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…

Distinctions were made between three classes of statistical linkage: equivalence, concordance, and prediction. These distinctions were based on rational content considerations and empirical statistical relationships. A large database involving SAT I and ACT scores was used to determine which type of linkage was best suited for different scores and…

This paper describes how results on the ACT and SAT I can be compared through statistical linking procedures.

A plea for educators to value the individual differences of children and to treat them with dignity. Traditional educational methods and objectives are examined. (ST)

This paper reports on a project designed to examine how typical students of business and engineering went about choosing and being chosen by the organization for which they were going to work. (Author)

Discussed disadvantages of efficiency approach to education. Distinguishes between the concepts of consuming and generating ideas, between a child's behavior and his experiences and between temporary excitement and sustained interest in regard to learning. (ST)

Markedly different socioeconomic status and academic ability for high school students in the college preparatory and the vocational education programs as identified through analysis of national data collected by Project TALENT, with implications for curriculum. (MF)

Major areas discussed are identification of slow learners,'' concomitant variables, research on instructional programs, and studies predictive of future trends. The misuse of IQ scores as placement criteria and the concept of mastery learning are emphasized. (LS)

Since sex differences tend to disappear under identical systems of training with individual differences being more powerful than sex differences, whatever differences between the sexes in achievement and aptitude there may be do not warrant separating the sexes for instructional purposes. (JM)

Discusses aspects of the multigraded Spanish classes at the International School in Santiago, Chile. (DS)

Study investigated whether the observed individual differences in visual pursuit endure beyond the neonatal period. (Authors/MB)