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HUNT, DAVID E. – 1965
PERSONALITY VARIATIONS AMONG LOWER-CLASS CHILDREN WERE EXPLORED BY (1) DEVISING AND REFINING THEORY-RELEVANT METHODS OF PERSONALITY MEASUREMENT AND (2) USING THESE METHODS TO INVESTIGATE DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGE AND TO ORGANIZE PROGRAMS OF DIFFERENTIAL EDUCATIONAL TREATMENTS. GROUPS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM A "CULTURALLY DEPRIVED"…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Organization, Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
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Yawkey, Thomas D.; Silvern, Steven B. – Education, 1975
Article considered the use of volunteers in the classroom and some important steps in establishing paraprofessional programs. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Personality Assessment, Program Development
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Wilson, John – Journal of Moral Education, 1974
Article presented different kinds of contributions and expertises toward research and development of moral education. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Selzer, Melvin L. – 1975
This paper describes an attempt to ascertain differences between an alcoholic and a non-alcoholic group of males. The author feels that as long as the characteristics and needs of alcoholics are not understood treatment programs will continue simplistic ineffective and even harmful. The study compares the profiles of alcoholics and non-alcoholics…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drinking, Needs Assessment, Personality Assessment
Bruno, Lee – 1978
In this monograph, methods and models for revising or developing intake and assessment activities, facilitating enrollee success, and offering other program benefits are presented. The report, divided into four chapters, describes intake and assessment in chapter 1. Intake is defined as any process controlling the enrollee's flow into a program at…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agency Role, Aptitude Tests, Cost Effectiveness
Moors, Donald C.; Reed, Philip L. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1980
Singer Vocational Evaluation Systems in use in Nova Scotia create a simulated work setting with which the individual can readily identify and experience job tasks in a noncompetitive atmosphere. Work behavior and performance are evaluated to identify what individuals can and like to do. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Exploration, Interest Inventories
Anderson, John T. – 1973
A study dealt with determining the feasibility of using work evaluation in adult basic education (ABE) programs in Wisconsin and the extent to which this evaluation process would be of value to the ABE programs and students. Five ABE students participated in a two-week evaluation in which their vocational aptitudes, interests, abilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Background, Intelligence
Cormack, Peter H. – Pointer, 1987
The article categorizes the information needed to develop comprehensive approaches to students with chronic disciplinary problems and discusses psychological measures that can provide the necessary information. The categories include: cognitive domain (attention; concentration; memory; and psycholinguistic, conceptual, sensory, and perceptual…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability
Jacobsen, Linda S.; Borchardt, Gordon C. – 1980
In order to identify a battery of aptitude tests which could adequately predict the success of applicants to its court-reporting program, MacCormac Junior College contracted with Science Research Associates in Fall 1976 to conduct a longitudinal validation study of court-reporting aptitude measures. Eight tests were administered to each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admissions Counseling, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations