English teaching in Colombian primary schools became a requirement because of the promulgation of the Law of Education in 1994. Taking into account that this decision produced some difficulties in the schools, a study was conducted to diagnose the state of English language teaching in primary schools in Pasto, Colombia. Data were gathered through…

This study examines whether the Problem Based Economics curriculum developed by the Buck Institute for Education improves grade 12 students' content knowledge as measured by the Test of Economic Literacy, a test refined by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) over decades. Students' problem-solving skills in economics were also…

The College-Level Examination Program enables those who have reached the college level of education in non-traditional ways to assess their level of achievement and to seek college credit or placement. This booklet describes the 21 Subject Examinations (one of three series of tests offered in the program) which are designed to measure achievement…

Developed Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge test (ADK) to assess level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease of caregivers, professionals, and others involved in caring for Alzheimer's patients. Describes test development and presents ADK test. Discusses preliminary results suggesting that lack of knowledge is more common than misconceptions.…

Explored the relationship between knowledge about suicide lethality and attitudes toward suicide among mental health professionals. Results indicated significant group differences, with psychiatrists, psychologists, and crisis interventionists showing a significantly greater degree of knowledge; clergy scored lowest of all groups. Knowledge was…

Nondisabled children and adults (n=103) were interviewed about their conceptions of blindness, deafness, orthopedic disabilities, mental retardation, and psychological disturbance. In the Guttman scalogram analyses, psychological disturbance was the "most difficult" disability, then mental retardation, then orthopedic disabilities, then…

There is surprisingly limited information on how much individuals know about the policy rules that could affect them, either in general or in evaluations of new programs. In this article we examine the level of knowledge that participants in a Wisconsin child support and welfare demonstration had about child support policy rules. We find very low…

A study is reported of 250 high school seniors who responded to 50 questionnaire items to determine their basic knowledge regarding business and economics, history, current events literature, and art and music. In the first three areas, students participated in the culture almost as much as high school educated adults. (SC)

This is a brief overview of 65 responses to a request for speculations about things truly known in psychology along with delineations of areas of ignorance about human behavior. The author concludes with some of his own musings about the future role of teachers of psychology.

Twenty-three preservice special education teachers were not generally favorable to the prospect of computers in the classroom, but a demonstration of a microcomputer system produced a large shift in their attitudes. (CL)

Assessed Asian Americans' knowledge levels regarding the health risks of tobacco use. Surveys of Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian smokers and nonsmokers indicated that most respondents recognized the association between smoking and increased risk for lung, mouth, throat, and esophageal cancer and heart disease. There were significant…

Illustrates the basic and theoretical issues in evaluation with which aspiring evaluators should be familiar to claim they know the knowledge base of the profession. The issues are discussed in question and answer format. (SLD)