Results indicate that transfer of learning depended on the congruence between students' previous learning in the experiment and subsequent instruction. (Author/BJG)

The following hypotheses were tested: (1) children who attend open classrooms have smaller personal spaces than children attending traditional classrooms, and (2) personal space is a socially learned phenomenon which may be increased or decreased as a result of watching proximate or distant teacher-child models. (Author/BJG)

The benefits students derive from learning experiences is dependent upon the match between their learning styles and the teaching styles of their instructors. (BJG)

Results support a model emphasizing the influence of histories of successful academic achievement on personality characteristics. Findings suggest that rewards for academic achievement provided by the home are related to both high academic achievement and positive personality characteristics. (Author/BJG)

A brief introduction is presented on how multiple regression and linear model techniques can handle data analysis situations that most educators and psychologists think of as appropriate for analysis of variance. (Author/BJG)

Generalizations which should be considered when assessing professional readiness are: (1) definitions of effective practice should emphasize discrete behaviors and characteristics, (2) measures of these characteristics should be similar to their criteria, (3) multiple assessment devices should be used, and (4) data used for decision making should…

A restatement of the environmental interaction paradigm may be found in the B-P-E paradigm which states that Behavior is a function of the Person and Environment. The B-P-E paradigm lends itself to the conceptualization of complex problems. Four characteristics of this paradigm are described. (BJG)

Reviews the research reported since 1960 by commenting on various approaches and by attempting to identify the conclusions that may be reasonably supported by the available evidence. (Author/BJG)

Children who speak Black English may have difficulty in acquiring reading skills because of negative teacher attitudes about their dialect and because of inappropriate initial reading material. Although some solutions have been suggested, few have been investigated. (BJG)

The initial portion of this paper addresses itself to some of the methodological concerns associated with Verbal-Quantitative (V-Q) research. The second section focuses on studies using differential V-Q ability as an independent variable. The final section focuses on reasearch using V-Q ability measures as dependent variables. (Author/BJG)

Central issues are: whether children learn more rapidly in a second language if first taught to read in their primary language and whether children first taught subject matter in their first language will have greater comprehension than if taught the same material only in that second language. (BJG)

Aspects of technology assessment that seem particularly relevant to education are reviewed. Origins, meaning and methodology of technology assessment are explored and purposes, assumptions and potential consequences examined. (Author/BJG)

A speculative outline of a psychology of instruction as a science of design is presented. (DEP)

A review is made of some of the studies done regarding social class differences and the effectiveness of reinforcers within these class groups of children. Results of these studies show that overall, the suggested hypothesis of differential reinforcers among social classes cannot be assumed. (DEP)

Some of the literature related to the area of instructional research, individualized instruction and student aptitude are explored in this article. (DEP)