In this study, the cognitive dissonance theory (Aronson, 1972) was applied in an attempt to produce an attitude change by dissonance reduction; that is, to induce a student to behave in a manner contrary to his/her held attitude, thus becoming aware of the inconsistency in his/her behavior and attitude. The attitude would then change to be in line…

Reading instruction via television has encouraged learning of basic decoding skills.

An emphasis on learning to make positive comments on their peers' papers improved students' writing.

Learning disabled adolescents often exhibit psychosocial deficits independent of academic failure and frustration. (PHR)

The author describes a set of twelve curriculum modules called "Occupational Survival Skills" relating to the "human" aspects of work organizations. The modules were based on information from opinion surveys of workers, students, parents, and teachers on what occupational survival skills are and how to teach them. (MF)

Relationships were investigated between mathematics learning, spatial visualization, verbal ability, and eight affective variables with 1320 sixth through eighth graders. Results were synthesized with those obtained at the high school level and demonstrate fewer sex-related cognitive differences than previous conclusions in the literature would…

Based on data from the New York Longitudinal Study, childhood behavioral problems were found to be related to both early temperament and parental behavior, in that first-year temperament scores predicted mild (but not more severe) problems. (Author)

Thoughts, biases, and educated guesses that pertain to experimental psychology as it might relate to the psycho-educational needs of Afro-American children. (Author)

A measure of positive affect using content analysis of verbal samples was devised and found to have satisfactory interjudge reliability. Normative data from five groups showed an association of positive affect levels with the situations subjects were undergoing. (Author)

Shows why self-concept is important in reading instruction, and why reading teachers should use effective classroom techniques to promote self-concept. (RL)

Shows that strategies designed to help students identify their personal values improved students' self-concepts and reading achievements. (RL)

Inadequacies of previous theoretical formulations of the concept of empathy are discussed. A comprehensive theory of empathy which considers the role of various cognitive, affective and social factors is postulated. (BD)

Career counselors are, in a sense, professional communicators. They help students acquire information, learn decision-making, express feelings, clarify values, identify skills, meet needs. To neglect the context in which the spoken word takes place is to ignore that part of the iceberg which lies beneath the surface. (Author)

A teacher is viewed as a person who consults with students and who facilitates learning and creativity. Identifying four meta-goals for the teaching-learning process, the paper presents classroom-school models, materials, books, and organizations that, in various ways, take into account these assumptions and meta-goals. (Author)