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Thomas, John W.; Curley, Robert G. – 1984
The study reports on the first of several investigations into the antecedents and consequences of students' study activities across junior high school through college years. The development and validation of a self-report instrument, the "California Study Activities Inventory" (CSAI) is described. The principal features of the instrument…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
Renzulli, Joseph S., Ed. – 1984
Six studies are presented which investigate factors in implementing the Revolving Door Identification Model (RDIM) and the Enrichment Triad Model in gifted education for children in grades 1-8. In "An Analysis of the Productivity of Gifted Students Participating in Programs Using the Revolving Door Identification Model," S. Reis reports,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Rating Scales, Creative Development, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Laughlin, Elizabeth M.; Cerny, Jerome A.; Kirby, Edward A. – 2000
The percent and characteristics of children who produced invalid profiles on two different continuous performance tests (CPTs) tasks were examined. Sixty-one children referred for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and 24 non-clinical control children (all children ages 5-16) were given the Test of Variables of Attention…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Perception
Ashburn, Elizabeth A.; Fisher, Robert L. – 1984
Participants in this conference of educators, convened to consider methods of evaluating teacher education students, focused upon the relationship between candidate quality and teacher effectiveness. Questions under consideration included: (1) pre-admission field experiences students should demonstrate; (2) optimum scores on aptitude and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade Point Average, Graduation Requirements
Lavelle, Ellen; Rickord, Bill – 1997
This research study reports the results of an attempt to build a model of individual differences in undergraduate student development based on factor analysis of a wide range of students' beliefs and behaviors. An 127-item inventory named the Dakota Inventory of Student Orientations was administered to 738 male and female undergraduate students in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Factor Analysis, General Education