Eighth-grade scores for 140 females and 115 males on three cognitive tests and the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales were used to predict mathematics grades 1-3 years later. In addition to mathematics achievement, significant relationships were confirmed for spatial visualization and confidence in learning mathematics. (Author/GDC)

This response to TM 505 708 briefly reviews the five major points of that article, and adds seven points that evaluators should consider when preparing reports. Illustrations are taken from Project Follow Through. (BW)

A study was conducted to determine the impact profitability factors have on farm labor earnings for farms enrolled in the Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Farm Management Education Program. The most important predictors of labor earnings were size of business, gross return per cropped acre, and index return per $100 of feed fed. (LRA)

Presents a method to improve client classification. Reviews clinical prediction models and statistical prediction issues. In classifying clients for remedial services, utility of the prediction scheme depends on gains accrued by its use over program base rates and relative cost. This assumes that differential treatments parallel diagnostic…

Examines the relationship of perceived homophily to level of uncertainty, feeling good, and safety, as well as the relationship of level of uncertainty, feeling good, and safety to self-disclosure. Indicates that feeling good is the single best predictor of self-disclosive communication. (JMF)

Described is an activity designed to make the concepts of experimentation, independent variables, and dependent variables easy to understand by using observable characteristics of several rods to illustrate these concepts. (DS)

The Cloze Procedure can be a useful instrument in matching student reading levels to appropriate reading selections. Additional research on ways to match students to readings at appropriate levels is needed. (Author/CJ)

Expressed vocational choices correctly predicted actual occupations 2 years after high school for 38 percent of the total sample. When certainty level was added to expressed choice, prediction rates were 43 percent for very sure choosers, 38 percent for fairly sure choosers, and 28 percent who were not sure. (Author)

Examines mathematics anxiety among female participants in a program to help overcome their fears. Mathematics anxiety is correlated with other academically relevant anxiety scales. Test anxiety and self-estimated mathematics ability are the most important variables in the prediction of mathematics anxiety. (Author)

Ability, emotional, personality, and task variables interact to influence the performance of learning disabled children on academic tasks. Analysis of the learning-teaching style that produces optimum student response will help in determining the best teaching method. (CJ)

With the development of refined theory and increased measurement sophistication in family research, multidimensional concepts and multiple indicators are appearing in the literature. This paper provides a nonmathematical introduction to canonical correlation analysis and three empirical examples that demonstrate the technique's applicability in…

Scores on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and grade point average were investigated as predictors of performance in an educational media course. Neither were recommended as tools for predicting course performance. (GDC)

Investigated the utility of the Quick Test in screening for gifted students; 57 identified gifted students were administered forms of the Ammons Quick Test. This screening instrument was unable to identify 60% of the sample tested as gifted. (Author)

A study of 107 kindergarten children was undertaken to compare the predictive efficiency of kindergarten teachers' ratings with reading readiness and reading achievement over a four-year period. (PHR)

This is a general discussion of the validity, reliability, function, and format of questionnaires designed to measure problem behavior, noncompliance, anxiety, social interaction, hyperactivity, drug use, and sexual behavior. Commonly used questionnaires are cited. (CP)