Evaluated five intelligence test instruments for use with Malaysian children: Raven's Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), WISC-R, School Failure Tolerance (SFT), Scale for Rating Behavior Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS), and Parent Checklists. Found that Raven's SPM was an effective screening test, and the WISC-R the best measure to…

Assesses Kuwait's progress in meeting the needs of autistic children, discussing the roles of governmental and nongovernmental bodies. Gives an account of the two special schools that are currently known to cater to this disorder. Concludes that little information is available to the general public, and makes recommendations to raise the profile…

Introduces the topic of economic and industrial education as it applies to early childhood education, pointing out that it is crucial for educators to gain sound economic and industrial experience to provide meaningful learning experiences to their students. (MDM)

Through the first-hand experiences gained from out-of-school visits in which they observe and talk with adults in the workplace, and through gaining elementary rules of exchange via classroom simulations, young children can develop a rudimentary understanding of the complexities of commerce and trade. (MDM)

Notes the debate in the United Kingdom about programs claiming to improve students' thinking skills. Outlines the six objectives in a philosophical approach to teaching children to think. Delineates education programs' pedagogical elements that attempt to teach students to create a community of inquiry and philosophical elements that attempt to…

Maintains that philosophy is an activity in which children can engage by themselves without adult intervention but that, when adults participate in philosophical discussion with children, philosophy becomes a process which is mutually beneficial to the thinking processes of both the children and adults. (BC)

Investigated claims of effectiveness of using teaching materials embedded in traditional Socratic dialog techniques to ascertain whether, with proper introduction, young children could be emergent philosophers and whether there would be significant changes in academic achievement and reasoning skills. The first part states and discusses…

Ascertained seven- and eight-year-olds' understanding of advertising, the role of the buyer and seller, and the role of real estate agents. Interviewed an experimental group of students who had been exposed, and a control group of students who had not been exposed, to classroom presentations concerning these topics. (MDM)