A self-instructional unit on advanced astronomy concepts resulted in moderate to high growth in specific target skills for gifted students in grades five through eight. Most of the students expressed heightened interest in astronomy, and one-half elected to pursue advanced investigations in astronomical research. (CL)

Based on a study of eight LD students learning to use word processing, the paper makes recommendations for evaluating word processing software and designing instruction that is sensitive to students' difficulties. (Author/CL)

Results of gifted fourth-sixth graders on the Structure of the Intellect Learning Abilities Test are analyzed in terms of the test's measure of five operations (evaluation, convergent production, divergent production, memory, and cognition). (CL)

Part of the "How to Do It" series available from the National Council for the Social Studies, 3501 Newark Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20016, this booklet describes how to involve intermediate-grade through high school students in reconstructing biographies and discovering history by using local primary source documents. (JDH)

Results indicated that faster tempos are preferred by upper elementary school students. (RM)

Based on the typology of C. G. Jung, the authors conducted survey research on two populations of third, fourth, and fifth graders. Findings suggest that gifted students are predominantly intuitors and that in decision making there is a surprisingly high degree of feeling involved in terms of student attention to information processing. (Author/CL)

Planning and organizational details of a citywide spelling bee for intermediate-level hearing impaired students are described. (CL)

Reading attitude instruments were administered to 124 sixth-, seventh- , and eighth-grade students (gifted, average, or below average). Students were then classified with positive or negative reading attitudes and their responses analyzed. Classroom activities were suggested selecting reading materials, designing prereading activities, providing…

Performance and full scale scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised correlated significantly for 80 gifted students (grades 4-7) with scores on three subtests of the Lifetime Health Related Physical Fitness Test of the American Association on Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. (CL)

Nine hearing impaired sixth graders who received sign language vocabulary words grouped according to hand shapes remembered 96 percent of the signs they learned over 6 weeks, compared to 64 percent retention for 11 students who received vocabulary imitation instruction. (CL)

Aptitude test performance of 300 sixth graders compared with measures of intelligence, creativity, and task commitment (J. Renzulli's definition of giftedness) showed that strict application of Renzulli's definition resulted in identification of a small number of students. Totally different children were identified by verbal as opposed to figural…

Inferential comprehension questions requiring eight mildly retarded 9-12 year olds to predict outcome and draw conclusions were asked after reading a story passage and after listening. Performance of all Ss improved from baseline to follow-up assessment. Effectiveness of the two procedures was not significantly different. (Author/CL)

Canonical correlation analysis is the most general linear model subsuming all other univariate and multivariate cases (N. Kerlinger & E. Pedhazur, 1973; B. Thompson, 1985, 1991). Because "reality" is a complex place, a multivariate analysis such as canonical correlation analysis is demanded to match the research design. The purpose…

This article studied the relationship between classroom environment and teacher behavior; statistical results were presented. (BB)