An argument is presented in favor of finding new methods of measuring-evaluating-library performance. (3 references) (SM)

Author argued that philosophers are experts, that the moral sphere is central to the concern of the philosopher of education, that in one sense evaluation is his business, and that ideally philosphers ought to issue practical directives in education. (Author/RK)

Explores situational and cognitive-developmental factors affecting 223 high-school and college students' moral thinking and moral decision-making about a hypothetical dilemma. (MP)

One of the best tools for sharpening students' problem solving skills can be found in the mystery story, which calls for logical thinking, paying attention to detail, and distinguishing between facts and assumptions. Activities that can help to develop problem solving skills are described along with several references to mystery magazines and…

Classification or category systems are important for defining and introducing new concepts, such as decision management/facilitative v judgmental evaluations. Furthermore, category systems can lead to a reexamination or restatement of views of evaluation. (CP)

Identifies certain strategies applicable to the teaching of "every masterpiece of world literature", regardless of its genre, so as to make literature, as a liberal art, contribute to the student's ability to organize and interpret and communicate experience. (Editor/RK)

Presents a model which suggests experiments that may be relevant for some of the real-life problems society currently faces. Extending the generality of the model may provide valuable insights into the underlying processes which facilitate or inhibit the development of cooperative behavior. (Author/RK)

Comments on different modeling techniques discussed in a symposium on changing supervisory behavior. (RK)

Findings on 20 children who passed an area conservation task and 20 who didn't suggested that conserving children applied an additive rule, while nonconserving children presented patterns suggesting centration on one of the two dimensions. Implications for Anderson's and Piaget's conceptions of conservation development are discussed. (RH)

Describes the Clinic Case, a writing case designed to teach students how to revise an analytical report based on survey data. Notes that this case is a useful tool to help technical and business writing students learn the necessity of using their experiences to give meaning to numerical data. (MM)

Concepts of discrimination or judgment in modernism are problematized by postmodernism. The modernist search for timeless universal principles of practice must be replaced by postmodernist striving for situational subjectivity, based on critical self-awareness and tolerance of others' beliefs. (Author/SK)

Revision-of-opinion literature has generally found subjective probability judgments to be conservative (underconfident), whereas calibration literature has generally found judgment to be overconfident. Reanalysis of three previous studies shows how such data can coexist and reveals the effects of methodology on judgment interpretations. (SLD)

A study involving 11 male and 11 female inhabitants of Leiden (Netherlands) tested the hypothesis that a subject's judgments of the personality of unfamiliar target persons correspond better with the subject's Implicit Personality Theory than do judgments of the personality of familiar persons. The results confirm the hypothesis. (TJH)

Male and female subjects asked to evaluate six candidates for a management training program responded more favorably toward female and Black subjects, in a manner suggesting a "reverse discrimination" effect in their final decisions. (DM)