The creative-aesthetic approach to educational stimulation accelerates the development of question-asking skills, of the 5-year olds tested, more than the traditional kindergarten approach. (Author/MF)

Comparison of the fraternity and non-fraternity upperclassmen showed significant differences for the residence hall men in the areas of social conscience, satisfaction with major, and peer independence; and, for the fraternity sample, in the area of extracurricular involvement. (Author/MF)

Sixteen forms of an essay exam, identical in content but differing in writing neatness and numbers of composition errors, were graded by 480 classroom teachers. The two factors consisted of four writing treatments and four levels of composition errors. No significant differences were found. (Author)

The study examined the effects of emphasizing the competitive environment in a testing situation through the use of rewards and game techniques. Neither rewards nor games had an effect on test performance. (Author/MF)

An investigation was conducted pertaining to the relationship of students' grade point average and subcomponents of alientation, powerlessness, normlessness, and social isolation. The results indicate that (a) normlessness is the prime component of alientation for secondary school students and (b) normlessness is significantly related to…

Education students classified themselves as vocational, academic, nonconformist or collegiate and responded to a semantic differential on curricula and personnel. This article describes the study and its results. (Authors/JB)

A questionnaire measuring attitudes toward grading systems was administered to undergraduate and graduate students and to faculty at a college using a 3-point system. The Honors-Pass-Fail system was more generally preferred. Differences among the groups were discussed and the results supported a dual system of grading. (Authors/JB)