Differences between cognitive development and social learning theories as they relate to moral development are assessed and an attempt is made to reconcile the points at dispute through the development of an alternate paradigm of the moral development process. Some material from Chinese and American socialization experiences is presented to show…

Concludes that student's sex influenced student's representation of the parents but not student's representation of God, that student's field of study and level of studies affected conceptual image of God, and that the mother image was the most adequate symbolic representation of God. (RL)

This paper presents a challenge to a widely cited report by Elkind which states that a large proportion of college students, particularly females, are unable to conserve volume. (BD)

Several examples of concrete mathematical models are discussed along with suggested criteria for good heuristic models. (MN)

The history of the development of trigonometry is outlined from 140 B.C. through the sixteenth century. (MN)

Examines which conservation type (identity or equivalence), if any, is attained at an earlier age. Findings support Piaget's position that identity and equivalence are concomitant developments. (CP)

The first part of this research study examines how elementary students discover and understand certain relationships in nature. The second part investigates how pupils operate with overlapping concepts. (Author/RM)

The study reported in this paper developed a categorization of teacher physical motion in relation to verbal actions and analyzed two random samples of such motion as a basis for posing ten hypotheses concerning teacher nonverbal behavior. (MJB)

The "property-set model" is proposed for concept learning and subsequent recognition and classification of old and new exemplars. In an experimental evaluation of alternative models, the property-set model was the best predictor of both recognition and classification performance. (Author/RM)

In order to study possible effects of the degree of perceptual illusion, 64 kindergarten children received tests of quantitative identity and quantitative equivalence for the conservations of number and continuous quantity. (SB)

The authors gave a series of simple demonstrations followed by questions to which ninth grade students provided written answers to assess their ability to perform tasks for conservation of amount, weight and volume. Responses were varied. The paper includes the test form and a few typical answers. (AJ)

Efforts to maintain or strengthen the place of history in the curriculum require a solid, theoretical justification of history's utility--a utility whose description has proven elusive. (MJB)

Defines the concept of multicultural education and its foundations within a state of change. (Author/RK)

In a step towards moving learning out of the classroom and into the world, the State and National Parks of the United States have opened their doors to teachers and students as part of a new program called "Environmental Living Experiences." (JD)

Explores the hypothesis that play can be a useful preliminary experience for the more advanced problem-solving involved in mathematical concept formation. (Author/RK)