Examined knowledge of mothers with children from 6 to 58 months regarding which item in play and language pairs was more advanced developmentally. Found that mothers' orderings matched those established in developmental literature and were stable over two weeks. Language knowledge was stronger than, and unrelated to, play knowledge. Accuracy was…

Latino youths completed surveys about their knowledge of risk factors for oral cancer and tobacco and alcohol use. Additionally, trained youths attempted to purchase cigarettes from local stores. Respondents were ill-informed about oral cancer. Over half knew risk factors for smoking and alcohol use. Over half of the stores would have sold…

Views IQ test scores as measures of general intelligence that relate to the acquisition of knowledge in diverse settings. Discusses studies that support the assertion that IQ has an influence on a socially relevant outcome variable that is independent of its relationship to social status. (MMU)

Addresses issues pertaining to the transmittal of common ethical values related to the practice of evaluation. The issues include the need for development and adoption of a common core of knowledge of ethics in evaluation, the need to provide this knowledge to all evaluation participants, and the need for multiple methods of instruction and…

Examined English parents' concerns, needs, and knowledge of drug issues related to their children and parents' perspective on drug education. Found that parents are largely misinformed about drug situations, request accurate information, are unaware of school drug policies and programs, and believe drug education should begin at late primary…

Explores the use of student-constructed concept maps in conjunction with written interpretive essays as an additional method of assessment in three undergraduate mathematics courses. Evaluates the benefits of using concept maps and written essays to assess the "connectedness" of students' knowledge. (Author/CCM)

Assesses high school students' environmental knowledge and attitudes using a questionnaire administered before and after exposure to a 10-day environmental-science course. (Author/CCM)

Nurses (n=240) attended a continuing education program on AIDS and mental health, including counseling and legal issues. Pre/posttests highlighted the need for training in the treatment of infection and the psychological impact of AIDS on clients and families. (SK)

Studied the process by which university teachers arrived at positive perceptions of computer assisted instruction (CAI) through a survey completed by 63 college teachers in Singapore. Results show that knowledge of CAI is a dominant factor influencing the perceived usefulness of CAI. (SLD)

Israeli older adults (n=361) completed the Worry Scale and the Facts on Aging Quiz. Those with higher educational attainment and those who were better informed about aging had lower worry scores. (SK)

To evaluate teachers' knowledge about attention deficit disorders (ADHD), a questionnaire was distributed to 180 elementary teachers in a New Jersey district. Of 154 respondents, 128 (83%) indicated they had received negligible formal training in ADHD as undergraduates; only 3.9% had extensive training. A majority had recently taught at least six…

The views of Dutch women on the implications of the analysis of the human genome were studied by questionnaire and interview. Although a serious lack of knowledge about the topic was found, interviews produced a broad range of problematic issues. Attention to gender implications of gene technology is needed. (Author/EMK)

From case histories of 74 adolescents, six constructs (family, dynamic, cognitive, somatic, generic, developmental) were distilled to explain how their occupational knowledge is formed. The developmental process of knowledge acquisition is influenced by family circumstances at birth, cognitive-conceptual attainment in preschool, and vocabulary in…

Surveyed the extent to which a sample of academic staff at Monash University in Australia are familiar with general intellectual property concepts and the provisions of their university's intellectual property statute. Found a level of ignorance in this area that may require attention. (EV)

A survey of physicians (n=113) concerning their knowledge about child sexual abuse found several areas of inadequate knowledge, including assessment of chlamydia infection, Tanner staging, and documentation of historical and physical exam findings. Factors associated with better knowledge scores were physician participation in continuing medical…