Proposes that choice of major department influences university students' psychological well-being through experiences in the departmental setting and through expectation of occupational rewards upon graduation. (Author/DB)

Presents a procedure whereby existing data can be utilized in placing needs of the elderly in priority ranking. A basic technique developed by HEW was employed. Various strengths and weaknesses are noted. Suggestions are made for utilization of the method presented by social service planning agencies. (Author)

Discusses the process of conducting a summative evaluation, characteristics of evaluators, and choice of assessment techniques. (SK)

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of using the penalty function method to estimate parameters that are subject to a set of functional constraints in covariance structure analysis. Both types of inequality and equality constraints are studied. The approaches of maximum likelihood and generalized least squares estimation are considered.…

A theorem which gives the range of possible correlations between a common factor and an external variable (not contained in the factor analysis) is presented. Analogous expressions for component theory are also derived. (Author/JKS)

Among the conclusions are that the centralization scales are reliable and valid, that the rule observation scale is reliable but does not have as high a degree of discriminant validity as the centralization scale, and that the task routineness scale is reliable and valid but limited. (Author/IRT)

A method for obtaining teacher ratings from incomplete student ranking data is presented. The procedure involves finding the scores for the teachers on the first principal component of a student intercorrelation matrix, where the missing data are supplied by least squares. (Author)

The PM statistical index, which indicates the probability that a person will belong to a particular clinical class, is described. The coefficient is similar to the G index but is easier to compute. An empirical example is presented. (JKS)

To determine how sex role attitudes are formed, and to explain the nature of these attitudes, the article reviews research on sex role attitudes. Topics discussed include hypotheses and findings of major research studies, creation of an attitude model based upon previous research, and the growth of ideological egalitarianism. (DB)

Discusses young children's conceptions of status and role based on sociolinguistic analyses of spontaneous role play. Links developmental features of social knowledge to contextual features of children's interactive experiences. (Author/CK)

This laboratory experiment was designed for undergraduate students. It demonstrates the use of simplex optimization in a simple and straightforward manner. (BB)

Critiques Lawrence Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Instrument and evaluates reliability and validity data available on the instrument. Concludes that available data do not support the reliability and validity of the instrument and that further research is necessary. Available from: Department of Social Science Education, University of Georgia, Athens,…

The effects of "good" and "poor" peer models on the task performance of 45 chronic schizophrenic males were investigated. The findings revealed that patients who viewed a good peer model did significantly better on a subsequent task then patients who viewed either a peer model or no model. (Editor)

The present study was designed to assess the cortical concomitants of selective mode-specific attention in subjects differing in the capacity for sustained attentional involvement. (Editor)

Teachers in all areas often get ideas that are important and worth testing. Few go so far as to do a research study, but here is one who did--and tells how it turned out. (Editor)