Detailed description and justification of a new effort to improve American higher education grading system. (IR)

Youth is changing, especially in social outlook and attitudes and interpersonal style. (Editor)

Physician manpower needs and recommendations for improving physician education are outlined. (IR)

Determines effectiveness of Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) and Otis Self-Administering Tests of Mental Ability as screening techniques in predicting leadership in a particular company. (EK)

Traditional analysis of school learning or behavior problems does not seem to lead to meaningful educational recommendations. A model for assessment is prescribed wherein individual testing might prove more productive and which ultimately presents the school psychologist as a specialist in education and an observer in situ. (Author)

The reliability of simple difference scores is greater than, less than, or equal to that of residualized difference scores, depending on whether the correlation between pretest and posttest scores is greater than, less than, or equal to the ratio of the standard deviations of pretest and posttest scores. (Author)

The effect of participation in three computer simulation exercises on performance of students enrolled in an introductory statistics class was evaluated. Results demonstrated that the students who participated in the simulation exercises attempted significantly more problems on a paper-and-pencil test with greater success than did those who did…