Presents eight assumptions to help people understand quantification not only as it is traditionally approached--as a method of measuring reality--but also as a method of shaping reality. The categories we use in creating statistics change the way we perceive the world. (Author/IRT)

Concludes that there is a relationship between auditory closure and reading and that the relationship is educationally significant. (FL)

The article discusses role release, an important process in transdisciplinary procedures for severely handicapped students. Different levels and types of role release are discussed and strategies for its implementation are presented. (Author/CL)

A study was conducted employing mail questionnaires, telephone surveys, and in-depth interviews to determine the role perception of paraprofessionals engaged in home intervention programs for preschool children and the impact of role perception on successful home visitation programs. (JC)

Contends that by understanding what extrapolation is and the ways in which it is used, people not only sharpen their appreciation of how the imaginary worlds of science fiction and fantasy are created but also begin to recognize that the process is frequently used by everyone. (FL)

Teachers of elementary-grade deaf students make mistakes which can handicap communication by setting up less than optimal visual conditions. Four areas need to be considered: angle of regard, size of communication frame, rate of communication, and placement of teaching materials. (SBH)

Discusses whether educational technology has kept pace with recent developments in the related fields of psychology and communication science. Addressed are several areas in cognitive psychology: the process of selective perception, semantic encoding, the effects of previous learning, and the influence of metacognitlon. (RAO)

Surveys viewpoints on the role of librarians as school curriculum consultants, concepts of curriculum theory, and research studies on media specialist competencies and role perception. References are cited. (FM)

The relation between Matching Familiar Figures Test performance and Piaget's construct of perceptual activity was examined with 48 third- and fourth-grade boys. (SB)

Attempts to define "creative categorization" using animal behavior and human perception as examples. (RK)

Further discussion of the relationship among art, ethics, and religion. (RW)

Considers silence and the dimensions of sound. (Editor/RK)

A series of five experiments explore the 7-month-old infant's ability to discriminate among photos of faces. The infant's tendency to choose visual targets for inspection provides evidence of discrimination and recognition. (Author/JH)