Development of the Florida Performance Measurement System (FPMS) is outlined. A videotaped history lesson by the Secretary of Education, William Bennett, serves to illustrate FPMS' use in the observation of teacher performance, the analysis of observed data, the provision of feedback to teachers, and the derivation of normed observation scores.…

Performance on subtests of the California Achievement Tests was compared for students in grades one, two, four, and five who had been assigned to one of two groups, one of which had received formal instruction in test-taking skills. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

This study employed a causal model to examine the influence of personal characteristics, undergraduate institutional characteristics, and college experiences on the attainment of entry into the teaching profession. The sample comprised 890 students aspiring to be teachers upon enrollment in college in 1971. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

This study investigated whether learning with a computer in small group settings would produce higher levels of achievement, attitudes, and prosocial orientation than learning in individualized settings. Participants were 115 junior high school students. Results and their implications are discussed. (Author/MT)

Seven ninth-grade classes participated in an investigation of the hypothesis that peer evaluation as part of the writing process would lead toward improved attitude and increased fluency in writing. Conclusions are discussed. (Author/MT)

The study investigated the cognitive processes underlying differences in computer competency between 29 intellectually gifted and 14 nongifted children. Findings are analyzed. (Author/MT)

The relations between word knowledge and reading comprehension for good and poor readers were studied using various formats. Subjects were 50 fifth and sixth graders who read at grade level and 50 tenth graders who read at a sixth-grade level. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Analysis of the classroom environments of 40 Israeli high schools revealed two distinct types--challenging and supportive. The attributes and shortcomings of each type of school are compared. (Author/MT)

This review and critique of the literature on aging and faculty performance identifies major theoretical perspectives that run through studies on aging. Four types of aging theories are considered: biological, psychological, sociological, and social psychological. Aging effects are examined in relation to cohort and historical effects. (Author/LMO)

A nontechnical exposition of graph theory is presented, followed by survey of the literature on applications of graph theory in research in education and related disciplines. Applications include order-theoretic studies of the dimensionality of data sets, the investigation of hierarchical structures in various domains, and cluster analysis.…

This paper reviews empirical research conducted during the past 15 years on the use of evaluation results. Sixty-five studies in education, mental health, and social services are described in terms of their methodological characteristics, their orientation toward dependent and independent variables and the relationships between such variables.…

This article finds the empirical review of the intellectual effects of family factors by Lala Carr Steelman wanting because (1) it is selective and incomplete; (2) it ignores systematic aggregate effects; (3) it imposes linear analysis on nonmonotone relationships; and (4) it disregards most of the confounds identified by Steelman as crucial.…

The author responds to criticism by R. B. Zajonc on a review of the extant literature on the intellectual consequences of sibship size and birth order. (Author/LMO)

Gifted and highly gifted girls in grades four to six were given Piagetian-type manipulative problem-solving tasks reflecting formal operations. Although Flavell suggested that a chronological age of 10 years was necessary for successful completion of these tasks, time allowed was a more valid predictor. (LMO)

Analyses of the national High School and Beyond data set revealed that the barrio schools were comparable to White schools on physical facilities, financial situation, teacher's salary, and formal curriculum. However, barrio schools were also dominated by White teachers, instituted with an insensitive curriculum, and isolated from the local…