Explores the methodology and objectives of the National Assessment of Education project and draws implications from their findings in relation to writing skills. (RB)

Presidential address at the American Psychological Association meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 1972. Examines some implications of diversity with regard to psychology in relation to other disciplines, as well as within psychology itself. (DM)

Summarizes the research findings of the President's Commission on School Finance that led the Commission to recommend that the States, local school districts, and nonpublic agencies continue to move towards the adoption of programs of early childhood education commencing at age four and that the Federal Government provide incentives for this…

Article describes an investigation regarding issues and problems of human behavior and the educational process. (MM)

Earlier studies have indicated similarity in psychological meaning between the two named scales, but, while the twenty-nine common items do make a significant contribution, a strong relationship was found when these items were omitted. Reprints available from Patrick F. Sullivan, Department of Psychology, Albion College, Albion, Michigan 49224.…

Reviews research on creativity and urges mathematics educators to reconsider some of their standard practices in identification and cultivation of creative mathematical talent. (CP)

Suggestions as to ways teachers can utilize the various products of the NOBELS project. (JS)

The author argues that much of the evidence utilized by sociologists is of questionable validity; that the relationships between major independent and dependent variables are generally quite weak; and that even if valid measures and strong relationships existed, the problems of interpretation are extremely formidable. (Author/MB)

The community general hospital can facilitate new learning by providing an accessible place for continuing physician education. (IR)

The barter system for researchers consists of two parts: a list linking various research areas with researchers willing to entertain collegial inquiriies, and a clerk to note the number of hours that participants give and receive in the information exchange. (MF)