Concludes that children have a far broader range of intellectual interests than has generally been recognized. Bringing them into contact with fields of knowledge, methods of inquiry in these fields, and the processes of logical reasoning at a time when they have a natural receptivity which can have a fundamental impact on their intellectual…

This research examined instructional conditions that underly the learning and retention of a group of three related concepts represented in a taxonomy of behavior management concepts. (Editor/RK)

The author presents his opinions about career development, choices, decision making, and opportunities with implications for career development education by the individual, as he states that governmental institutions do not respond comprehensively to individual career development education needs. (MF)

Preschool children were required to act out a series of two-event sequences conjoined by either "before" or "after." Performance was markedly superior for meaningfully ordered sequences than for arbitrarily ordered sequences. It is suggested that the meanings of "before" and "after" must be acquired in situations which provide contextual support.…

In retelling 20 stories, 23 nursery-school children often refused to produce sentences in which causation was stated directly, but readily retold causation-implied utterances. Other results are discussed. (Author/RM)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

The article discusses learning disabilities and concomitant emotional/behavioral problems in three areas: problems of control and regulation of impulse, problems in perception and concept formation, and defective self concept. (Author/DB)

Compared the results of five surveys conducted in the United States, Australia, England, and Israel on the knowledge and beliefs of ninth and tenth grade students on environmental issues. Results indicated that students' beliefs tended to be stronger and more positive than their factual and conceptual knowledge. (TW)

Following a discussion of basic and complex concepts, two software programs for teaching the complex concept "learning disabled student" are described: CLASS.LD2, an expert system for classifying learning disabled students; and LD.TRAINER, a computer-assisted instruction program designed to teach educators to make appropriate learning disabilities…

Describes how a sixth grade teacher and her eleven students (with a typical range of math abilities) explored the mathematical concept of "infinity" through play. Discusses the pedagogy of critical/creative thinking. (SR)

Presented are the purposes served by mathematical investigation--the exploration of open situations in a relatively unstructured way--and an example (investigating numbers adding to 13), with numerous questions and conjectures. (MNS)

A small-scale study of the cultural discourse of foreign language texts indicated that the two main practices of current texts, introductory dialog and cultural immersion, could delay or even prevent the development of appropriate cultural schemata. (CB)

Describes a study that compared the effects of microworld microcomputer training and real world training on sorting behaviors of 2- and 3-year-olds. Discussion of the relationship between cognitive development and the ability to process microworld training focuses on different reactions between the two age groups. (42 references) (CLB)

A local California school developed a program to meet language needs of first graders (70 percent of whom were from minority groups.) The program stresses basic concepts, vocabulary development through categorization and sensory experiences, and many opportunities to practice verbal skills with peers. (DB)