language forms opaque and attend to them in and for themselves) its relation to literacy, its development in children from their play with language; and educational implications. (MS)