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Peer reviewedDroppleman, Leo F.; McNair, Douglas M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
Using finger sweat prints and arousal ratings two different types of stress were measured: anticipation of, and stress during, simulated public speaking. The results indicated that the stress producing properties of public speaking can be reproduced in the laboratory, thus the model has acceptable stimulus properties and can be used in…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Arousal Patterns, Experimental Programs, Models
Henry, J. P. – 1973
An experiment to assess the value of a shadowgraph simulator for driver training is described. Two groups of 36 pupils with no previous driving experience, and matched for age and sex, were taught to drive up to the standard of the DOE driving test. The pupils in one of the groups received their first three hours instruction on a shadowgraph…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Experimental Programs, Intelligence Tests, Motor Vehicles
Download full textNew Orleans Public Schools, LA. – 1968
This document is an extension of a previous study undertaken to determine whether a modified curriculum that would effect children's self-concept could be developed. The subjects for the research program were children from two kindergarten classes located in disadvantaged areas. Three tests were administered: (1) Stanford Binnet Intelligence…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Experimental Programs, Followup Studies, Kindergarten Children
PDF pending restorationCovvey, H. Dominic; And Others – 1975
To provide remote psychiatric services to a population in Moose Factory, Ontario, via satellite, digital data links will be used to provide 24-hour access to the psychiatric medical file system and the psychiatric patient register at University Hospital, London, Ontario, and to permit scoring and interpretation of standard psychological tests. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Educational Television
PURKEY, WILLIAM WATSON – 1967
THE STIMULATION OF BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVERS WAS THE GOAL OF A PROJECT CONDUCTED IN NINE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOLS WITH A SAMPLE OF 44 EXPERIMENTAL AND 40 CONTROL GROUP STUDENTS. BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVERS WERE DEFINED AS STUDENTS WHO HAD SCORED ABOVE THE 75TH PERCENTILE ON THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST IN THE NINTH GRADE, BUT WHOSE GRADES AVERAGED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Control Groups, Curriculum
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Florida Inst. for Law Enforcement. – 1968
An experimental course was devised for 36 law enforcement administrators which provided for contact periods spread over eight months and a final retraining session in the 12th month. The course integrated study of the behavioral sciences and communications, executive and professional skills, speeches and informal discussion for professional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, City Officials, Experimental Programs, Group Discussion
Reifle, Sheila; Edwards, Agnes – 1975
The instruments used in the evaluation of Project C-BE (computer-based instruction) are presented and described in this report. A brief description of each instrument, its purpose, developmental history, references and reliability studies are provided. These instruments were administered to Project C-BE classes in an attempt to identify…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Research and Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1969
The Rehabilitation Education Advancement and Placement (REAP) program, a pilot demonstration project sponsored by the Research and Training Center at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center (PRC), operated for 30 weeks and provided Adult Basic Education Training for rehabilitation clients. The ultimate goal of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attitude Measures, Bibliographies, Experimental Programs
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's research and program for the Fall, 1968, and Spring, 1969. The School was designed to implement research on the problem of underachievement. The students, sixth- and seventh-grade boys, usually reside at the School. The instructional program includes humanities, reading, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This research report is the first extensive follow-up which the North Carolina Advancement School has conducted on former students. The School, a residential school for underachievers, was established to conduct research into the causes and possible remedies of underachievement. The subjects, eighth-grade boys, attended the School in Spring 1968.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1968
This research report of the North Carolina Advancement School includes a description of the selection of students and the instructional program; a statistical analysis of the students; an evaluation of the counseling and instructional programs; a discussion of research in progress; and recommendations. The School's purpose is to carry on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's eight-week summer session for sixth- and seventh-grade boys. The summer session for underachievers was limited to a residential program. The instructional program involved studying humanities, mathematics; science, and the arts with close guidance by a counselor. The results from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
