Five orders of approximation to normal English prose were constructed; 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, and 100th plus. Five cloze tests were then constructed by inserting blanks for deleted words in 5 word segments (5th order), 10 word segments (10th), 25 word segments (25th), 50 word segments (50th), and 100 word segments of five different passages of…

The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether teacher attitudes are potent factors in learning situations and if pupils achieve at relatively higher rates in situations where their teachers' personalities are compatible with the dominant mode of teaching expected of them. The specified modes of instruction being considered are…

Presented is the fifth of 12 instructional kits, on education assessment techniques, for a performance based teacher education program which was developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for language handicapped children. Included in the kit are directions for…

Described is an interdisciplinary diagnostic treatment program for children with moderate to profound language retardation due to mental retardation or more specific dysfunction. Noted are program characteristics including a 1-week testing program, concern with the mental health status of the family, and the stress on the development of…

The Aircraft Instrument Comprehension (AIC) Program is a self-instructional program designed to teach undergraduate student pilots to read instruments that indicate the position of the aircraft in flight, based on sequential instructional stages of information, prompted practice, and unprompted practice. The program includes a 36-item multiple…

As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this study points out that there are no reasons to suppose that Indian children are basically or genetically less or more intelligent than other children. It is noted that the low achievement of the Indian children at certain grade levels is related to the child's…

The document consists of the results of evaluation of the Oregon State Plan for Migrant Education for the year 1968-69. As noted, the program served 3,600 migrant students in 18 regular school terms and 13 summer programs. The institutional staff serving these children comprised 215 teachers, 139 teacher aides, and 14 school-home counselors.…

Prepared to assist teachers and administrators in the identification of special educational needs for migrant children throughout the State of Idaho, this handbook includes criteria for determining migrant status and home base. Beyond the statistical identification of the migrant child, the document includes a description of his cultural and…

This paper is a preliminary report of objective test results made by approximately 300 poor and 100 non-poor kindergarten children and by 417 first grade children during 1968-1969. Tests administered to the kindergarten classes in the fall of 1968 and again in the spring of 1969 were: short-form Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence…

The Demonstration Nursery Center for Infants and Toddlers was established in 1967 to create a quality day care program that could be replicated elsewhere, to define the components of quality care for infants and to help the State of North Carolina develop standards for infant care. The Center models itself on a well-functioning home environment…

As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this study collected data from 2,007 Indian students (from 8 to 20 years of age) who attended public, mission, and Bureau of Indian Affairs' schools from Alaska to North Carolina using self-report questionnaires dealing with the Indian self-concept. The purpose of…

Contrary to the impression which exists in some quarters, criterion-referenced measurements are not a recent development that modern technology has made possible and that effective education requires. The use of criterion-referenced measurements can not be expected to improve significantly our evaluations of educational achievement. The major…

This study examines some variables that may affect two aspects of syntax in Head Start children; the use of descriptors and the use of complete sentences. Thirty-six children were assigned to six experimental conditions in a design which varied adult verbal modeling, feedback, and sex. Children given adult verbal modeling produced significantly…

Piaget's organismic-developmental theory of intelligence was investigated in this study to determine the effectiveness of training middle class 3 and 4 year olds on two logico-mathematical structures: classification and seriation. Twenty-four children were divided into two main age groups (mean ages: 3 years 8 months; 4 years 5 months). Within…

The Federal Aviation Administration of the Department of Transportation controls civilian pilot training. Through its regulations and testing and licensing procedures, the FAA sets minimum criteria for course content and knowledge and skill acquisition. Since few training organizations have the economic resources required to do original research…