Research is reviewed on the use of pictures to teach concepts to handicapped children. Five general conclusions are drawn including (1) young children prefer, can recognize, and can learn concepts from pictures and outline figures and (2) pictures should be realistic and simple with an unsaturated hue to reduce distractibility. (CL)

General theories and process models of behavior are analyzed relative to vessels creative functioning, creativity is defined, and theoretical concepts for six phases of the creative process are presented. (MC)

Implications evolving from a study of environmental education programs in primary schools in Scotland include: (1) support from society, government, and local school officials; (2) support for teachers concerning inservice, planning, and adequate financing; (3) instructional design; (4) measure of skill acquisition for testing; and (5) the…

Suggests practical applications of Piagetian theory to reading instruction. (FL)

The purpose of this study was to test for differences in income concepts between those college students trained in accounting and those not trained. Students without prior training viewed income as a change in value or well being, while those with accounting training viewed income determination from an accounting procedural approach. (RM)

Presents Merrill and Tennyson's model of teaching concepts which can be used in elementary and secondary social studies courses. A sample concept lesson is included. (RM)

Two comparable random samples of 100 high school students each were given the opportunity to respond to open-ended questions about what makes for a popular teenager and what makes for an "oddball" or "square." The importance attached to being popular in the high school crowd seems to have been modified little over the 16-year…

The Educational Media Production Project for the Hearing Impaired (EMPPHI) is involved in the adaptation and development of instructional materials for hearing impaired students in the areas of concept development and decision making skills. Four products were selected for adaptation and two for development in each of two successive years. (Author)

The LD first graders were found to have a lower level as well as greater variability in their understanding of basic concepts. The greatest discrepancy of the LD group was found on concepts of quantity, space, and miscellaneous, respectively. (Author)

Errors of misclassification associated with two concept acquisition criteria and their effects on the actual significance level and power of a statistical test for sequential development of these concepts are presented. Explicit illustrations of actual significance levels and power values are provided for different misclassification models.…

Discusses the following topics: the connection between concepts and reading, the nature of concepts, concept development in children, and a procedure for teaching concepts. (DD)

Reviews responses of 30 eighth grade social studies students and 30 11th grade history students to a request that they write a definition of religion. The mass confusion indicated in the responses is intended as a reminder to social studies teachers to define concepts in the context of their use. (DB)

The study examined 30 schizophrenic and 30 nonpsychotic but disturbed children (all residents at a psychiatric center and all between 8 and 17 years old) for cognitive deficits in logical thinking, symbolic imagery, and conservation within the Piagetian theory of cognitive development. (Author/SBH)

The author warns that the principles of ecology should not be confused with, nor substituted for, the natural environment. He says that general principles provide a conceptual framework with which to formulate questions; the same principles also limit the questions that can be formulated. (Author/KC)

With the growing emphasis on efficiency and accountability in education, it would seem imperative that adult educators become more involved in developing evaluation processes which fit their needs. (JOW)