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Download full textLunneborg, Clifford E.; Lunneborg, Patricia W. – 1975
Discriminant function analyses utilizing Washington Pre-College (WPC) aptitude/achievement variables and Vocational Interest Inventory scores were performed to predict graduating major for June 1975 University of Washington graduates in 11 majors. Using both types of pre-college measures classified more graduates correctly than utilizing the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Graduates
Kauffman, Draper L., Jr. – 1976
This handbook is a practical guide containing background reading and classroom exercises on future studies for elementary and secondary teachers. The book begins with a rationale for future-oriented education and a discussion of the objectives of a futuristics curriculum. Part II, which comprises the major portion of the document, contains 22…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Littlefield, John H. – 1975
This study investigates the relationship of (1) previous course-instructor rating feedback, (2) class size, and (3) various instructor personal characteristics, with the tendency of college instructors to make large errors in predicting course-instructor ratings by their students. Significant over- and under-predictors were identified for each of…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Rauh, Hellgard – 1973
In this study an attempt was made to obtain a developmental dimension for estimating longitudinal development on the basis of cross-sectional data. To check the validity of this approach, the cross-sectional data were compared with true longitudinal data. Forty-three public school children were given a series of conservation tasks in four…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Cross Sectional Studies
Human Resources Center, Albertson, NY. – 1970
This study was designed to develop a skill anaysis test battery which would aid in the prediction of achievement in two specific areas of training. A total of forty educable mentally retarded students in work study classes were selected for training. A three part rating scale specifically for this study was used as criterion meansure against the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Programs, Job Satisfaction
Smith, Clyde Raymond – 1969
A 9-week summer college preparatory program for the visually impaired provided counseling and training in academics, mobility, and skill and vocational areas. To determine its effectiveness, tests were administered to its 27 participants and to 18 controls. Results indicated that self concept was a significant variable in discriminating between…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Blindness, College Freshmen, College Preparation
LaVoie, Joseph C.; Adams, Gerald R. – 1973
The present study investigated the effects of sex of child, level of attractiveness, and conduct on teacher ratings of academic ability, post high school training, vocation, and leadership potential. A total of 404 male and female classroom and special education (i.e., art, music, physical education) teachers in grades one to six, from a large…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Bias, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary School Students
Morgan, Robert P. – 1973
An examination is made of the potential role of communications media and technology in the future of higher education in the United States (U.S.). The status of U.S. higher education is reviewed, important trends are identified, and the rationale for increased technological utilization is discussed. This is followed by a description of selected…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Computers, Educational Technology
Aird, Charles L. – 1974
Research investigated: 1) the effect of instructional mode on student achievement; 2) the relationship between a) the student factors of aptitude, sex, previous achievement, educational level, and academic major and b) achievement; and 3) the possibility of a homogeneity of regression equations for achievement of students in varying instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Educational Research
Moncrief, Michael H. – 1974
En-route Criterion Levels (ECLs) are defined as decision rules for predicting pupil readiness to advance through an instructional sequence. This study investigated the validity of present ELCs in an individualized mathematics program and tested procedures for empirically determining optimal ECLs. Retest scores and subsequent progress were…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology
Begle, Edward G. – 1972
This is one of a series of reports on the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA). This one discusses the attempts to determine which of many variables had significant predictive power for student achievement on various mathematical scales. (NLSMA Reports No. 4-7 and 9 provide background information on the variables and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1973
Nine conference reports focus on the prediction and remediation of learning and language disorders in children. Two papers report studies which found the Predictive Screening Test of Articulation to be a better predictor than a therapist in selecting first grade children for speech therapy. Described is an assessment procedure centering on the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Diagnostic Teaching, Evaluation Methods
Dynneson, Thomas L. – 1976
The potential use of anthropology for restructuring both the general curriculum and social studies is discussed. Anthropology could work as an organizer because it is a broad based discipline and relates to the natural sciences, fine arts, language arts, and humanities, as well as to the social sciences. By the beginning of the 21st century, major…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Federal Education Opportunity Programs. – 1976
An integral part of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs has been the evaluation of these programs in terms of attainment of increments of gain in reading and mathematics. One of the most widely used methods of analyzing pre and post test norm referenced data has been the six-step historical regression procedure. This…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
Peer reviewedAmaro, Hortensia; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1987
Examined contributions of job- and gender-related variables to Hispanic women professionals' mental health. Income, Hispanic group, discrimination, job stress, and peer support related to mental health. Spouse support and spouse ethnicity were associated with stress in balancing roles and psychological distress. Married women reported greater…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Experience, Family Influence, Females
