The elements of technical illustration and its position in high school industrial arts programs are explored. (MU)

The validity of a forecast index for adult intellectual status based on early appearing developmental landmarks (age at teething, walking, talking, independent toileting, and also sex) for noninstitutionalized mongols was investigated. (Author/KW)

A program to expose drafting students to the basic concepts of designing and programing numerically controlled machines. (GB)

Mushrooming space-age industry rocketed this high school into an industrial arts program suited to a community of professional and highly skilled workers. (Editor)

Discusses basic concepts in human and medical genetics and their relevance to the field of adoption. Describes genetic counseling and suggests that adoption agencies use such services. (Author)

Mothers of 25 Down's syndrome infants completed a questionnaire in order to identify the infants' temperamental characteristics. Only two infants were found to be easy children--a finding which contrasts with the amiable,mild stereotype for the syndrome. Mothers' verbal ratings of the child were more positive than their questionnaire responses…

Analyzes the nature of Down's syndrome children's articulation problems, including the phonetic inventory of each subject; a comparison of target consonant phonemes and the subjects' renditions of these phonemes; and a characterization of the subjects' errors in terms of phonological processes. Finally, discusses three major findings emerging from…

The responses of 18 Down's syndrome infants in a modified "strange" situation were recorded. The results indicated that these infants were aware of the exits and entrances of both mother and stranger. (Author)

Effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures were compared on the dimensions of interpersonal interaction and attraction with 18 nonhandicapped and 12 Down's syndrome junior high school students who participated in eight weekly sessions of recreational bowling. (Author)

Twenty three-year-old Down's syndrome children were compared on their ability to respond to typical preschool learning tasks when given either augmented or repetitive verbal instruction. (Author)

Imperative and declarative performative behavior was examined in 20 nonretarded and 15 Down's syndrome children and adults (7 to 54 years old) operating at two stages of sensorimotor intelligence. In both groups, more advanced types of perfomative behavior were generally associated with a higher sensorimotor stage. (Author)

Describes work conditions, education and training needs, and salaries of the following technician careers: auto/diesel technicians, auto body repairers, general maintenance mechanics, heating/air conditioning/refrigeration, paralegals, engineering technicians, science technicians, computer repairers, and drafters. (SK)