The effect of general and specific cues on learning information from graphs is analyzed. The study shows that the use of cues influenced the amount of information learned, with variations according to type and placement of cues. (JMF)

The reading achievement patterns of both impulsive and reflective second-grade students are examined under varying phonics approaches in beginning reading instruction. (JMF)

This study correlates high school students with different exploration preferences with classrooms having different social exploration climates, finding that in high exploration classrooms, students high in exploration preference were more satisfied and better adjusted. (JMF)

Fifth graders who were poor at solving word problems in arithmetic were given special training in how to attack these problems; however, the short-term training program did not bring significant improvement in the children's problem-solving ability. (Editor/MM)

A regression procedure is described which permits the identification and testing for significance of the contribution of individual school influence to explained variance in achievement growth. (Editor/MM)

Subtest scores on the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children did not clearly distinguish learning disabled children from other children in a study; a diagnostic model is proposed here which considers how a child organizes information in order to distinguish between content and behavioral deficiencies. (Editor/MM)

It was discovered that community and junior college students considered instructors with little or no teaching experience to be better than those with more experience, and those with little or no teacher training to perform as well or better than other teachers. (Editor/MM)

A modified mastery learning method resulted in significantly higher achievement and improved attitudes of educational psychology students than either traditional lectures or a combined approach. (Editor/MM)

High school teachers with the best student relationships frequently use five verbal response roles--feelings, thoughts, encounter/ encouragement, sharing, and motives. (Editor/MM)

Classroom visits by principals were found to be successful in helping some teachers maintain the use of skills learned in an in-service teacher training program. (Editor/MM)

A skill-centered approach to teaching reading to children in grades K-6 in 80 elementary schools resulted in improved reading performance during a five-year program. (Editor/MM)

Frequent informal interactions between faculty and students are positively related to the students' academic performance and self-perceived personal growth. (ED)

By the fifth grade no differences were found between the order of adjectives in a sentence preferred by children and by adults. (ED/JD)

College students with an internal locus of control favored faculty members with a low control teaching style, while a highly controlling teaching style appealed to students with an external locus of control. (ED)

In a study of declining college entrance examination scores, it was found that student-related factors, such as academic courses taken, were more closely related to test scores than school-related or family structure factors. (ED.)