Studies of beginning reading sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education indicate that teachers, not methods, account for the major differences in the results of instruction and that reading instruction can be improved via combinations of methods. Consequently, teachers should be free to select materials and methods most appropriate for children for…

The report provides an overview of the nature of the open classroom in terms of implications for special education, describes an ongoing research project on the open classroom, and presents data on one phase of the project. Considered in the overview of the open classroom are the teacher role in the learning process, the role of individual…

The purpose of this project was to develop new information and analyses that would contribute to development of a systematic understanding of cognitive structure, including its acquisition and utilization during problem solving. Experimental and theoretical work was done on three specific problems. (1) Studies of individual differences and effects…

Processing requirements in letter discrimination for beginning readers with reflective-impulsive and field-dependent--field-independent learning styles were investigated. Results were interpreted in terms of feature analyses employed in letter identification and discrimination. (BJG)

It was hypothesized that first borns would prefer person- and intellectually-oriented occupations. It was also predicted that women, more than men, would prefer person-oriented occupations. The Hebrew version of Roe's classification of occupations was completed by 146 individuals. Only the second hypothesis was confirmed. (Author/SE)

This study was designed to investigate the differential effectiveness of Holland's Self Directed Search (SDS) as a vocational guidance tool for 166 junior-class students in a suburban regional high school. Congruence scores were developed for each student and were then compared to four variables. Results are discussed. (Author/EJT)

Kirby and Das (EJ 182 444) dichotomized measures of individual differences and treated them as independent variables in an analysis of variance. Correlational analysis would have provided more powerful tests of their hypotheses. Interpretation of the dichotomized variables as independent, causal antecedents of their measures of intelligence would…

In-service activities should give more attention to how teachers learn and how teachers' learning styles are related to their teaching styles. (JD)

Tests indicated that kindergarten children with impulsive conceptual tempos performed significantly lower on several measures of achievement and reasoning ability than did children with reflective tempos. (Editor)

The pros and cons of developing a performance-based physical education program are examined with particular emphasis upon individual abilities of students. (JD)

The basic assumption underlying the open classroom approach is the view that, among children of the same age and sex, significant differences (in temperament, rate of growth, background, experience, and personality dispositions) exist, and, therefore, educational methods must take these differences into account. (Author/MC)

Examining the norm formation process in terms of internalization versus conditioning, this study concludes that Sherif's 1935 model of norm formation (internalization) is questionable, suggesting, rather, that with the internalization of group norms there appears to be a tendency for individual judgments to diverge when returned to individual…

Discusses a study in a political science course to determine disparity in sentencing patterns among students involved in sentencing criminals. Concludes that a great deal of disparity in sentencing exists among judges in the real world and among college students who assume the role of judges. (Author/DB)

The importance of continuous personal and professional growth to teachers and teacher educators is discussed. (JD)