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Abrams, Alvin J.; Pickering, Edward J. – 1970
The Commander Naval Amphibious School is responsible for the Vietnamese language training of certain naval officer and enlisted personnel who are enroute to assignments in Vietnam. Courses of two and six weeks are offered; they were designed to meet the language needs of river boat crewmen and advisors. The Navy Training Research Laboratory was…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Intensive Language Courses
Developing and Evaluating Art Curricula Specifically Designed for Disadvantaged Youth. Final Report.
Download full textSilverman, Ronald H.; Hoepfner, Ralph – 1969
Studied was the effect of art education on productive changes in perceptual, cognitive, and attitudinal styles, and on the art aptitudes of disadvantaged youth. The study examined the assumption implicit in many school programs that art education is somehow beneficial to poor and minority group students. The research design divided teachers of…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Art Education, Behavior Change, Control Groups
GAGNE, ROBERT M.; AND OTHERS – 1965
TWO DIFFERENT USES OF VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WERE INVESTIGATED. THE FIRST STUDY EXAMINED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT USE OF PICTORIAL INSTRUCTION WOULD PRODUCE HIGHER CORRELATION BETWEEN RESULTS OF VISUAL APTITUDE TESTS AND LEARNING TESTS, AND THAT VERBAL INSTRUCTION WOULD PRODUCE HIGHER CORRELATION BETWEEN RESULTS OF VERBAL…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Audiovisual Aids, Grade 8, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedDeFrancis, John – Foreign Language Annals, 1971
Descriptors: Aptitude, Chinese, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedBurns, Barbara; Ferguson, Elizabeth – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
A new test of young children's computer aptitude and knowledge about computer technologies was given to kindergarten children and third-grade students. Results are reported. Implications of the research for basic and applied developmental psychology are discussed. (RH)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Childhood Interests, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Direct linkHoxby, Caroline M.; Leigh, Andrew – Education Next, 2005
Though exceptions undoubtedly exist, women with higher aptitudes can ordinarily be expected to be more effective classroom teachers than those with lower aptitudes. It is therefore troubling to think that in the United States those entering the teaching profession in recent years have, on average, lower measured aptitudes than their predecessors.…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Collective Bargaining, Females, Teacher Effectiveness
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Douglass Coll. – 1981
A project was conducted to identify some of the factors that influence male high school students to elect nontraditional vocational programs: home economics-related occupations, health occupations, cosmetology, and business and office practices. It was proposed that this information could be used in the career guidance, recruitment, and retention…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Business Education, Career Choice, Cosmetology
Denney, Nancy W. – 1981
This paper presents a model of cognitive development across the life span that is designed to integrate the diverse empirical evidence in the area of cognitive development in childhood and adulthood. Relevant research is reviewed in the relationships between performance and age, and the effects of training on performance. A model is then proposed…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
FLANAGAN, JOHN C. – 1964
AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL WAS MADE TO SURVEY AVAILABLE TALENT, IDENTIFY INTERESTS, APTITUDES, AND BACKGROUND FACTORS, DETERMINE EFFECTS OF LACK OF INTEREST AND MOTIVATION, IDENTIFY FACTORS AFFECTING VOCATIONAL CHOICE, IDENTIFY PREDICTORS OF CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY, DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Background, Career Choice, Creativity
GOLDBECK, ROBERT A.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THREE PHASES OF THIS PROJECT SOUGHT TO INTRODUCE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION INTO A ONE MONTH UNIT OF A REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT COURSE WITHOUT RADICALLY DISTURBING CONVENTIONAL TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. PHASE I DETERMINED, EXPERIMENTALLY, SUITABLE PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES. PHASE II INVOLVED ONE YEAR OF PILOT EXPERIMENTS IN THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude, Conventional Instruction, High School Students
HARRIS, ALBERT J. – 1965
A DESCRIPTION IS MADE OF AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY TO FIRST GRADE READING INSTRUCTION THE IDEA THAT CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT WHEN THE TEACHING OF READING IS ADAPTED TO THEIR COGNITIVE STYLE. PRETESTING WAS DONE TO DISCOVER THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN LEARNING APTITUDES, AND THE TEACHING PROCEDURE WAS MODIFIED TO EMPHASIZE COMPARATIVELY STRONG ABILITIES.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Ability, Grade 1
Disch, James G.; Morrow, James R., Jr. – 1979
The use of various physiological tests and measurements accurately predicts the performance ratings of female athletes. A study involving 180 female intercollegiate volleyball players, 142 female intercollegiate basketball players, and 115 female college-age nonathletes yielded a set of statistical differentials concerning arm length, lean weight…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Basketball, Performance, Physical Fitness
Hedges, William D.; Kane, Elmer R. – 1968
The project discussed in this report attempts to establish, within a real school setting, a comprehensive and viable way of determining and reporting the growth and development of kindergarten and primary grade children in the public school. The project was developed by a steering committee of faculty members from the Clayton School District of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement, Aptitude, Child Development
Sherrell, C. Eleanor; Spaulding, Barbara G. – 1977
The counseling staff at a suburban, comprehensive, four-year high school in southern California developed and implemented a Career Guidance program for grades nine through twelve. With assistance and cooperation from teachers, students participated in exploration of vocational interests, personal values, and individual aptitudes in Grades 9 and…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Guidance
Stanley, Charlton S. – 1968
A study of the relationship between certain test scores and probable training and vocational success was made. Examined were three major training areas: power sewing machine, nurse aide, and clerical office work. Six tests were tested for their ability to predict success: the WAIS Revised Beta; Purdue Pegboard; English, California Surveys of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adults, Aptitude, Disadvantaged
