Assessed the effects of reinforcement on the test scores of middle- and low-income children labeled learning and behaviorally disordered. Each child was tested under conditions of no reinforcement, immediate tangible reinforcement, and immediate social reinforcement. Results indicated that test scores can be significantly increased by…

Describes project SWING (Starting With Individual Growth), a comprehensive preschool education program for children at risk of a wide range of learning or social difficulties. (Author/RH)

This study examined whether a synthesis of clinical and statistical data taken from psychoeducational reports completed on 42 boys referred to a child psychiatric outpatient department for school-learning problems would yield discrete clinical categories or clusters of children. Cluster membership and educational placement recommendations were…

Examines research concerning the relationship of nutrition and learning and concludes that poorly nourished children are less likely than their well-nourished peers to achieve their academic potential. Outlines a course of action teachers can take to improve child nutrition. (FL)

Evaluated the personality functioning of learning disabled children, who ranged in age from 7 through 11. Significant externality was noted for both males and females. Older children were significantly more external than their younger counterparts. (Author)

Determines the number of factors measured by the Peabody Institute Achievement Test (PIAT) subtests and the extent to which subtests measured the factors found. Results indicate only two factors: word recognition, and school-related knowledge. Use of PIAT as a separate test in a battery containing the WISC-R is supported. (Author/BEF)

Investigated relationships between the Kaufman Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised factors, Wide-Range Achievement Test (WRAT) scores, and visual-motor maturation in children referred because of school-related problems. Results indicated significant correlations between Verbal Comprehension and Reading, Spelling, and Arithmetic…

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)