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Mosher, Edith K., Ed.; Wagoner, Jennings L., Jr., Ed. – 1978
This volume records the proceedings of a symposium in which scholars and practitioners from a variety of fields assessed present and future trends in the politics of education. It links relevant past events to significant trends in educational governance and policy-making and contributes to an understanding of the influences and demands that will…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Conferences, Economics, Educational Change
Mundel-Atherstone, Beverly J. – 1980
Psychological characteristics of students who received the highest ratings in both student and professional teaching were examined and compared to those of students who rated the lowest in both fields. Although the resulting profiles from the two groups did not differ significantly, trends indicated that the more successful group had a good self…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Personality Traits
LUNNEBORG, CLIFFORD E.; LUNNEBORG, PATRICIA W. – 1967
A TECHNIQUE OF PATTERN ANALYSIS WHICH EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS OF SCORING A GIVEN SET OF VARIABLES WAS FORMULATED. TO THE ORIGINAL VARIABLES WERE SUCCESSIVELY ADDED TWO, THREE, AND FOUR VARIABLE PATTERNS AND THE INCREASE IN PREDICTIVE EFFICIENCY ASSESSED. RANDOMLY SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
GLADNEY, MARILYN B. – 1966
DATA FOR 69 FEMALE TERMINAL-OCCUPATIONAL STUDENTS ENDING THEIR FRESHMAN YEARS IN 1963 AND 1964 ARE ANALYZED AND COMPARED WITH 81 REGULAR FEMALE STUDENTS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. PREDICTION OF FRESHMAN AVERAGE GRADE (PFAG) CAN BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD SCORES (SAT V AND SAT M) AND HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE FOR REGULAR AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations
NIELSEN, MARJORIE L. – 1967
THE GUIDANCE MANUAL HAS BEEN ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A STATISTICAL BASIS FOR ANALYZING (1) THE NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICY, (2) THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIVE, EVERETT JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES, (3) THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFER STUDENTS TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE WHO LATER ENROLL AT A 4-YEAR COLLEGE, (4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Students, Counseling
Popplewell, Frank; Winget, W. Gary – 1980
The objectives of this study were (1) to determine parents' levels of satisfaction with the care and nurturing their children receive in family day care homes; (2) to determine predictors of parent satisfaction with the homes; and (3) to determine the impact parent feedback has upon reinforcing strengths and correcting deficiencies in these homes.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care, Identification, Parent Attitudes
Lee, Mickey M.; And Others – 1980
Whether a change in dental students' attitudes toward three preselected concepts would occur as a result of a traditionally difficult dental education course as measured by the semantic differential method is determined. This study attempted to determine the predictive value of a student's attitudes in determining his/her final grade. The sample…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Attitude Change, Courses, Dental Schools
McKim, Margaret K. – 1979
This study examines two questions: (1) are the natural environmental contingencies under which reflective and impulsive children operate different? and (2) if so, which, if any of these differences, predict the nature of behavior change? Forty impulsive and reflective children and their mothers were observed while solving discrimination problems…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Cognitive Style
Institute for Services to Education, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1979
This study examined the predictive strength of standardized test scores and selected non-traditional indices of academic success in relation to the academic performance of black students attending historically black colleges. The sample consisted of 364 graduating seniors from eleven historically black colleges. American College Test composite…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges
Marshall, K. T.; Oliver, R. M. – 1979
The use of data on longitudinal student attendance patterns to determine variances, and hence confidence bounds, on student enrollment forecasts, in addition to finding the forecasts themselves, is demonstrated. The formulation of the enrollment model based on longitudinal student attendance patterns is described step by step, presenting the…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Conference Reports, Enrollment Projections, Higher Education
Morine-Dershimer, Greta – 1979
This paper describes the data collection, data analysis, and findings that point to the importance of instructional context as a factor in understanding the concepts teachers use when they process information about pupils in their classrooms, and the predictions they make about pupil success in learning. Three aspects of context are examined: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
de Ortego y Gasca, Felipe – 1979
The future, more than any time in the past, will require of Chicanos a collective effort if they are to preserve their legacy of language and culture for their children. To prepare for the year 2001, Chicanos should be aware of future concerns and take action to address them. Chicanos could best realize national visibility and importance by…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Community Action, Essays
KALTSOUNIS, GEORGE L.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE NATIONAL APTITUDE SURVEY ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE A HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE INSTRUMENT TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRMEN. THE FORMAL REPORT INTRODUCES A GENERAL STATEMENT WITH THE NEEDS, THE ADVANTAGES, THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SAMPLE FOR THE SURVEY. THE SURVEY TEST MANUAL DISCUSSES ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING, NORMS AND PROFILES,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Auto Mechanics, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
DOWNIE, CURRIE S.; HOSHOVSKY, ALEXANDER G. – 1967
AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION (SDI) IS PRESENTED. AN ATTEMPT HAS ALSO BEEN MADE TO IDENTIFY THE TRENDS WHICH MAY SHAPE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION PROCEDURES. THE REPORT IS BASED IN PART ON THE EXISTING SDI…
Descriptors: Automation, Costs, Diffusion, Documentation
Hudson Inst., Croton-on-Hudson, NY. – 1968
The role of the Hudson Institute in the policy research center program was to build on and adapt current studies of the future for the purpose of assisting the Office of Education and its five pilot centers. Part 1 of this report comments briefly on some methodological and substantive issues that arose during the pilot phase and suggests how…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Demography, Economic Progress, Educational Planning
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