The gifted handicapped: A status report

Studies show that humor should be an integral part of creative thinking programs for the gifted     

新品种玉米试种结果简评报告

试验种植玉米新品种，并依照《国家鲜食玉米记载项目和标准(试行)》和《鲜食玉米感官等级指标》全程观察各品种生长状态及性状，做记录统计分析并评定感官等级，简评玉米品种诸项指标，筛选适合当地种植的优质品种．     

Loneliness among Students with Blindness and Sighted Students in Jordan: A brief report

This study investigated loneliness among students with blindness and those who are sighted in Jordan, and examined whether loneliness levels vary according to gender. Students included 90 students with blindness and 79 sighted students selected from high schools and universities in the capital city of Amman. The instrument used to collect information in this study was an Arabic translation and adapted version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale developed by Russell in 1996. The results indicated that students with blindness reported significantly higher degrees of loneliness than sighted students; however, no significant differences were attributable to gender or interaction between visual status and gender. The implications of the findings for families and teachers of students with blindness, and for future research in Jordan, are offered.     

A Comparison of three short forms of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities

Three short forms of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) have been developed to screen the cognitive skills of young children suspected of learning disorders and developmental delays. Based on a sample of 40 children between the ages 5–13 to 6–13, correlations of .92, .61, and .72 were obtained between the scores of the children on the full form of the MSCA and the Kaufman, Taylor, and MST short forms, respectively. The Kaufman short form also had the highest test-retest reliability at r = .87. The advantages of the Kaufman short form over the other two short forms are discussed.     

The selection and evaluation of cooperating teachers: A status report

Abstract

In the United States today, reports abound of violent acts committed by children and adolescents. Once considered safe havens, schools can no longer ensure the safety of their students or faculty. This article presents (a) the public health model of prevention as it applies to the problem of youth violence, (b) causal factors known to be associated with violence and aggression, and (c) practical strategies, which can be incorporated into existing teacher education programs, for addressing violence in the school and classroom.     

浅谈我国企业财务会计报告的改进

从目前我国经济发展现状看，用户的信息需求已经或正在发生变化，因此相应地我国财务会计报告的体系和内容也相应地进行改革。市场经济及知识经济的发展也为财务会计报告体系的改革提供了条件。财务会计报告的发展趋势主要有财务报告的格式内容等改革。     

浅析马克思市民社会思想形成与发展

“市民社会”是马克思思想形成过程中一个非常重要的概念。马克思在对市民社会的法哲学批判与政治经济学分析中逐步形成并发展了其市民社会思想。     

The seductive nature of WISC-R short forms: An analysis with gifted referrals

The use of a short form of the WISC (California Abbreviated WISC for the Intellectually Gifted) (CAW-IG) developed for screening gifted referrals was investigated with the WISC-R. Two methods were used to estimate IQ. and the results indicated that the short form could be effective in the prediction of Full Scale IQ. This was true even when the prediction was based on data from the original WISC. Discussion centered on the implications of these results for the use of shortened IQ tests. A number of problems were examined, and practitioners are cautioned against indiscriminate use of such procedures.     

Comparison of the predictive validities of two McCarthy short forms

Scores on Kaufman's (1977) McCarthy short form and the McCarthy Screening Test (1978) were obtained for a sample of 53 first graders in their first month of school. Nine months later, the Metropolitan Achievement Test was administered to the sample. The correlation between Kaufman's estimated General Cognitive Index and the Metropolitan Basic Battery raw score was .71. Biserial correlations between “At Risk” and “Not At Risk” classifications of the McCarthy Screening Test and Metropolitan Basic Battery raw scores ranged from .43 to .78. Kaufman's short form scores usually indicated a smaller number of false negatives than did McCarthy Screening Test scores. Implications of these findings for these findings for first-grade screening are discussed.     

Scientific creativity: A short overview

This article gives a condensed overview of important findings, methods, and theories related to scientific creativity. The topics discussed are grouped into the fourfold classification of the creative product, the creative person, the creative process, and the creative situation. Methods for evaluating the impact and creativeness of the creative product are citation analysis and rating inventories. The section in the creative person presents findings on the presonality of creative scientists and research productivity across the life span. The section on the creative process revies a stage theory of the creative act. Remarks on the creative situation include of summary of factors conducive to creative achievement and a discussion of the problem of multiple discoveries. In one of two additional sections, a comprehensive theory of scientific creativity-simonton's chance configuration theory—is reviewd. The second additional section presents recommendations for further research on scientific creativity.     

Asia Pacific Network for Moral Education (APNME): brief conference report 2010

Most of the views ascribed to us we do not recognise and suggest that several misunderstandings flavour Welch’s commentary. We clarify some of our position here and recommend further collaboration among philosophers and psychologists.