Family physicians may lack discriminatory ability to differentiate normal aging form disease states. To assess such ability, 53 aging-related indicators or symptoms were presented to 65 physicians in 3 family practice residency programs. Respondents classified each symptom as normal aging or disease. On average, residents classified 73.4% of…

Evaluates whether type of programming differentially affects the processing of rape prevention messages, attitudes, knowledge, behaviors, and stability of change. Participants (n=258) were assigned to a didactic-video program, an interactive drama, or control. Results indicated that the interactive video was most effective in central route…

Judgments made by four children between seven and nine years of age regarding the safety of crossing a road in front of an approaching vehicle were studied. All participants consistently allowed smaller safety gaps as vehicle speeds increased, and three children often made potentially dangerous decisions at high vehicle speeds. (Author/PB)

Analysis of the responses of 467 public school speech-language pathologists to a questionnaire concerning computer applications identified the types of hardware available to respondents, factors that respondents felt were important in choosing software, and the type and degree of computer training respondents had. The questionnaire is appended.…

Gender differences in item-specific confidence judgments were studied for 70 male and 181 female college students. Gender differences in confidence were dependent on context and the domain being tested. Both men and women were overconfident, but men were especially overconfident when incorrect. (SLD)

The boundaries between educational research, policy, and practice are becoming blurred in the postmodern age. Ways to transform knowledge utilization and teacher self-knowledge to greater educational productivity are explored, and principles for reinventing the relationships between knowledge creation and knowledge use are discussed. (SLD)

Examines strategies to prevent or reduce the use of drugs by young people. Claims that young people need to be given the opportunity to examine attitudes and develop skills in making decisions about drug use. Suggests that drug education needs to start early and should take account of what young people already know about drugs. (MOK)

Presents assumptions and components of an experiential learning model to demonstrate the transformation of traditional educational leadership program delivery models. Two examples of experientially-based course projects are presented to illustrate teaching and learning as a transactional process of creating personal knowledge. (SLD)

Reports a study that systematically identified the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of certified physical educators in the area of multicultural education. Surveys of 348 teachers indicated that respondents had high knowledge levels and positive attitudes toward multicultural education. Teachers ages 31-40 years had significantly more…

Reveals that attention to MTV and late-night programs is either unrelated to or negatively impacts campaign knowledge, while attention to talk shows is positively related to knowledge. Shows that, while respondents perceive themselves as being informed by talk shows, for the less educated, such attention is unrelated to campaign knowledge. (SR)

The influence of judges' knowledge on standard setting for competency tests was studied with 17 judges who took an economics teacher certification test while setting competency standards using the Angoff procedure. Judges tended to set higher standards for items they answered correctly and lower standards for items they answered incorrectly. (SLD)

Describes a watercolor lesson based on autumn leaves. Discusses the process, including but not limited to initial thumbnail sketches, how to start the paintings, and how to paint actual leaves onto the preliminary surface treatment. (CMK)

Considers the emerging global economy. Discusses the meaning of wealth, not in terms of materials, but in relation to the knowledge and ethical behavior that are forces for economic growth. Suggests ways to help students connect character content to social studies, including lists of discussion questions. (CMK)

Explores sixth- and ninth-grade students' knowledge of geography and geography-related careers, focusing on sex-related differences. Discusses the results, including: (1) no significant differences between male and female students for overall and subarea scores; (2) sex-related differences emerged when ethnicity was considered; and (3) students…

Investigates the instructional effects of varied visual interactive strategies in facilitating student achievement and the effect of identical instructional presentations on students possessing different levels of prior knowledge. Participants were 178 college students. Results indicate that different types of interactive visualization strategies…