The purpose of this study was to investigate developmental music aptitude with a broader sample in order to propose national norms. Research questions were: 1) To what extent are published Primary Measures of Music Aptitude (PMMA) norms different from those established using a current sample? 2) Are there comparative differences in PMMA item…

While it is hypothesized that providing instruction based on individuals' preferred learning styles improves learning (i.e., reading for visual learners and listening for auditory learners, also referred to as the "meshing hypothesis"), after a critical review of the literature Pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer, and Bjork (2008) concluded that…

For many teachers of middle school and high school, the greatest challenge they face in trying to help struggling readers improve their skills can be students' self-perception. When young people do not see themselves as members of the "literacy club," it is not just a simple matter of persuading them that becoming a fluent reader is…

Many students lack problem-solving skills. As teenagers, they tend to blame external forces or other people when something goes wrong, instead of trying to understand the root cause to prevent it from happening again. This article discusses the Lean Six Sigma methodology for problem solving, which the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in…

Common forms of testing of student understanding of science content can be misleading about their understanding of the nature of scientific thinking. Observational astronomy integrated with related ideas of force and motion is a rich context to explore the correlation between student content knowledge and student understanding of the scientific…

This article contains two arguments: one author maintains that New York's truth-in-testing law does not achieve its goals, while the other holds that the legislation does protect the consumer of educational tests. (IRT)

OCCUPATIONAL NORMS IN TERMS OF MINIMUM QUALIFYING SCORES FOR THE APTITUDE MEASURES WHICH PREDICT JOB PERFORMANCE WERE ESTABLISHED. THE GENERAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY AND TWO CRITERION MEASURES OF SUPERVISORY RATINGS WERE TESTED ON TWO SAMPLES, ONE CONSISTING OF 34 MALE AND 56 FEMALE CAMP COUNSELORS EMPLOYED IN NEW YORK STATE SUMMER CAMPS IN 1965,…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEANS OF IMPROVING UPON THE USE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGES AS PREDICTORS OF GRADES AT ALFRED STATE COLLEGE. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF STUDENTS FROM 15 HIGH SCHOOLS WHICH HAD SENT AT LEAST 20 STUDENTS TO THE COLLEGE DURING A 6-YEAR PERIOD. AN "INTERNAL" SCALING OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADES WAS…

CHANGES IN ACADEMIC APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES OF PUPILS ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS IN NEW YORK CITY WERE INVESTIGATED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER VARYING DEGREES OF MOBILITY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH VARIATION IN CHANGES IN TEST SCORES. THE CUMULATIVE RECORD CARDS OF SIXTH-GRADE PUPILS WERE EXAMINED TO…

The brochure provides an overview of the components of vocational assessment used in many Cooperative Services Model (CSM) projects in New York State. Federal and state requirements for vocational assessment for students with handicapping conditions, the purpose of vocational assessment, and a suggested vocational assessment model are discussed.…

THE NEW ROCHELLE TALENT SEARCH PROJECT ATTEMPTED TO INVOLVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN A FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM IN ORDER TO STIMULATE MOTIVATION FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES 6 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, EXPERIMENTATION, AND STUDY, AND IS A COMPILATION OF THE FINDINGS OF SIX DIFFERENT…

This publication reprints articles that have previously appeared on the topic of career development, a major feature in "The Benchmark," since January 1988. ("The Benchmark" is a bimonthly report of occupational education in New York State.) These articles are categorized into two major areas: policy and planning and career…

Comparisons are made between two introductory German sections at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, one of which had a conventional language laboratory and the other a computer assisted instruction laboratory. A brief description of the instructional arrangements is followed by descriptions of experimental comparisons, making up the…

Examines the influence of ethnic background, socioeconomic status, and gender on mathematical ability and confidence in urban high school students. Interviews with 100 students reveal African American youth do have academic self-confidence, males sought more mathematics education than females, and that minority youth are not easily discouraged by…

The research for this study was undertaken to analyze the New York State 11th grade United States History Regents exams through conducting a content analysis of the types of multiple-choice questions asked in Part I of the tests with a particular emphasis on the variety of questions asked regarding women and race. Because these tests stand at the…