The purpose of this study was to examine uncertainty orientation and its relations with school and psychological adjustment in Chinese children. A sample of elementary school children in P.R. China, aged 10 to 12 years, participated in the study. Data concerning uncertainty orientation, academic performance and socio-emotional adjustment were…

This longitudinal study investigated the academic and cognitive characteristics of persistent mathematics difficulty (MD-p) from first to fourth grade. Ninety-nine children were retrospectively categorized into one of three groups: MD-p, transient mathematics difficulty (MD-t), or typically developing. MD-p was defined as persistently low…

Promoting the development of students' scientific inquiry capabilities is a major learning objective in science education. As a result, teachers require effective assessment approaches to evaluate students' scientific inquiry-related performance. Teachers must also be able to offer appropriate supplementary instructions, as needed, to students.…

Argues that special education cannot continue to be a means of providing relief for teachers of regular classrooms but that special education should serve as a parallel educational system to provide services for children with learning difficulities within the context of the normal classroom. (CS)

REPORTED HERE IS A COMPARATIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSPOSITION AND LEARNING IN YOUNG MENTALLY NORMAL AND MENTALLY SUBNORMAL CHILDREN. THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF THE LEARNING DEFICIT OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD. TWO LEARNING TASKS WERE DEVISED TO PERMIT SAMPLING PERFORMANCE ON SUCCESSIVE SERIES OF…

Discusses the interactive nature of adult illiteracy and emotional maladjustment. Specific emphasis is placed on describing a series of psychological barriers to learning: ambivalence about success; fear of risk taking; overdependence on authority figures; tension; defensive dominance; and intrusive memories of poor learning experiences. A group…

The article reviews ways in which software can be modified for students with mild learning difficulties and criteria for evaluating software in terms of its appropriateness to school curriculum, software format, and its effectiveness in ameliorating learning difficulties of individual children. (CL)

The article describes elementary-level visual and auditory teaching activities using the Langugage Master (for drill and content exercises), the overhead projector (for direct teaching and classroom management), and the cassette tape recorder (for written expression and following directions). (JW)

Holistic scoring of essays, a writing assessment method in which trained raters make a single overall judgement of the quality of a piece of writing, has acceptable reliability, face validity, and speed of administration. (Author/CL)

This book introduces case studies in mathematics education that provide teachers with opportunities to look at someone else's teaching in an objective way and analyze their own teaching with a critical eye. In addition, this book addresses many of the topics considered the hardest to teach and learn, including place value, number sentences, basic…

Industrial arts may provide a meeting ground for persons looking for relevance, a way to fulfill individual needs, and a way to circumvent learning difficulties. (MS)

Study of causes of poor performance not correctable by training is an example of the non-training problems trainers were expected to solve. (Author/RK)