This study was concerned with the investigation of those factors or combinations of factors which are predictive of success in reading under four methods of teaching beginning reading. The total population of 114 kindergarten children in a semirural, middle-class city in the Southwest were selected for the study. It was concluded that the most…

The main purpose of this study was the exploration of the relationship between first graders' performance on traditional readiness measures and their performance on an instrument based on Piagetian tasks. All correlations among the predictive indices considered were significant (p less than .01), as were the correlations of these measures with…

This study was designed to ascertain characteristics of three groups of secondary school students: absentees, check-outs, and nonenrollees. An effort was made to determine the magnitude of the problem, the whereabouts of the nonattenders, and the reasons for their nonattendance. Two sources of data were utilized: (1) personal interviews with…

This prognostic or identification instrument is the original 34-item rating scale used in the validity study reported in TM 000 189. Its purpose is to identify dropout-prone high school students, particularly Appalachian adolescents. It is designed to be self-rating for all students who can read at or above the fifth grade level and to be easily…

Predictors of occupational choices and of on-the-job effectiveness for graduates of secondary school stenographic training programs were investigated. Prior to graduation, 192 stenographic students were tested in measures of attitude, personality, and stenographic achievement. These students were then classified according to occupational choices…

Investigated were differences between levels of achievement of freshmen general chemistry students as related to high school chemistry curricula. Objectives of the study were: (1) to measure the degree of success achieved by college general chemistry students related to their high school chemistry curricula, (2) to evaluate CHEM Study as related…

This study was concerned with the delineation of relationships among teacher attitudes on progressive and traditional teaching ideologies, personal philosophical orientation, and the degree of individual differences in openness or closedness of belief systems among secondary and elementary teachers. Sixteen science student teachers and 54 science,…

Four-hundred and nine students (grades 8, 10, 12 and 14) were given logical syllogism problems of the form "If p...then q" along with tests of dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity. Aptitude scores were also obtained. Major results indicated that expressed dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity were negatively correlated with syllogistic…

Measures of background characteristics, school performance, and tested achievement were analyzed for four race-by-sex samples of 3rd graders who were known to have later become high school dropouts or graduates. Results showed that as early as five to eight years before leaving school, dropouts differed significantly from graduates in age, tested…

Project GO (Generating Opportunities) established at Colorado State University in 1968, attempts to meet the academic and financial needs of financially disadvantaged students. This study was designed to produce comparative descriptive data on Project GO and regularly admitted CSU freshmen samples and to evaluate the efficiency of traditional…

Historically, nontest variables have been used more frequently than achievement test scores in the prediction of educational progress, but research in this area has been largely empirical. Recently, however, a theoretical model based on the premise that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior was formulated. This model was used in a…

The existence of relationships between a student's score on a personality inventory and his behavior as a teacher at a later time which might facilitate prediction of this behavior was investigated. Seventy students entering the MAT program at Temple University were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Six months…

The authors question Burgoon's assumption that the acquisition of grades and the achievement of course goals are highly positively correlated. The major criticisms of Burgoon's study concern use of grades as measurements of success and the nature of the experimental population. The use of grades is criticized on the grounds that disparity existed…

Three hundred randomly selected subjects were interviewed concerning their personal characteristics and the geographic area of residence. These factors, including occupation, age, education level, and measures of mobility, were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression to isolate predictors of personal mobility. Multiple correlation coefficients…

Aptitude for academic achievement is the major intended selection criteria for college enrollment in Illinois. The differentiated system of higher education attempts to match student ability, needs and aspirations to broadly defined institutional missions, and there is a broad spectrum of diversity within that system. Aspirations for achievement,…