Describes two experiments that examined the conditions determining age changes in novelty preferences of children. (HOD)

To determine the impact of quantitative and qualitative aspects of fathering, relationships among father involvement in childrearing, parenting characteristics, and child adaptation were investigated. Results from 70 infants 20 months of age and their parents highlighted the salience of qualitative characteristics of parenting for toddler…

Profiles a northern California elementary school teacher. Presents an interview in which the teacher describes her students, teaching techniques, and favorite reading materials. Includes also an observer's report of a day in the teacher's classroom, as well as some general conclusions about what makes the teacher "professional." (KH)

Ninety-seven fifth graders took a multiple-choice test with factual and guess questions after reading a 900-word text. The effects of immediate informative feedback, delayed feedback, or no feedback on their performance on a delayed retention tests were analyzed. Results suggested that awareness of initial errors was helpful. (Author/BS)

Obtained teacher ratings of inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive, aggressive, and anxious behaviors for a non-clinic-referred sample of 926 nine-year-old children. Factor analysis identified four factors: Inattention, Antisocial Behavior, Hyperactivity, and Worry-Fearful. Results suggest that inattention represents the core dysfunction in…

Examines the responses of 10 veteran teachers to an essay written by an ESL student and concludes that most teachers continue to mark only surface errors, even in ESL essays. (DF)

Examined effects of presentation of a peer-in-need stimulus to preschool children in real versus hypothetical contexts, with results indicating a significantly higher incidence of helping behavior in real situations. Nature of helping response as a preoperational reaction to concrete contextual cues is verified. (Author/DST)

Examines British public reaction to videotex--a telecommunications method for disseminating information from a central source--by presenting information from interviews with sales personnel supplemented with comments from industry representatives. Videotex's origin and development, clientele, their perceived views, complaints, prospects for…

Explored the role of clothing in sex-role socialization by comparing stereotypic clothing-play cognitions with overt play behavior relative to dress. A multi-method approach, including observations and interviews, was used to study the behavior and cognitions of 39 preschool girls. (Author/DST)

Enumerates negative emotions that early childhood teachers may feel when first encountering the handicapped child and suggests ways to overcome these feelings. (KS)

Naturalistic observations were made of "remedial interchanges" that occurred among kindergarten through fourth-grade children in open classrooms. Three approaches to development of moral judgments were considered: attributional, cognitive developmental, and symbolic interactionist. Data showed limited to no support for these theories and…

Suggests that the best method of understanding a poem is to experiment with reading it aloud rather than simply discussing the poem. (DF)

Students' initiating behaviors, teachers' verbal feedback, and students' available response opportunities were studied in 63 classrooms in relation to student race, sex, and grade level, using a modified Brophy-Good Observation System. Results indicated that male students initiate more positive and negative interactions with teachers than do…

Describes how reader response theory can be easily adapted to classroom practice, thereby sharpening student interest in reading, increasing their capacity to reason and write, and fostering greater regard for different points of view. (HOD)

Seventeen processes in the development of expressive behavior are reviewed and coordinated in a framework that is shown to accommodate current perspectives on expressive behavior development. Works of Ekman, Izard, Lewis and Michalson, and Sroufe are briefly reviewed. Neglected areas of research are indicated and the course of expressive behavior…