Describes a science activity, using a bacterium and a fungus, to illustrate the effects of competition and barriers on geographical distribution. (Author/PEB)

Paper reports research related to mathematics, philosophy, computer science and linguistics. It gives a system of axioms for a relatively simple form of fuzzy set theory, and uses these axioms to consider the accuracy of representing concepts in various ways by fuzzy sets. (Author)

Author explored different kinds of expression and the corresponding meanings of the term. (Author/RK)

The development of the ability to associate numerals with sets of appropriate size was studied in children, ages 4 to 5-1/2. (ST)

Investigates socioeconomic influences on conceptual development (classificatory behaviors) of third and sixth grades. (DP)

Examines the usefulness of paired associative performance to assess for school learning proficiency by comparing a sample of learning-disabled (LD) youngsters to normals. Results indicate that the proportion of subjects in the normal and the LD groups who reported use of elaborative strategies compared to none laborative strategies does not differ…

Changing function-type responses to classification-type responses in poor readers will result in improved comprehension. (RB)

A broad literature review revealed that younger children are more likely to categorize objects along complimentary dimensions than older children who tend to categorize according to similarity. This developmental change is discussed in terms of etiology--internal organismic changes or environmental changes. (DP)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not viewing a silent, single concept super 8mm film would affect the response of elementary school children to a set of questions related to the film. (Author)

Three key predictions of Piaget's groupement model of middle childhood cognition were examined in the speed and time concept areas with a total of 93 children in grades 1, 2, and 3. (ED)

It is contended that the consistent employment of the culture area theory by several generations of anthropologists, historians, and writers on American Indian art has tended to create a highly unrealistic and rigid picture of American Indian Cultures in the eyes of both the public and the Indian people themselves. (JC)

Considered the relationship of individual art to a planning-design process that offered opportunities to apply concepts that unify isolated categories of society and brought artists into a working relationship with other groups of people. (Author/RK)