This paper is concerned with the identification and testing of salient variables which show potential for explaining client use of evaluation information. A single-page interview instrument was devised which aggregated the factors and factor categories collected following an extensive review of the literature. Data were collected from a…

The paper describes the application of discriminant analysis to the identification of academically gifted elementary grade students. The principles of discriminant analysis are explained to provide a weighted profile of scores across predictor variables which are then compared with a criterion measure. An illustration of the method's used with 64…

To test whether parental behavior has an important impact on a child's behavior in later life, records describing home atmosphere during childhood were linked with records of subsequent criminality gathered when subjects were middle aged. Discriminant function analysis based on six variables describing home atmosphere was highly successful in…

The investigation examined the relationship among role conflict, role ambiguity, and motivation to work of teacher-negotiators. The theoretical rationale for the study was formulated from the finding of Walton and McKersie, Deutsch, Vidmar and McGrath, and Blum concerning the negotiator's conflict with his adversary, his dependence on his…

This study examined the effects of several hypothesized determinants of early labor market success among out-of-school young men. Variables measured included: (1) success (in terms of hourly earnings), (2) social status of occupation, and (3) unemployment. Pre-hypothesized success factors upon which variables were based were: (1) socioeconomic…

Three empirical dimensions of curriculum structure are presented in this study of the differences among subject areas in student perception of cognitive and affective classroom processes. Class Activities Questionnaire items were used to obtain data from 121 Illinois classes in science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts for grades…

Individualized instruction programs have imposed an increased reliance on tests as a means of selecting and routing students through sometimes complex programs. Testing which occurs within the training sequence is particularly vulnerable to inefficient use of both trainee and instructor time, but computer-based instruction system can provide a…

Compared the efficacy of two methods of cluster analysis, the unweighted pair-groups method using arithmetic averages (UPGMA) and Ward's method, for students grouped on intelligence, achievement, and social adjustment by both clustering methods. Found UPGMA more efficacious based on output, on cophenetic correlation coefficients generated by each…

A study using discriminant analysis to correct bias in predicting faculty rank is reported. Findings concerning the relationship of prediction error and gender and suggestions for use of the results to study salary-bias problems are also discussed. (Author/MSE)

Findings indicate that the language of characters from children's television programs, both educational and commercial, is clearly gender-differentiated, producing attributions that are consistent with sex-role stereotypes. (PD)

The analysis of salary equity-parity typically involves the use of multiple regression analysis to determine predicted salary and the residual differences between predicted and actual salary. Two alternatives are presented, canonical analysis and multiple discriminant analysis. (Author/MLW)

While earlier studies using regression analysis showed that teachers were not biased in their assessment of students' future careers, a new study using discriminant analysis showed that occupational expectations by elementary teachers cluster around traditional male and female occupational categories and also show significant differentiation by…

Using 276 students from Boston University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the relationships between types of students and their work values and motivational profiles were investigated by means of factor and discriminant analyses. The vocational model is contrasted with the collegiate, nonconformist, and academic groups. (Author/MLW)

The Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale (LSS) has been found among American samples to be influenced by types of accommodation (representing variations in level of lifestyle restriction). This study of 46 adults with mental retardation in Australia supported the discriminate validity of the LSS, and identified ways in which location and other factors…

Survey data from 458 former health science graduate students were examined for correlations between variables that might be used in selecting research training award recipients and successful training outcome defined as a highly productive research career. Four variables that showed promise as useful indicators of posttraining research are…