Fifth-grade students with high or low vocabulary knowledge were taught new words according to the mnemonic keyword method. Three instructional conditions varied by the degree of structure provided by the experimenter. All variations facilitated learning. In aptitude x treatment interaction, structure made far less difference for high-knowledge…

Describes a study of the awareness of 299 elementary and secondary teachers and administrators from the Chicago (Illinois) area concerning U.S. Supreme Court decisions affecting the civil liberties and rights of students and teachers. The findings indicated that mechanisms for communicating Court decisions to the schools were ineffective and…

Global studies programs are needed to help students grasp the world's complexities. A 1980 survey showed college students are ignorant about the world. Schools should review available global education resources, examine what is being done elsewhere, and choose how to start a program. Resource organizations and materials are listed. (Author/RW)

Evaluated a 16-week nutrition education program that combined a mass media campaign with provision of point-of-purchase materials in supermarkets. Small gains in nutrition knowledge were found, especially among those recalling exposure to the educational materials. Evidence of short-term increases in target food usage were also found. (Author/JN)

Presented at the annual meeting of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, April 2, 1981. Describes and evaluates a program to reduce the incidence of unwanted adolescent pregnancies by focusing on teaching adolescents to understand the timing of pregnancy risk. Suggests program adolescents made significant knowledge…

Group instruction increased knowledge of legal rights and services, ensured use of the Child Check Diary, and temporarily changed attitudes of parents of handicapped children in three rural towns. Mass media had no effect on either parent knowledge and attitudes or use of the diary. (Author/CL)

Summarizes a study which used in-home interviews with children (N=1,431) and their mothers (N=812) to assess behavior, attitudes, and knowledge of K-6 students who were or were not exposed to a nutrition learning system. Concludes that in-school nutrition education positively influences children's food behavior. (DC)

A client preparation technique was adapted for 40 female and 70 male nonclient college students. Following the procedure, subjects' self-evaluated knowledge, positive attitudes, and knowledge of psychotherapy increased. Findings suggested the client preparation technique can be adapted for nonclient groups and may be particularly useful for lower…

Two models for the education profession are described. Components of the conceptual model include knowledge, educational philosophy, and skills required to deliver the pedagogic service. The instructional model evolves from the conceptual model and is concerned with problem solving, professional development, and professional competency. (JN)

Presents the results of a survey of Rhode Island school principals concerning their awareness of their legal duties and authority in censorship cases. (RL)

Graduate students received course grades before filling out the end of course form, or filled out the evaluation form first and later received course grades. Results suggested that knowledge of final grade had no effect on evaluations of course and instructor. (Author/GDC)

The task of general education should be to provide a broad framework for understanding, an intellectual context within which factual information can meaningfully be comprehended. Each framework should have at least three qualities in common: an historical dimension, an intellectual dimension, and an analytical dimension. (MLW)

Explains that near-death research is moving in three directions: (1) the ongoing accumulation of knowledge on the near-death experience through scientifically derived studies; (2) the examination of post-mortem survival; and (3) the clinical application of the findings of near- death research. (Author/RC)

Describes the development of a 40-item test for assessment of basic nutrition knowledge within the concepts of the 1969 White House Conference. (Author/CS)

The cumulative hierarchical assumption of Bloom's Taxonomy was tested by orienting American Australian subjects at four taxonomic levels to the same study material and administering an unexpected memory test. Moderate support was obtained for the cumulative hierarchical assumption, but it is concluded that the evaluation category is misplaced.…