Evaluates and compares five software packages designed to help students prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Program name, hardware needed, format, current price, and source are provided. Comments on program documentation are also provided. (JN)

Examines types of Latin curricular offerings for "transescent" learners, i.e., 11- to 14-year-olds who, because of the enormous differences in their physical and cognitive development, require an environment where the child, not the program, is important and in which all areas are taught to reveal opportunities for futher study. (SED)

Introduces the notetaking system for learning, designed to help high school and college students prepare for objective and essay tests. (RB)

Clarifies the basic relationships between review and drill and, by analyzing a sample review lesson in world history, illustrates their effective use. (JES)

The rate of 69 percent failure in 1967 to approximately 18 percent 2-years later relates to the independence and objectivity of the examination system. (IR)

The authors react to Chris Argyris' On the Future of Laboratory Education" by distilling and blending the modes of learning elaborated by Bruner. They apply Bruner's stages of understanding from the senses, to images, to symbols-- to laboratory training and praise the trainer who respects the complexity of individual growth. (Author)

Responses from a stratified random sample of British elementary schools (64 of 102) found generally consistent practices in preparing students for national science achievement tests. Variations in time spent, approaches, and resources were related to variables of attainment, school size, class composition, and teacher's professional…

Describes how learning logs were used in a second-year algebra class to help students prepare for a review session. (MKR)

Discusses issues related to Congress's reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act in 2002. (PKP)

Capstone is defined in the dictionary as "putting the final stone in place." Business Policy or Strategic Management is typically the capstone class in a business management degree program. As such, there are prerequisite requirements in terms of courses and specific knowledge. We have implemented a competency test for the capstone class and…

In their comment on K. Rothermund and D. Wentura, A. G. Greenwald, B. A. Nosek, M. R. Banaji, and K. C. Klauer agreed that salience asymmetries can be a source of Implicit Association Test (IAT) effects. The authors applaud this conclusion but point to problems with the other points that Greenwald et al. made. The authors have difficulties…

A. Lleras and J. T. Enns (see record 2004-21166-001) demonstrated a negative influence of a masked arrow that is attributable to the perceptual interaction between the arrow and the mask when these have properties in common (in this case diagonal lines). Although the present analysis is in agreement that this type of perceptual interaction can…

In this article, the author discusses the implications of articles by Louise Chawla (1998) and Karen Malone (1999a) for "doing research." One of the most interesting implications of these two papers for environmental education research is the issues they raise about the challenges for environmental education researchers and education researchers…

The contribution of various educators, including William Holmes McGuffey, in developing a character education-based curriculum in the United States is discussed. The role of teachers in moral education of students too is described.

In research across professions, the development of professional skill traditionally was seen as a process of accumulation of knowledge and skills, promoted by practical experience. More recently, this view has been modified to incorporate skillful know-how that is progressively acquired by passing through developmental stages, such as novice,…