A study of the relationships between television use and political socialization indicated that lower levels of political information and understandings of the workings of government are associated with increased quantities of television viewing, but that positive political attitudes and higher levels of political knowledge are associated with…

The study investigated the effects of classroom instruction through the use of the curriculum materials, "How to Study a Culture", on the cultural knowledge of sixth-grade students. Although there was no significant difference in knowledge about Black culture, there was a significant difference in knowledge of anthropological concepts and methods.…

Thirty-three suburban elementary classroom teachers were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward their mainstreamed visually handicapped students. (Author)

The study examined the status of teacher knowledge of reading at the secondary level and investigated the factors which may have contributed to that knowledge--inservice, amount of experience, level of teaching, coursework in reading, field of specialization, and sex. (NQ)

Reports on a study in which 116 science educators were asked to rank 100 misconceptions concerning science according to the degree of acceptance the general public had for the misconception. Compares the findings with Hancock's 1940 study which used the same misconceptions and a similar procedure. (CP)

Discusses the nature of science and addresses the question of why scientific knowledge cannot be absolute. (SL)

The Job Knowledge Survey (JKS) is a new instrument that measures job knowledge across two sets of dimensions. Results provide support for its validity. The JKS, therefore, appears to have strong potential as an effective measure of job knowledge. (Author)

Analysis of objective reference test results indicated that health education was found to be an effective means of raising the knowledge levels of elementary school children concerning health-related topics. (MJB)

Finds that the better- and the less-educated members of a telephone survey recalled nearly the same amount of details from television newscasts, supporting the "knowledge-leveler" model of television as an educational medium for the general population. (RL)

Female college students with study problems could be differentiated from those without through measures of study skills knowledge and use, adjustment difficulties, and academic aptitude, while males could not be differentiated. Males in a study skills course reported greater adjustment problems and lower math and social science scores than those…

Suggests that instructional theory is possible, but it should concern itself only with narrowly circumscribed local instructional situations, relatively small chunks of curriculum for relatively small segments of the educational population. (Author/AM)

This study examines the processes whereby new information is integrated with generalized world knowledge. (Author/RM)

The intent of these standards is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and accessibility of psychological services to all who require them. These standards are the first revision of the American Psychological Association (APA) standards originally adopted on September 4, 1974. (Author/JP)

Study of an Iowa junior high school revealed that: (1) seventh grade pupils' knowledge levels were raised after studying human reproduction concepts and that (2) the pupils were of the opinion that human reproduction studies should be included in life science classes. (MB)

The knowledge-assembly theory is proposed to explain the acquisition, representation, and processing of knowledge. The theory assumes that both the representation and processing of knowledge change qualitatively as learning progresses. (Editor)