The purpose of this study was to explore four classes of junior high school students' learning motivation toward a physical science course in central Taiwan. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied in the study. Students' physical science learning motivation questionnaire (SPSLMQ), modified from multiple dimensions of a motivation…

During the past five years there has been new research into the teaching of history to children. Many educators are advocating once again the teaching of history through concepts. This elementary school unit uses the concept approach to teaching history. The lesson examines the concept of war and wars' impact on the lives of a variety of people.…

This research explores the structure of possible science education reform that can be compatible with structural change in high schools. Financial pressures, increased or decreased enrollment, state mandated changes, block scheduling, and assignments of students to age-appropriate grades are all examples of structural changes. Block scheduling is…

Describes a program designed to overcome the constraints small college instructors face in teaching economics. (Author/RK)

Considered the need for involving teachers in the long range benefits of developing musicality in children. (Author/RK)

In this review, it is suggested that language influences the young child's thinking and behavior at an age earlier than commonly reported. Three areas are discussed: concept formation, communication, and problem solving. (CS)

Article considered different ways in which subjects at different age levels solved a musical task involving melodic permutation. The differences in responses to the musical task between age groups were judged to be compatible with Piaget's theory of cognitive development. (Author/RK)

Support for the view that the attribution of physical and psychological causation have different bases and sources of origin is evident in this study. Using a factor-analysis technique the researcher investigates a child's causal reasoning about personal and physical situations. (SM)

Analyses revealed consistent support for the hypothesis that number conservation is developmentally prior to liquid quantity conservation. (Authors)

Stress is neither stimulus, response, nor intervening variable, but rather a collective term for an area of study. (Editor)

Presents suggestions for opening the minds of children to new concepts and for teachers, who must encourage their pupils to desire to learn about the world. (RK)

This essay seeks to identify the limitations of language as the primary basis for communication and to suggest a workable solution to meet our educational needs. (Author/RK)

Author uses horror films and record albums to interest students in cooperative activities and the use of their own freedom. (RK)