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The Validity of the "Boehm Test of Basic Concepts" in Predicting Achievement.
Olinger, Clarice K. – 1979
To determine the validity of the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts in predicting reading achievement as measured by the reading scores of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the Boehm test was given to 55 kindergarten children and the Iowa test was given to 42 of the same children in second grade. The results indiciated that the Boehm test appeared to be of…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Kindergarten, Masters Theses, Predictive Validity
A Follow-Up Study on the Relationship between Vocational Evaluators' Recommendations and Student Placement in Vocational Education Programs.
Ryan, Dennis P. – 1981
This study was conducted to determine the strength of the relationship between handicapped students who are mainstreamed into regular vocational education programs as a result of an evaluation recommendation and their retention in that program, as opposed to students who are enrolled without this recommendation. An individualized follow-up study…
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Mainstreaming, Outcomes of Education
A Comparison of Selected Reading Expectancy Formulas with Reading Achievement for Ninth and Tenth Graders.
Flynn, Kathleen – 1979
A total of 94 ninth and tenth grade students participated in a study to determine which of the following six reading expectancy formulas predict actual reading achievement of secondary school students of average intelligence: the Dechant formula, the Harris I formula, the Science Research Associates'"Tests of General Ability," the Harris II…
Descriptors: Expectation, Masters Theses, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Application of Cluster Analysis to Identify More Homogeneous Groups of Children with Learning Problems.
Luick, Anthony Harlan – 1978
A multi-faceted study followed up 800 children originally administered SCREEN, a comprehensive early identification screening battery. Ss were given an individually administered diagnostic battery: The Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA), The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Verbal Scale, The Beery Visual Motor…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations, Exceptional Child Research, Factor Analysis
The Development of a Technique to Prescreen Candidates for Further Testing for Classes for Emotionally Disturbed Children.
Feigenberg, Marvin Edward – 1979
The study involving six Philadelphia schools was designed to validate the Circle Test of Honesty as a prescreening technique for identifying candidates for placement in emotionally disturbed (ED) classes. A search of the literature revealed a lack of research correlating moral judgment with identification of disturbed children or with rate of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
The Effectiveness of a Telephone Community Assessment Survey in Increasing Enrollment.
Carlson, Dale R. – 1979
A community assessment questionnaire was developed at Worthington Community College (WCC) to determine sources of information about WCC, attitudes toward and knowledge of WCC, educational needs and interests, how WCC's service population could best be served, and respondent characteristics. A total of 200 people in six population centers were…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Surveys