Investigated screening measures for predicting whether or not agricultural education students would teach. Suggests that it may be impractical to screen students into those likely to teach and those not likely to teach. (JOW)

The American Occupational Therapy Association's certification instruments failed to show any ability to predict future job performance and job satisfaction of occupational therapists. (GW)

Context for the application and specialization of a Bayesian linear model is m-group regression and the application to the prediction of grade point average. Specialization involves the assumption of homogeneity of regression coefficients (but not intercepts) across groups. Model's predictive efficiency is compared with that of the full m-group…

This article describes an attempt to improve the Personal Orientation Inventory's specific trait prediction capability. The results indicated the potential for specific trait prediction was improved, although global prediction capability was not significantly changed. The resulting scales have been labeled the modified scale form of the…

Presents preliminary findings of results of tests of Piagetian cognitive development to predict success in introductory undergraduate physics courses. Grades were predicted with good success. (SL)

Examines two specific hypotheses on the dynamics of persuasion: first, whether the manipulation of arguments presented to support an advocated opinion should influence the effectiveness of an expert source more than an attractive source, and second, audience reaction toward expert versus attractive sources when considering a number of arguments…

Factors influencing the practice of school psychology are examined and the suggestion is made that school psychology may serve as a basis for determining what lies ahead for all of professional psychology. (Author)

Unionization of college and university faculty is one of the few areas of growth in higher education, say these dialogue participants. They discuss whether the institution can survive collective bargaining or whether it can survive without it. (Editor/LBH)

Discusses efforts to determine the future of arid lands using climatic data of the past and present. (MLH)

Improving graduation rates among U.S. elementary and secondary school students requires that one be able to detect which students are at greatest risk for dropping out. There may be a variety of social and psychological differences between those who leave and those who graduate, but there is also evidence that those who abandon school are…

This research was an attempt to produce consistent course-level placement in college mathematics based on a predicted placement score in lieu of an actual placement score. Real data were used to determine the prediction equation and a second simple random sample from the same population was used to cross-validate the results. The consequences of…

This study used M. Ford's (1992) conception of motivation to examine whether the factors that motivate students to achieve function differently for high, medium, and low ability learners in social studies classrooms. Participants were a diverse sample of 600 10th grade world history students. Data sources included student surveys, a…

This study determined whether using ACT Assessment Composite score, high school grade average, or both predictors jointly for college admissions would result in differential prediction or differential outcomes for traditional-aged and nontraditional-aged students. The analyses were based on data from 112,341 students at 79 postsecondary…