A study was conducted to determine whether a specific set of factors could be used to predict a student's success in completing an introductory English course in the general education curriculum at a small southern university. The sample included first-time freshmen enrolled during seven semesters (n=942). Variables were: (1) completion of the…

Article considered the ethical ideals in children by investigating the child's description of the ideal person and also that of the wicked person. (Author/RK)

Academic performance of regularly admitted university students (who were arranged in three groups according to average performance on senior matriculation examinations) was compared with that of "mature" students who did not meet regular admission requirements. Despite low results on the College Qualification Test, mature students were second…

(See also TM 501 087, TM 501 089 and TM 501 090.)

Article devoted attention to the effect television has on verbal ability and development and the manner in which television may serve as a model for language usage. Author also outlined some of the limitations imposed on language by television. (Author/RK)

Realizing the need to select success crtieria for use in a longitudinal vocational development study, the authors developed a model which depicted the relationships between several available success criteria. Hopefully, these hypothetical relationships would act as a framework for further research. (DS)

A research survey using twenty student characteristic variables were used to attempt to identify potential high school dropouts from 227 ninth grade male and female students. The results indicated that droupouts can be predicted to a limited degree and have different characteristics than retainees in a vocational program. (DS)

A major problem in most predictions of school enrollment is the forecaster's failure to express adequately his certainty or uncertainty in his estimates. Describes a method whereby a forecaster can prepare probability distributions of enrollment predictions. The Monte Carlo computer simulation calculates enrollments by the multivariable method,…

When predicting work adjustment for disadvantaged trainees, intelligence tests will predict better for whites than blacks. Additional data suggest that the counselor who is interested in predicting the work adjustment of his clients should be aware of the need to develop different prediction criteria for whites and blacks. (Author)

Questions class rank as a significant indicator of academic success. (DS)

A level prediction task, in the context of Piaget's conservation-of-liquid problem, was used to analyze the regularities of incompetence'' in the nonconserving or noncompensating child. (Author)

Findings underline the importance of being concerned with a child's adjustment early, since later performance tends to relate significantly to it. (Authors)