A total of 130 male undergraduate college students were the subjects for this study to determine: (1) the extent to which the vocational relevance of test scales change as a function of counseling; (2) whether estimation changes differ pre- and post-treatment as a function of individual and group counseling; and (3) whether changes are…

This report discusses the practical problems encountered in a longitudinal study now in its fourth year, where the focus has been the early identification of later learning disorders. The general goal was the identification of tests with the characteristics of high reliability, low cost, short time to administer, low demand on scoring…

Following a Foreword and Introduction by the editor, papers in this compilation of studies in the training of teachers for English as a second language are: (1) "Linguistics and the EFL Teacher," by Bruce Fraser; (2) "From Linguistics to Pedagogy: Some Tentative Applications," by William E. Rutherford; (3) "Notes Toward an Applied Rhetoric," by…

The aim of this investigation was to determine whether the most effective prediction of freshman college achievement could be obtained through using raw scores from the Dogmation Scale, Gough-Sanford Rigidity Scale, California F Scale, and the Canadian Opinionation Scale or through using a set of factor scores extracted from a combination of the…

This objective test for grades 4, 5, and 6 attempts to measure one facet of literature appreciation--interpretive response to imaginative prose and poetry--by asking students to react to a variety of short selections from children's literature. While some questions are designed to test comprehension of meaning, a large number are concerned with…

The purpose of this handbook is to outline the general aims and objectives of a junior high school, describe the major activities of its guidance program, and show, by examples, how activities can be practically integrated into the program. The introductory chapter includes the definition, need, and objectives of the guidance program, including…

This report, prepared by the English for Speakers of Other Languages Program of the Center for Applied Linguistics for the Tenth Annual International Conference on Second Language Problems, summarizes a number of United States activities in/or related to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. The report covers roughly the year…

Redundancy in language reduces the possiblity of error and permits communication where there is interference in the communicating channel. The relationship between creativity (the basic distinction between language-like behavior and knowing a language) and redundancy has been clearly established. Knowledge of rules is the key factor in creativity…

This publication is a collection of two hundred sixty-five objectives and evaluation items for mathematics grades seven through nine. The objectives and measurement items were developed by the Instructional Objectives Exchange (IOX) staff and formulated from curricular material submitted by teachers, schools, and school districts. At present,…

This collection contains one hundred seventy-four objectives and evaluation items for mathematics grades kindergarten through three. The objectives and measurement items were developed by the Instructional Objectives Exchange (IOX) staff and formulated from curricular material submitted by teachers, schools, and school districts. To date, these…

Two Colorado teachers' attempts to individualize mathematics instruction in grades 7 and 9 in small schools are reviewed. The seventh-grade teacher utilized multi-level textbooks in individualizing instruction. The results of the program were evaluated by the California Arithmetic Test. Grade placement for reasoning and mathematics fundamentals…

It was theorized that an answer-until-correct procedure, whereby an examinee marks responses to each multiple-choice question until feedback indicates that the correct answer has been marked, would yield scores of greater reliability and validity than conventional number-right procedure. Two papers and an application exercise for an undergraduate…

A questionnaire designed to assess the practice of charging special fees for counseling, testing, and outreach programs as well as the perceptions of counseling center directors on the fee issue was sent to 281 Directors of college and university counseling centers. Two hundred and twenty-five (80%) were returned. The results indicated that…

Chapter 1 highlights the work of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics, the National Committee on Mathematical Requirements, and the College Entrance Examination Board. Modifications in the arithmetic and algebra curricula are discussed at some length and changes in the geometry curriculum are indicated. Following a reprint…

The author reviews the literature on vocational development with an emphasis on instruments which measure vocational maturity. This study examines differences in the vocational maturity of women across different levels of internal-external (I-E) control and typical versus atypical vocational choice. The study made the following predictions: (1)…