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Download full textBerg, Paul C., Ed.; George, John E., Ed. – 1968
The three papers presented in this publication examines in depth the thought and practices that currently prevail in the specialized areas of reading and concept attainment. Two of the papers deal with concept learning and the transformation of this knowledge into instructional guidelines. The third paper considers the importance of concept…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Child Development, Concept Formation
Schools Council, London (England). – 1966
Thirty-two secondary schools participated in the testing of: (1) musical literacy (reading and listening); (2) general musical knowledge; and (3) corporate music making. The total number of candidates were 410 pupils of whom 260 were girls, and 150 were boys. The first two parts of the test were based on excerpts from recorded music, presented in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Bulletins, Evaluation Methods, Listening Skills
Angoff, William H. – 1972
Comparison data on SAT verbal and mathematical were collected on pairs of examinees in three samples for later use in detecting instances of willful copying. Two of the samples were constructed with the knowledge that no examinee could possibly have copied from the answer sheet of any other examinee in the sample. The third sample was taken…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cheating, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Webster, Joan M. – 1972
This report evaluates the Grand Rapids Public School (GRPS) experience with performance contracting. The report describes the first two years of the GRPS performance contracting experience, assesses the accomplishments of those two years, and describes the third year (1972-73) program. The author concludes that the contracts were successful and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavior Change, Evaluation
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1972
The 1972 assessment activities in the Massachusetts schools concentrated on the areas of citizenship and science, utilizing two seventh grade samples of 10,000 students each, with each group completing only one assessment form. The testing program utilized National Assessment Items for age 13, as well as a few items from the Measurement Research…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 7, Measurement Techniques
Thomas, Sally – 1972
A study was conducted to investigate the impact which certain cognitive styles or structures have in mediating the influence of aggressive television on young boys. The subjects were 143 boys, ranging in age from 5-1/2 to 8-1/2 years, attending elementary school in the Santa Monica area. During the first of two sessions, each child was…
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Control Groups
Ainsworth, Mary D. Salter; Bell, Silvia M.
Several sets of evidence are offered to support the hypothesis that cognitive and social development are intimately interrelated, and that mother-infant interaction influences both. A mother's prompt responsiveness to her baby's signals tends to foster the development of varied and clear modes of communication and thus the development of one facet…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Environmental Influences, Hypothesis Testing
Lehtovaara, A. – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of part of a comprehensive research project concerning the Finnish matriculation examination. The goal of the project was to explore the matriculation examination as a series of tests indicative of ability differences between individuals, regardless of their causes. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Abstracts, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Testing
Haenn, Joseph F.; And Others – 1972
An attempt to locate, review, classify, and abstract a more extensive set of measurement instruments and tests relevant to education and care programs for children from birth to age eight was made. Publishers' catalogs, test review, journals and other measurement documents have been examined to obtain a list. After extensive examination of…
Descriptors: Age, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Teaching
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1972
The 1971-72 educational assessment results from each of the school districts in Michigan are presented. Information on each of the district measures used in the 1971-72 Michigan Educational Assessment Program is presented in two ways. First, a figure is shown that represents the district's "score" on each measure. For example, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
Meier, John H.; And Others – 1971
This manual for administering, scoring, and interpreting the Individual Learning Disabilities Screening Instrument is introduced with the definition, prevalence, and etiology of learning disabilities. Next, a sample of the Individual Learning Disabilities Classroom Screening Instrument (ILDCSI) is provided. The administration and scoring of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Guides
Dziuban, Charles D.; Thompson, Richard A.
A recently developed instrument for the assessment of teachers' attitudes toward individualized reading was tested for unidimentionality using the Guttman model. The Sample was selected with the intention of maximizing item variability and thus scalability. None of the concepts in the instrument attained the minimum necessary coefficient of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Reading, Measurement Instruments
Bucks County Public Schools, Doylestown, PA. – 1971
Summary descriptions of the samples of teachers who participated in different project activities are given. In addition, descriptions of reporters of incidents in each student behavior category are outlined. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Critical Incidents Method, Educational Programs, Educational Quality
HENDERSON, EDMUND H.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THREE PERSONALITY CONCEPTS, DIFFERENTIATION, ESTEEM, AND INDIVIDUALISM, TO READING ACHIEVEMENT AND DISABILITY WERE EXPLORED. THIRTY-TWO BOYS AND 16 GIRLS, AGE 7 TO 14 WITH 1 TO 6 YEARS READING RETARDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE READING STUDY CENTER WERE MATCHED WITH SUCCESSFUL READERS OF THE SAME AGE AND SEX. THE SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Individual Testing, Matched Groups
Koffler, Stephen L. – 1976
The power of the classical Linear Discriminant Function (LDF) is compared, using Monte Carlo techniques with five other procedures for classifying observations from certain non-normal distributions. The alternative procedures considered are the Quadratic Discriminant Function, a Nearest Neighbor Procedure with Probability Blocks, and three density…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Discriminant Analysis
