This study compares the effects of the traditional sixth grade social studies curriculum for Oregon pupils with that of Man: A Course of Study (MACOS). Students were pre- and post-tested. Data were analyzed statistically by the use of the F test on equality of variance and t-tests for pooled variance and distinct variances to test two null…

The three parts of this study concern the application of diagnostic testing to measure the effectiveness of classification training, the development of a systematic approach to applying the results, and a long-term study of employee retention of classification information. The measurement instrument selected for diagnostic testing of employees of…

The purpose of the study was to determine if there were any differences in learning between graduate students taught to understand, administer, and score the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) by an independent study method as compared to those taught by a more traditional instructional procedure. The subjects were those students…

The Alpert-Haber Achievement Anxiety Test was developed to measure the extent to which individuals experience test anxiety. In at least two published studies, the authors claim to have used the test when in fact the response format was changed from that used in the original instrument and the "buffer" items were omitted. To investigate…

Sex differences in the correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) are predicted, based on a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment, and previous research. Both tests were administered to 140 male and 130 female college freshmen.…

Based on a Monte Carlo simulation, this study is designed to investigate the power of the Kruskal-Wallis's H-test compared to the power of the F-test for three equal moderate sample sizes drawn at random from distributions of common or different shapes but for which the population distributions have equal variances. The distributions are the…

This brief report summarizes progress to date in a continuing study, now in its sixth year, of Montessori education in Cincinnati. Follow-up tests of Montessori children are focusing on the relation of early performance to grade school achivement four years later. This study represents the first systematic attempt to compare long term effects of…

This study seeks to determine what differences in readiness existed in Louisville, Kentucky children who had been exposed to various combinations of Head Start, Follow-Through and regular kindergarten. All first grade children in Louisville were tested with the Metropolitan Readiness Test during the first month of first grade. Data was analyzed…

A kit of modular, programmed materials was used in two Typing 11 classes at Templeton Secondary School. With these two classes as the experimental group and one Typing 11 class as a control group using a standard approach, a set of tests was given to compare gains or losses over a three-month period. Two students from each of the three classes…

A major problem encountered by both teachers and authors of instructional materials is the sequencing of instructional activities. A review of the literature is given and it is pointed out that there is substantial evidence to support the general theory of the hierarchical structure of knowledge. A learning hierarchy for the computational skills…

FROM A STUDY OF GUILFORD'S MODEL OF THE STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT, THE HYPOTHESIS WAS FORMED THAT THE ABILITIES MOST IMPORTANT TO LEARNING MATHEMATICS AND MOST LIKELY TO BE CULTIVATED IN MATHEMATICS CLASS ARE THOSE WHICH REQUIRE THE OPERATIONS OF COGNITION AND CONVERGENT PRODUCTION PERFORMED ON SYMBOLIC AND SEMANTIC CONTENT. A BATTERY OF TESTS…

Neglected issues of simultaneous statistical inference and statistical power in survey research applications of the general linear model are reviewed, and it was found that classical hypothesis testing as it is currently applied, is inadequate for the purposes of social research. The intelligent use of statistical inference demands control over…

The Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) measures the development of preschool-age children, using an inventory format to obtain mothers' observations. To demonstrate the validity of MCDI results, the authors compared them to the results of psychological evaluations, including data on intellectual functioning, fine motor skills, and…

Decision-making abilities of Minnesota high school seniors enrolled in office procedures, model office, and cooperative office education were compared in pretests and posttests, and improvement on these measures over the year was determined. Study methods and findings are reported, along with recommendations for further study. (MF)

A series of referential description tasks performed by normal and educationally subnormal children of equivalent mental age is reported, with the subnormal subjects consistently performing much worse than much younger children of normal intelligence. Aspects of performance and suggestions for improving communication skills are discussed. (MF)