Author reports an attempt to find a more comprehensive basis for tests of musical talent by considering musical performance to be highly dependent on auditory perceptual ability. (Author/MB)

Author describes the Uniform Vowel Production Test." (MB)

Phenomenological analysis is restricted to particular problems and directed toward obtaining spontaneous descriptions of subjective experience. (Author)

An exploratory study involving three days of brief instruction in a process-by-attribute approach. Significant performance gains were recorded. (MM)

A test of the hypothesis that writing and using computer programs related to selected mathematical content positively affects performance on those topics. Results particularly support the hypothesis. (MM)

A test of the relative effects of verbal definitions and numerical examples as correctional feedback in a computer-assisted learning task. (MM)

The author criticizes an experiment of Moody, Abell and Bausell (EJ 038 323) on the grounds of inappropriate instruction and invalid tests. (MM)

A defense of the criticisms noted in the article Comments on the Effects of Activity-Oriented Instruction" in the same journal issue. (MM)

Reported is a study measuring attitude changes among eighth-graders resulting from studying a unit in mathematics using laboratory materials. Students were grouped into eight naturally occurring attitude-groups. The results indicate that the formation of attitude-groups is not a major factor for consideration in the design of mathematics units…

Reported is a study which investigated four strategies of instruction for promoting higher levels of awareness of certain mathematical probability concepts. Strategies were identified on the basis of characterization moves and exemplification moves. College freshmen were presented the concepts via specific strategies by following programmed…

Reported is a study which compared two instructional methods involving discovery learning and a verbal didactic instructional method. The verbal didactic method was significantly better for immediate learning; the verbal didactic method and a guided discovery method were better for retention. No differences were noted regarding transfer. (CT)

Examined was the effect of teacher attitude on student achievement in arithmetic in grade four. The students were presented a lesson involving division via a modified programed learning sequence and teachers were given bias statements regarding the effectiveness of the programs. The results indicated no significant differences among students…

Investigated was the feasibility of inducing number conservation through training kindergarten children on reversibility tasks not related to the criterion measure. (JG)

Grade four students who studied 3, 5, 10 or 12 value systems of numeration were compared with similar students who studied only a decimal system. A test was designed to measure understanding of the decimal system, processing decimal numerals, and place-value systems in general. Data analysis using multivariate analysis of covariance is presented.…