Three hundred words were programed for presentation by teaching machine or by workbook to mentally handicapped, nonreading subjects selected from the public school system (69 subjects) and from an institution (30 subjects). Both groups were matched on chronological age, mental age, programed words known, Gray Oral Reading Test (raw score) and a…

In investigating patterns of family relationships conducive to creativity, several inventory-type personality tests and a questionnaire about family relationships and childhood interests were sent to 99 Mills College alumnae 5 years after their graduation and to the siblings of 51 of them. All had been tested, while seniors, for personality and…

Based on a secondary analysis of data from a statewide survey of North Dakota residents conducted during the spring of 1976, this study examined the differences in levels of support for environmental protection and economic growth via respondent characteristics, respondent characteristics within residence types, and occupational and social class…

The Science Reasoning Level Test (SRLT) was developed and administered to elementary school students in Poland and the United States, in order to determine whether a multiple choice test based on a Piaget model of the development of thought processes could be used to study the development of scientific reasoning. The relationship between reasoning…

The expansion of The West African Examination Council's (WAEC) Test Development and Research Office (TEDRO), from January 1969 through August 1973, is described. The development of TEDRO as an institution was of primary importance; the continuation of test development and educational services was the other major goal during this period of time.…

An eight-year study of the academic performance and dropout rate of Chicano students majoring in law enforcement was conducted at San Jose City College. The study revealed that during the first semester Chicano students had a higher dropout rate and lower grades than the class as a whole. However, by the second year, the dropout rate was not…

In May and June of 1978 hearings were conducted on H.R. 9158, which provides for grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges. Appropriations would include $25,000,000 for each of the first two fiscal years and $30,000,000 for the third. The Navajo Community College would receive $60,000,000 over three years…

This monograph deals with a continuing personnel problem in the public sector of society--what to do about the individual who cannot or will not meet role expectations. It is designed to provide a framework within which the problems of marginal performers can be assessed and treated. The focus is initially on the meaning of marginal or ineffective…

In order to facilitate efforts to evaluate the progress of black students currently enrolled in several selective colleges and/or to develop rationales for extending educational opportunity to racial minorities, a study was undertaken to focus on (1) selected characteristics of black female students entering several selective liberal arts…

Employing basic and interpretive data derived from five sample high schools in remote areas of Ontario, Canada, an examination was made of the psychological and sociological factors affecting the educational progress of secondary students. Using field study methods, objective data from school records and offices were collected (N=497), along with…

Academic achievement of blacks is discussed in terms of sociocultural economic factors. The hypothesis was that there are no differences in measured intelligence between ethnic and racial groups when socioeconomic factors and childhood health care are equalized. Two myths have had profound impact on black education: (1) the belief in the inherent…

During the past decade, it has become fashionable to include an evaluation component with each new bilingual education program. The proliferation of empirical evaluation studies seems, however, not yet to have shed much light on very basic issues, such as the relationship between language of instruction and cognitive growth, academic achievement…

Participation and status achievements of Spanish origin persons and American Indians in the labor market were evaluated relative to the participation of whites. An ultimate aim was to identify factors contributing to intergroup differences and to determine whether participation differences reflect discrimination. Factors examined were age, sex,…

This paper develops and estimates a model of the educational process. Most researchers have relied on a single equation, educational production function, which is an unrealistic formulation. A pupil's achievement, motivation, expectations, self-concept, and his perceived parents' and teachers' expectations are determined jointly, not…

The introduction to the survey of educational programs for juvenile offenders in correctional institutions briefly outlines the educational problems and priorities in the prison setting. Chapter one discusses the history of such programs over the last 150 years, especially considering the use and biases of intelligence tests during the last 50…