Student characteristics of verbal ability, sex, socioeconomic status, educational expectation, and age were tested as predictive of students' ability to use evidence in testing statements and hypotheses. Of the five predictors, only verbal ability contributed significatly to prediction. (Author/DE)

The author criticises career education as being too job-oriented, too simplistic, overemphasizing economic productivity, and too confining. She suggests incorporating the best points of career education--its emphasis on the adaptability and decision-making ability of the student--in an educational plan that would replace career education as a…

Three kinds of information--a score, rank, or informal evaluation--were presented to subjects as feedback about their performance on a task measuring financial ability. Subjects receiving raw scores generally rated their ability lower than subjects receiving the other two types of information. (Author/BW)

This pilot study done with non-majors in a botany class indicate that: (1) Students with prescribed activities may achieve more cognitive knowledge during the course; (2) Students with a choice of activities may increase their long-term retention and enhance their affective areas of learning. (MA)

Ego-identity has an effect on interpersonal conflict resolution. Group members with strong ego-identity employ more successful conflict resolutions than weaker ego-identity members. This may explain why group members may not all get down to tasks before them. (Author/MFD)

Through factor analysis, this study sought to identify common interests undergraduates have in engaging in career planning. Five objectives underlying student interest are identified. Likelihood of achieving these objectives through participation in various career planning activities is assessed. Implications for developing career planning…

Described is a kit devised to give 13-16 year-olds experience in studying biological situations and making decisions with reference to the use of pesticides in the protection of crops and in public health. The report describes the background, aims, and evaluation of the kit. (Author/AJ)

Samples of 1,005 high school juniors and 692 college juniors were assessed with measures of personality, decision-making ability, interests, and vocational attitude. Comparisons of undecided and decided students indicate they are alike on most measures, but substantial and significant differences were found for the Identity and Vocational Attitude…

Discusses the role of teamwork in an American corporation: the role of team leadership in problem solving, training, and facilitating team interaction; showing team achievement to gain management support; commitment to the individual; shared leadership; and reward systems. (CT)

Discusses a study of changes in preservice teachers' ability to analyze reading instruction problems and prescribe instructional alternatives. Indicates reading methods courses may help participants' decision-making practices and materials use. (RAE)

To improve problem-solving skills of learning-disabled students, five attributes of problem solution are outlined: the solution's permanence, starting time, length of time required, ease of implementation, and creation of additional problems. Based on these attributes, a structured method for rating and choosing solutions to personal or social…

The study measured the managerial aspirations of 60 females enrolled in postsecondary clerical courses. Results indicate that the majority are interested in a career involving some level of management. Students knew little about activities involved in the managerial process, supporting the inclusion of management studies within the clerical…

Attempted to determine whether sixth-grade students (N=95) could learn resistance to persuasion skills (RPS) and to identify those skills. Findings suggest that resistance to persuasion skills can be taught and successfully learned in a school health education environment and that a child's self-concept and social status is not associated with…

Examined whether congruence between occupational choice and inventoried interests and vocational identity related to typical career counseling outcomes in college students. Results showed that women higher in identity estimated higher career maturity; women high in congruence reported less anxiety; and women high in both congruence and identity…

Maintains that clarifying and evaluating risks is an essential element of education in economic decision making. Shows how common business management concepts of risk and opportunity can be applied to personal economic decision making. Provides a scheme for estimating the risk involved in undertaking new opportunities. (JDH)