Vocational education is an educational service that belongs in the public schools. While teaching equips students with a knowledge base, vocational evaluation enables them to learn about themselves in relation to work. Vocational evaluation is an essential service for students with special needs. (JOW)

This study attempts to explain certain difficulties which ninth grade students face in tackling geometrical "problems to prove," by relating them to general and to specific rigidity and cognitive style variables. The results confirm the conceptual analysis of Geometric Rigidity (GR). (MP)

An empirical approach to remediating handwriting problems in children is presented. After an observation period, the teacher gathers a number of handwriting samples, and using information from both sources, analyzes the problem. A checklist is used to list aspects of the analysis, such as general handwriting characteristics and degree of proximity…

The theory of unary and binary operations are discussed and illustrated with examples from school mathematics. Presentations of selected inverse operations are made and attention is drawn to certain "typical" problems that occur during instruction and learning of these concepts. (MP)

Outlines the interview-about-instances method for investigating student understanding of concepts and to give some indication of the rationale behind the method. Provides specific examples of the type of information that can be obtained and lists the advantages and limitations of the approach. (GS)

Learning disabilities come in many sizes and shapes. Essentially, students who have learning disabilities are not getting complete information through their senses. Therefore, it becomes the task of the teacher to provide information in more than one way. (LRA)

Developmental equations, which predict 32 parameters of the electroencephalogram as a function of age, are presented as tools to indicate children with potential neurological disorders and learning disabilities. (MP)

Incorrect answers on an arithmetic test given to 83 first-year students at Aberdeen College of Education in the United Kingdom are reviewed. The nature of wrong responses and the likely reasons for the given responses are discussed. (MP)

The 54-item inventory allows teachers to compare their understanding and knowledge of how to help secondary level students read social studies materials with the opinions of reading specialists and findings of reading researchers. (Author/KC)

Notes that traditional methods of teaching vocabulary development do not reflect the learning patterns of basic writing students. Suggests ways of modifying vocabulary instruction to help remedial students. (RL)

Research relating to drug effects on academic attainment in children with pronounced learning problems is reviewed. Laboratory studies on the use of stimulants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics are surveyed. Problems with diagnosis are considered and the relationship of drugs and learning disabilities is discussed. (PHR)

Three case studies of children with specific learning disabilities who were switched out of French immersion programs are presented to provide background for the development of hypotheses for future study regarding the advisability of switching. (JMF)

Investigates the effects of a helplessness experience on the subsequent performance of deaf adolescents functioning at mildly underachieving or severely underachieving levels. Results indicate high post-test error scores among severely underachieving deaf adolescents experiencing an unsolvable pretreatment situation. Recommendations offer…

Data from 5 Indonesian, 5 Thai, 21 Singaporean, and 85 Malaysian students in a New Zealand college were obtained through interviews, surveys, and observations. Differences in level and style of teacher-student interaction, difficulties learning English, perceptions of local students, lack of a common experience, and acculturation were the issues…

Investigates the connection between epistemology and openness to equity issues in the thinking of beginning secondary mathematics teachers. Analyzes teachers' responses around four themes: (1) beliefs about the nature of mathematics; (2) how those beliefs affect their pedagogy; (3) how they explain student failure; and (4) views on initial teacher…