Research has provided few guidelines or criteria which can be utilized by college deans to decide which academically dismissed students have the highest probability of success once readmitted. In this study, measures of student characteristics were sought which correlate with academic performance. 360 admission applicants, of whom 181 sought…

This experiment was designed to determine the relationship between reaction time, error rate and performance on a variety of cognitive and social measures, as well as in relation to demographic variables (race, months at Yonge School, grade, and sex). Sixty students (first through third grade) were tested on the first fifteen items of the…

A paper and four research studies involving computer assisted instruction (CAI) are reported. "On Narrowing the Credibility Gap for Computer-Assisted Instruction" by Harold E. Mitzel reviews the cost, shortage of programs, and lack of detailed educational plans as major reasons for the nonacceptance of computer-assisted instruction. "A Comparison…

The third in a series of guides to British industrial training, this publication begins with a survey of training issues and tasks confronting the Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB). This is followed by information on RTITB policies and provisions; RTITB members, officers, and committees; apprenticeships and other training schemes;…

A summary of literature concerned with the learning abilities of disadvantaged adults showed no definitive evidence to suggest that they have any less ability to learn than other adults. A paucity of research relating to this problem is noted. Recommendations for future research include the development of long-term, extended training studies to…

How well an aptitude test battery predicts rated job performance for Negroes and whites, and how well a battery selected for one group predicts performance for the other, is examined. Supervisory ratings were used as the criterion of job performance. Tests selected to predict performance in the job of Medical Laboratory technicians were validated…

A language-learning system is described in which individual practice in the learning laboratory is the central activity, both of learning and of testing. The system includes as one component an audio/visual device controlled by a digital computer. The system is designed to achieve a high quality of instruction by good management of the student's…

This report is concerned with the use of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS), in marriage counseling. A brief description of the EPPS is given, noting its quickness and easy administration. The 15 personality variables are presented with a brief description of the meaning of each item. Methods of interpretation are presented including:…

The first part of this survey is an introduction to the development of the TESOL Organization (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and its professional activities, such as teacher training and experimental work with teaching English as a second dialect. The second part is the 1967-68 international TESOL bibliography, which lists…

The report (in working draft form) of the Connecticut Task Force on Identification of the Gifted and Talented discusses general systems and instruments of identification, identifying the academically gifted, identifying the disadvantaged gifted, and identifying special types of giftedness. Excerpts from Connecticut State Department of Eduation…

Two approaches were used to predict State Board Examinations (SBE) results for students in four schools of nursing. Multiple regression was used to predict scores of 191 nurses who graduated and took the SBE. Discriminant function analysis was used for 375 nursing students to predict students who would take and pass the SBE from those who would…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the assessment of intelligence as it relates to reading. Its primary focus is upon criteria that might be applied to the information about intelligence and how it relates to reading. The contents include: "General Considerations," which discusses the concept of intelligence, measuring instruments…

This longitudinal study of children's drawings is designed to indicate important aspects of the socialization process through analysis of changes in children's drawings. The Draw-A-Classroom (DAC) Test was administered to 100 students between 1961 and 1966. Data was available from a total of eight test administrations, given in the period between…

A scheme which classifies the instructional applications of computers is designed to overcome the confusion created by the imprecision and equivocation associated with computer terminology. The classification is restricted to instructional applications, allows that some applications could apply to more than one category, and reflects a continuum…

The proposed use of paraprofessionals in migrant education is one of 9 Texas Migrant Educational Development Center programs focusing on the special educational needs of the migrant Mexican American child and his family. The use of paraprofessionals in migrant education described in this handbook will be pilot tested at selected Texas Migrant…