Studies reporting predictions from assessments of infant recognition memory to later developmental performance and IQ are critiqued. Inelegancies in design, procedure, and analyses are noted. While this approach may have potential, its utility for practical or clinical purposes is still not demonstrated. (Author/RD)

A study was conducted that investigated the relative importance of sex, social class background, high school grades, aptitude test scores, high school racial composition, high school curriculum, and study habits as determinants of college grade performance. (APM)

Investigated the efficacy of predicting academic achievement as measured by the Wide Range Achievement Test using the factor scores of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised as potential predictors. Results indicated that the freedom from distractibility factor score significantly aided in the prediction of reading and spelling…

Study results from the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire indicated a positive association between the degree of classroom individualization and student attitudes for 320 junior high school science students who were tested on dimensions of Personalization, Participation, Independence, Investigation and Differentiation. (Author/CM)

Investigated the validity of the Vocabulary-Block Design short form as an estimate of Full Scale IQ in White male delinquents. The difference between the means of the short form and the Full Scale IQ was small and nonsignificant. Concluded the short form was useful as a screening device. (Author)

Analyzed summed scores of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) dyad, vocabulary, and Block Design, cross-tabulated with full scale scores of children (N=249) referred to a gifted program. Results indicated the Vocabulary-Block Design dyad could be useful in predicting full scale IQ for some children. (Author/JAC)

The variation of mean length of utterance, a linguistic measure, is explored among 50 normally developing three-, four-, and five-year-olds. It is suggested that mean length of utterance, as a measure of language status, is limited in differentiating language-impaired from normally developing children. (Author/SJL)

This study investigated the relationship between achievement test scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), and high school and college grade point average. Support for the predictive validity of the ITBS and ITED achievement test batteries is provided. (Author/GK)

Children identified for specific reading retardation were tested at initial contact and after two years on a variety of measures including seat activity, and cognitive and motor steadiness tasks. Speed of response and motor steadiness showed moderate to very high consistency over the two years. (Author/SJL)

Vocational guidance counselors should examine carefully the values and assumptions that underlie their recommendations. The unmeasurable and latent aspects of human personality (in both advisors and advisees) are too often overlooked in the career counseling process. (SK)

Women had higher high school grades and academic ability test scores in Grade 9. By 11 years after high school, men had more education and were earning more money. Sex differences in realization of achievement potential were found across all socioeconomic levels, and found to be partially due to role conflict. (Author/JAC)

Self-report measures are positively related to the masculine Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and are similar for males and females. The BSRI scores are positively related to other group members' evaluations of female leadership performance, but not males. Findings point to the complexities associated with sex-role research. (Author)

Double-entry expectancy tables show the relationship between both high school grade point average and Scholastic Aptitude Test verbal scores and academic achievement at the College of Basic Studies of Boston University. The usefulness of the grid is discussed and compared with multiple regression. (Author/CTM)

Significant differences were found between the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised mean standard scores and Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs. The PPVT-R did not correlate significantly with the WISC-R scales or subtests, suggesting the tests are measuring different abilities. (Author)

The utility of personality measures as predictors of voluntary withdrawal from college was investigated. Four criterion groups were formed: high-achieving persisters and withdrawals, and low-achieving persisters and withdrawals. Two significant discriminant functions were found and interpreted as academic aptitude and social immaturity. (Author/GK)