The study found that, compared to normally achieving students, 24 students (age 10 and 12) with learning disabilities were less able in vocabulary production tasks and comparable in ability to use pictorial responses to demonstrate vocabulary knowledge. When equated in reading achievement, learning-disabled 10 year olds were poorer in composite…

Studied whether there were differences between using anatomically correct dolls, drawings, or verbal descriptions in the accuracy and completeness of sexual abuse information using girls (N=45) ages 9 to 10. Determined children in group using either dolls or drawings obtained more correct responses than those in the verbal group, but the…

A questionnaire on hearing, hearing loss, and hearing health practices was developed and administered to 89 school health educators in 6 states. Analysis of responses indicates some deficiencies in their knowledge level suggesting the need for preservice and continuing education programs. The questionnaire is appended. (Author/DB)

Theoretical and empirical issues relating to haptic exploration and the representation of common objects during haptic classification were investigated in 3 experiments involving a total of 112 college students. Results are discussed in terms of a computational model of human haptic object classification with implications for dextrous robot…

The impact of higher education on student knowledge of and attitudes toward social justice issues was investigated using an attitude survey of 861 students at a private Catholic university--the University of San Diego (California). Years in college were positively related to awareness of social justice issues. (SLD)

Describes knowledge mapping, a tool developed to increase the objectivity and accuracy of task difficulty ratings for job design. Application in a semiconductor manufacturing environment is discussed, including identifying prerequisite knowledge for a given task; establishing training development priorities; defining knowledge levels; identifying…

Replies to Robert Ennis' article, "Critical Thinking and Subject Specificity: Clarification and Needed Research" (April 1989), on subject specificity in the literature on critical thinking. Discusses the transferability of critical thinking skills from one topic to another. Considers the possibility of general thinking skills that apply…

Responds to John McPeck's article, "Critical Thinking and Subject Specificity: A Reply to Ennis" (May 1990), and summarizes his earlier essay. Covers the following topics: (1) versions of subject specificity; (2) vagueness; (3) the distinction between school-subject matter and the subject matter of everyday life; (4) subjects and topics;…

Investigated influence of family variables on sexual attitudes and knowledge of 65 college students. Subjects rated parents highest in terms of influence on sexual opinions, beliefs, and attitudes, but rated parents lower than friends, schools, and books as information sources. Sexual knowledge was not related to family variables examined.…

Investigated the relation between age and rate of forgetting in 72 three-, four-, and six-year-olds in a task that eliminated differences in level of initial learning. Rate of forgetting was nearly identical in every age group. (RJC)

Analysis of data collected from 555 junior and senior high school students in rural Ohio suggested that the media and teachers provided subjects with the most information about drugs and alcohol, while few subjects cited siblings or alcohol or drug agency personnel as providing information. (CB)

This research review indicates that gifted children demonstrate greater factual knowledge about how their minds work and a greater tendency to generalize strategies to divergent tasks, but do not show a greater tendency to use strategies on their own, maintain strategies over time, or use strategies on tasks similar to the original tasks. (PB)

The four-part Teaching for Understanding framework covers the full range of intellectual disciplines. Different disciplines call upon different analytic styles, problem-solving approaches, and findings, temperaments, and intelligences. This article explores stages of student development, ranging from intuitive, common-sense theories about the…

This review of the literature examines three aspects of creative thinking and production: (1) metacognitive processing; (2) the knowledge base; and (3) personality variables. It is concluded that all three are essential elements, they operate interactively, and the results of creative thinking and problem solving are best assessed through…

Surveys of the relationship between female college students' exercise habits and their knowledge about osteoporosis and health beliefs indicated that age positively correlated with knowledge level, awareness of personal susceptibility, and motivation for general health behaviors. Older subjects believed the barriers to exercise were greater than…