Incorporated multiple measures of self-concept, including time competency, innerdirected support, self-regard, self-acceptance, and self-esteem as well as locus of control, in analysis of relationship between sex-role orientation and adult women's (n=293) mental health. Found masculine and androgynous sex-role orientations were strongly related to…

Compared motivation of eighth grade students (n=99) in traditional and nontraditional (nongraded, self-selection) schools. Results showed higher levels of intrinsic motivation in academic learning for students from humanistic school setting than for boys and girls from a more structured environment. (ABL)

Implications of the term "gifted," including that of unjustified and unearned privilege, are considered in the context of findings on intelligence development, self-efficacy, education, prevalence, and the importance of labels. Five policy options are considered including abandoning the term and using performance rather than aptitude to organize…

This study examined the problem-solving protocols of 21 students in a grade 11 enriched physics course as well as 3 adult "experts" in physics. Experts and high performing students made more correct metastatements and more references to prior knowledge than did average performing students. (DB)

This study, with 87 underachieving and 77 achieving gifted students in grades 6-9, found that general locus of control measures did not differentiate between the 2 groups, that both scored significantly higher on positive internal than on negative internal locus of control, and that there were no gender or grade effects. (Author/DB)

Three gifted and three learning-disabled gifted students (ages 13-15) viewed themselves on videotape solving mathematical problems and responded to questions pertaining to their problem-solving strategies. The non-learning-disabled students applied substantially more cognitive and metacognitive knowledge to the problem-solving task. (Author/DB)

This replication study with 96 highly gifted and 192 less gifted control subjects (all 12 years old) found the highly gifted (students with extremely high scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test) were disproportionately male. It did not find that the highly gifted were more likely to be left handed or to have allergies. (Author/DB)

This article presents proposed guidelines for training of teachers of the gifted developed by the Association for the Gifted of the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The 12 guidelines cover knowledge of educational principles, ability to plan appropriate programs, and mastery of…

Presented are two reviews of books relating to (1) problem solving and (2) the development of creativity. The books are "The Complete Problem Solver," 2d ed., by J. Hayes, and "The Nature of Creativity: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives," by T. Amabile. (DB)

Reprinted is the keynote address by John Miles, Dean of Huxley College at Washington State University, during the first annual conference of the Environmental Education Association in the state of Washington. The three goals of environmental education goals of awareness, understanding, and action are highlighted, and the concomitant federal…

The first two recommendations outline the rationale and specific elements underlying, respectively, a curriculum assessment guide and a learning resource guide fundamental to environmental education. The remaining two recommendations concern government funding for both inservice and curriculum development. (JJK)

Descriptions of exemplary environmental education activities for students, along with underlying environmental concepts, are provided for the 4 grade levels (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12) across each of the following 5 curricular domains: science, mathematics, social studies, language arts, and fine arts. (JJK)

Increased use of cooperative learning methods is a visible change in mathematics education in the last decade. Research questions on cooperative learning concerning different models employed, their effectiveness compared to traditional methods of instruction, their effects on student achievement, and cognitive and affective benefits gained during…

Reviewed and analyzed are studies on task-related verbal interactions among students in small groups in mathematics classrooms and their links to mathematics achievement. Factors that predict group interaction are considered and research-based strategies for shaping group interaction are discussed. (MDH)

Discussed is the research project that used small-group problem solving as a primary instructional strategy of second grade mathematics for an entire year. The mutual construction of classroom norms for cooperative learning style is illustrated and examples of resulting learning opportunities are given. (MDH)