Noting the lack of research on the congruence of children's general self-concepts and parents' perceptions, this study investigated the associations between 4-year-old children's self-concepts and parents' reports of temperament. Fifty-four children, 28 boys and 26 girls, watched the videotaped Children's Self-View Questionnaire. (Data collection…

This study investigated the kinds of self-regulated learning strategies used by kindergarten children related to effective problem-solving and examined their awareness of self-regulated behaviors. Participating in the study were 40 kindergarten children attending a primary school in the southeastern United States. Twenty-one high self-regulated…

The last installment of a series of three papers on operant techniques. (KW)

Findings are discussed in the light of social-learning theory. (Authors)

The effects of self-assessment and self-recording were compared as treatments for increasing on-task behavior and academic productivity of elementary school learning disabled students (9-10 years old). Self- recording appears to be a more effective procedure than self-assessment for increasing attention to task. (Author/SEW)

Reviews self-control instruction for retarded students and describes a self-recording training procedure. Five moderately retarded adolescents were taught to self-record a training behavior and generalize the self-recording behavior to idiosyncratic behaviors. Subject-observer agreement is reported, along with monitoring effects on the…

Resources should be reallocated from the colleges to elementary and secondary schools, and an emphasis placed on character formation and self-discipline by means of homework. Students should start school at age four and have more work experiences, but fewer should enter colleges. (MLF)

This article points out how teachers can create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning through the use of sensitivity, humor, and discipline methods. Techniques for teaching students self-discipline also are discussed, along with 13 recommendations of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (Maryland) for using school policy,…

The mediating effects of sex, self-monitoring, and environmental perceptions on social density on stress were examined using 53 male and 49 female dormitory residents occupying single or triple rooms. Measures of stress included blood pressure, heart rate and psychosomatic symptomatology. The "counterintuitive" results did not support…

The author describes the Allen School of Northborough, Massachusetts, which emphasized the "innate goodness" of children's natures and stressed practice and experience in education. She contrasts the Allens' educational philosophy with that of Bronson Alcott. (Author/SK)

A study to test self-concept applications in helping students choose and attain goals to improve their grade point average, and to enjoy more productive experiences at West Virginia University is presented. Using self-management techniques, marginal students were able to develop more realistic goals and plan ways to achieve them. (MLW)

Students' self-control skills did not increase significantly. No one treatment clearly emerged as a more effective method for self-control training. Additional research is needed to isolate variables and to offer a better understanding of the student's personality in the classroom unit. (Author)

The use of biofeedback in the self management of stress in school children is discussed. Educational research on biofeedback suggests that biofeedback training can help children to learn relaxation skills, reduce school-related anxiety, and gain a measure of self-discipline and confidence. (PHR)

Self-control techniques were taught to an obese 27-year-old black male to help modify overeating behavior. Self-reinforcement was utilized in addition to systematic isolation of chained eating behavior from associated stimulus situations. A physical exercise program was employed in conjunction with the self-control techniques. (Author)