High school students learn about the sun's effects on the earth by examining the concepts of latitude and longitude, seasons, and time. Each of these topics is treated in a separate, but similarly organized, unit. Relevant vocabulary is introduced, and complex terms are clarified with diagrams and illustrations. In the unit on time, potentially…

An examination of literature in translation is vital to literary interpretation and, ultimately, essential to mutual understanding among peoples from different cultures. Teaching translations requires consideration of linguistic, social, and temporal areas. Translations require alterations in language since languages never translate precisely from…

Groups exist in a time environment. The group develops, changes, may function for years, and eventually disbands. The theory of groups across time is in a different psychological domain than that of short-term groups. For example, in long-term groups changes in group membership are inevitable whereas in short-term groups these changes are rarely…

Time management principles can help teachers become more aware of ways in which time can be used to the greatest advantage. An exploration of personal time perspectives is a step toward establishing effective patterns of behavior. Productivity may be high in the morning and low in the late afternoon, for example, and organizing some activities to…

This project designed and developed a specialized student skill module for providing rudimentary time management skills, and implemented and evaluated the effectiveness of this skill module for reducing course completion times and promoting positive student attitudes in the context of a computer-based progress management system. Evaluation…

This paper reports two experimental studies of the development of time, speed and distance concepts in children. In Experiment I subjects (12 in each of four age groups: 5-, 8-, 11-year-olds, and adults) were asked to judge which of two electric trains on parallel tracks went faster, for the longer distance, or for more time. Subject's knowledge…

The purpose of the study was to investigate children's understanding of "before" and "after" in temporal directions, in temporal questions, and in pictorial events through the use of three interview methods. The subjects for the study were 62 children, ranging in age from 40 to 80 months, enrolled in a half-day, private nursery/kindergarten…

The Graduate Degree Survey was deisgned to ascertain graduates' reactions to master's degree programs at Fredonia, to discover the types of students who enroll for advanced work, the fields of interest, and the time lapse between completion of the undergraduate degree and when the master's degree program was started. Incentive for enrolling, years…

This paperbound edition consists of a series of lessons to be used in an English language and conceptual development program for 4 to 5-year-old Spanish-speaking children. The overall goal of the lessons, designed for use with migrant children, is to provide the child with the language and conceptual skills he needs to benefit from a standard…

This study investigates the relationship between temporal organization and the rate at which discrimination-reversal learning mastery occurs within sixth-grade students. Subjects were 22 male and 30 female students from a predominantly white, middle class rural school. Temporal behavior was assessed with a task that had subjects reproduce standard…

Concepts and methods suggested by cognitive psychology and recent experimental studies of the perception of duration have been employed in this research of judgments of historical duration by children aged between 8 and 15 years. Results indicate a developmental sequence in forms of historical temporal awareness. (Author/RK)

Delay of gratification and temporal span were investigated in 58 girls, ages 4 to 9 years, by estimated story durations, delay of gratification in a direct choice money test, and reproduction of a 60-second interval. (BD)

The distinction between passe compose and the imparfait is considered one of the most difficult points of French grammar to teach to native speakers of English. Traditional explanations of the two verb forms are criticized. An aspectual explanation (not usually given in beginning textbooks) is presented as a simpler alternative. (Author/LMO)

Addresses several important questions regarding the teaching of computer ethics that are being raised by educators, but have been neglected at conferences and in computer education literature: why teach computer ethics; what ethical issues should be taught; who should teach computer ethics; and when and how it should be taught. (MBR)