Among conclusions were that presence or absence of a special class or program within a school did not appear to influence the principal's attitude toward or knowledge of exceptional children, and principals demonstrated significantly less knowledge than experts regarding placement. (SB)

Discusses several characteristics which may be particularly critical when learners work with computer based instruction: prior knowledge or familiarity with content to be learned, level of anxiety, visual and verbal abilities, and degree of motivation. (Author/JD)

Twenty-eight professionals working with the mentally retarded participated in a one-day seminar on "Social, Emotional and Sexual Needs of the Handicapped," and completed a questionnaire dealing with sexuality and mentally retarded persons. In general, the respondents expressed surprisingly liberal views before the seminar. When the questionnaire…

Examines claims that economics is not a science, that it is not value-free and that it cannot yield objective knowledge. Arguments are based on claims recently presented by R. Helm ('Values in Economics,'"Economics," v15 part I Spr 1979). (DB)

A simple probability game was analyzed hierarchically in terms of the strategies that would lead most often to an efficient sequence of plays. A series of experiments showed there was no relationship between the use of first-order strategy and knowledge of the probability content of the game. (Author/GDC)

Text of a speech which affirms that the power of mass media is overrated, that "knowledge is structured in consciousness," and that training in oral communication helps individuals regain control over their communication environment. Available from City News Publishing Co., Box 606, Southhold, NY 11971; sc $1.25. (PD)

Presents a classification of discourse, designed for the beginning writer, for which the basic taxon is the tactic--"any conscious decision of the writer to add to, subtract from, or alter in any way what he or she is writing." (JM)

Suggests that curriculum should not divorce content from context. It matters what we know, but it matters equally that we know when to apply it. In this respect, acquisition of knowledge is no different from the acquisition of ability. (Author/KC)

Tested the hypothesis that knowledge base development is an important condition for memory development, by using young children and college students in two experiments. (Author/DB)

Twenty secondary students participated in a sociology class training program judged by them as successful in acquainting them with handicapping conditions and handicapped people, easing mainstreaming, and developing teaching materials for use in other classes. (CL)

Discusses the state of the early universe based upon deductions from current observations. (SA)

Relates the rapid extension of various forms of mass communication to changes in education and suggests that educational policymakers pay more attention to a redistribution of functions between the systems of education and communication. (DB)

Relates current social, political, and educational trends to specific changes in undergraduate psychology courses and the attitudes about these changes. Relates these changes to the increasing availability of self-help, such as counseling services, self-help literature, psychology textbooks which stress the personal application of psychology and…

Findings revealed that a relationship existed between the principals' knowledge of and support for work-study programs, and their role performances with regard to such programs. These variables were also found to be directly related to the effectiveness of the work-study programs. (Author/DLS)

The lack of physician knowledge in the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders is discussed. An examination of physicians demonstrated knowledge deficiencies and a survey of medical schools showed that 46 percent offered no training in the area of sleep physiology or disorders. Recommendations for addressing the situation are offered. (JMD)