The role of morphological, semantic, and form-based factors in the early stages of visual word recognition was investigated across different SOAs in a masked priming paradigm, focusing on English derivational morphology. In a first set of experiments, stimulus pairs co-varying in morphological decomposability and in semantic and orthographic…

The ability to report the temporal order of 2 tactile stimuli (1 applied to each hand) has been shown to decline when the arms are crossed over compared with when they are uncrossed. However, these effects have only been measured when temporal order was reported by stimulus location. It is unknown whether this spatial manipulation of the body…

HEARTS (Higher Education, the Arts and Schools) project was established with the intention of strengthening the arts element of initial training of primary school teachers. During the academic years 2004/6, six higher education institutes (HEIs) were given financial and practical support to introduce new programmes of arts work into their…

Discusses training recommendations issued by the Chemical and Allied Products Industry Training Board and the two related methods in use. Emphasizes that the technician job is worthwhile in its own right rather than a step toward the technologist level. (CC)

Developments in the laboratory-based teaching of physics and astronomy are resulting from the collaboration between conventional and distance teaching universities. The collaboration, piCETL, is one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning established as a result of a broad initiative by the Higher Education Funding Council for…

This article feeds into debate about the feasibility and usefulness of educational experiments by discussing methodological issues arising out of a study which sought causal links between teaching and learning of one aspect of French as a foreign language. The study involved two small-scale experiments which tested a hypothesis regarding the…

The exciting world of plants may be something of a mystery to many children, and the often-dry content of a curriculum taught indoors inhibits real understanding of many complex biological processes. Moving outdoors opens up an unexplored world and presents rich opportunities for imaginative learning. The "Life processes and living…

Describes a method to examine preparations of rocks in thin sections between crossed polaroids using a converted biological microscope or a homemade polariscope. (JRH)

Educational selection methods are not infallible. A considerable reservoir of unexploited intellectual ability remains in the working class. (Author)

Described is a conductiometric method for following the course of diffusion of aquated ions through a cellulose membrane. Several experiments using the method are described. (Author/SA)

The author proposes a design for science instruction in the middle school years, ages 9-13. (SJL)

Summarizes the early discussion results in the development of a physics project in higher education. Indicates that the first-year experience concentrates on the following aspects: laboratory work, tutorial programs, and individualized instruction. (CC)

Reports on the Harewood Centre which has its origins in the West Riding experiment of seconding teachers to become educational social workers. (Editor/RK)

Presents a research project for secondary school students in the fields of archaeophysics (archaeology) and geophysics using gamma spectroscopy. Describes investigations in mineralization and in dating of potsherds. (LS)