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Hosterman, E. Jean, Ed. – 1989
The handbook reviews approximately 150 educational tests and their uses within the total process of educational assessment for students who have academic difficulty because of mental retardation; learning disabilities; physical handicaps; emotional, sensory, and social disorders; other health impairments; and related problems. Introductory…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Salzman, Stephanie A. – 1987
A meta-analysis was conducted of 137 studies investigating the effects of father absence due to employment, military service, death, divorce, separation, or desertion on children's cognitive performance as assessed by scores on standardized intelligence, scholastic aptitude, and academic achievement tests and school grades. Aggregation of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests
Hofmeister, Alan M.; Ferrara, Joseph M. – 1986
The research project investigated whether expert system tools have become sophisticated enough to be applied efficiently to problems in special education. (Expert systems are a development of artificial intelligence that combines the computer's capacity for storing specialized knowledge with a general set of rules intended to replicate the…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
MARTYN, KENNETH A. – 1965
THE SCHOOLS IN DISADVANTAGED AND NONDISADVANTAGED AREAS OF LOS ANGELES WERE COMPARED IN THIS EXTENSIVE STUDY IN TERMS OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS, AND PARENT AND TEACHER ATTITUDES. THE DATA, GATHERED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS, ARE SUMMARIZED IN 71 TABLES. THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY ARE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Advantaged, Classrooms
Seegmiller, Bonni R.; And Others – 1979
This monograph presents a detailed description of the background, design, methods, and subjects of a study of sex-role socialization in the nursery school. The objectives of the study were to (1) define sex-role differentiation, (2) examine the relation between age and sex-role differentiation,, (3) describe and explain the influences of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Employed Parents, Family Structure, Individual Characteristics
Bridge, R. Gary; And Others – 1979
This book presents the results of 15 years of input-output (I-O) research on schooling effectiveness. The I-O approach identifies and measures the inschool and out-of-school factors that contribute to schooling outcomes, especially reading skills and verbal and mathematics achievement. Five categories of inputs are reviewed in this textbook: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Gerard, Harold B. – 1968
A longitudinal study to determine the conditions surrounding successful or unsuccessful integration of Negroes, Mexican Americans, and Anglos in the Riverside Unified School District in Riverside, California, began in school year 1965-66, and included kindergarten through grade 6. Test batteries placed emphasis on achievement "related…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adjustment (to Environment), Black Stereotypes, Black Students
Kaufman, Jacob J.; And Others – 1968
The major purpose of this study was to test the effects on later employment of having a high school diploma or having skill training but no diploma. This report is limited to the immediate effects of two experimental programs for dropouts. Four groups of students were utilized: (1) the diploma group of 115 students who had dropped out of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Control Groups, Dropout Programs
Cohen, Stewart, Ed.; Comiskey, Thomas J., Ed. – 1977
This book is a collection of 36 articles by various authors which attempt to acquaint students with current information and concepts in child development. The articles are grouped under the following general headings: (1) The World of Children, (2) The Roots of Development: Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural Origins of Growth, (3)…
Descriptors: Adoption, Aggression, Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse
Cohen, Monroe D., Ed. – 1975
The methods and procedures of education in our schools must be reexamined according to the writers who have contributed to this document. This is most strongly felt in the areas of testing and evaluation for it is these areas that may have the greatest impact on a child's educational career. This document is presented in three sections: (1) An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
LaBay, Michael J.; Anderson, Nels M. – 1976
Results of the research reported in this paper suggest that the development of mentally handicapped preschool children may not be measurable in distinct cognitive, social/emotional, physical motor, and language areas. This research further indicates that a testing instrument designed to measure the generalized factors of intelligence and social…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Cognitive Tests
Segal, Marilyn – 1971
The effects of four different kinds of perceptual training programs on IQ and Reading Readiness in a population of lower socio-economic level kindergarten children were explored to provide useful information for curriculum planning. Data was gathered on 54 disadvantaged 5-year olds in an OEO day care center. During the afternoon session, children…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Auditory Training, Behavioral Objectives, Black Students
Puzzuoli, David A.; Fazzaro, Charles J. – 1970
A 3-year study of the Monongalia County (Morgantown, W. Va.) Follow Through Program is presented. The program, known as Educational Renaissance in Appalachia (ERA), was designed to provide educational countermeasures to assist children in acquiring the ability to question values critically and to develop new concepts in lieu of some of the values…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Helvey, T. C. – 1971
A series of essays discuss in a semi-technical way the philosophical, theoretical, and applied aspects of cybernetics and bionics. Of particular interest to educators is the author's discussion of the implications of cybernetics for pedagogical methodology. He predicts that education in the future will concentrate on a teaching systems approach,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Behavior Theories, Bionics
Mauser, August J. – 1976
More than three hundred assessment tools applicable for the evaluation of children and adults with specific learning disabilities in terms of age applicability, time to administer, and salient characteristics are briefly described. They are grouped into ten categories: Intelligence Tests, Preschool Readiness Tests, Motor, Sensory, and Language…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Creativity Tests, Diagnostic Tests
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