This document presents a programmed introduction to concepts of affective behavior according to the taxonomic analysis developed by Krathwohl for college education students. The main task the student is expected to perform upon completion of the program is to identify affective behaviors in each of Krathwohl's five levels. Nine subtasks are…

Both cognitive and affective components in interests, attitudes, values, and appreciations are identified as well as problems in selecting objectives for the affective domain. The suggestions offered on how to best assess feelings draw on a variety of measurement techniques. The possibilities and problems involved in assessing student achievement…

As part of a large scale evaluation of the state gifted program in Illinois, the systematic collection and processing of low inference student judgments about their classes was used to describe and evaluate classroom transactions. Profiles of 62 gifted classes were compared to 69 average classes on the Class Activity Questionnaire. This…

A need exists for a more clear-cut description of how the taxonomy of educational objectives can be implemented in the school setting. In answer to that need, a way is shown to formulate specific behavioral objectives within the hierarchy of the major levels and sublevels of the taxonomies as set forth by Bloom (1956) and Krathwohl (1964). To…

Research has shown that the prophesies which teachers make about the achievement of specific students (based on their analysis of student past achievements and intelligence ratings) are often self-fulfilling; teachers usually get what they expect from students. This phenomenon becomes dangerous to learning only when the teacher's low expectations…

Most people are raised in a traditional environment which teaches that someone-winning implies that someone-loses. However, psychology and the examples provided in the Watergate scandal demonstrate that such a philosophy is neither productive nor beneficial. A "win-win" philosophy of cooperation, not competition, is needed for…

The cognitive characteristics involved in a relatively field-dependent or field-independent cognitive style and the personal characteristics associated with these contrasting styles have been shown to play a role in a) students' selection of electives and majors, b) vocational preferences they experience early in their academic careers, and c) the…

This dictionary of Piaget terms is devoted solely to the vocabulary of the most important terms found in the writings of Piaget and his collaborators. The definition of each term is illustrated in at least one context, and on several occasions the original text is cited. (WR)

This monograph is written primarily for the researcher. It reviews a number of attempts to measure appreciation of literature. The measurements are grouped in two categories: (1) discrimination among poems or prose extracts, and (2) content analysis. Following the review is an evaluation of the limitations and possibilities of these measures. The…

In order to understand the effect of care and concern from a group therapist, the author defines it as a force in a living system which propels the group toward a more complex form of organization, characterized by an absence of disorganization or internal anxiety. (Author)

Summarizing recent research, this article defines the functions performed by the left and right sides of the human brain. Attention is given to the right side, or the nondominant side, of the brain and its potential in terms of perception of the environment, music, art, geometry, and the aesthetics. (JC)

The Hawaiian problem-solving model can overcome barriers to the counseling process that result from counselor and client lack of familiarity with each other's motivations and expectations. The model also allows both counselor and client to be exposed to the culture of the other and consequently to learn about it. (Author)

This study compared 20 married dyads and 20 divorced dyads on the dimensions of affect, marital adjustment, personality homogamy, value homogamy, and selected demographic variables. Instruments included the Caring Relationship Inventory, the Modified Form of Locke's Marital Questionnaire, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, and the…

Twelve child confederates (six male and six female) were trained to be responsive or unresponsive to 48 female college students. Adult women attended more to responsive children and gave more help to responsive than to unresponsive girls. The adults also rated the children as more attractive, likeable, and competent when the children behaved…

The effects of the presence of an attachment object upon preschoolers' emotionality and discrimination performance in a novel learning situation were evaluated. Blanket-attached and blanket-nonattached children were assigned to one of three task conditions: (1) mother present, (2) blanket present, (3) no familiar object present. (Author/SB)