Forty low-achieving seventh and eighth grade students were involved in a study to ascertain whether intelligence, underachievement, or the difference between aural and sight vocabularies could predict relative learning rate with respect to reading achievement gains. For purposes of the study, "relative learning rate" was defined as the ratio of…

Results are described for the first two phases of a study to develop and evaluate models of student progress in a technical training course being offered in a computer managed instructional environment at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. Several categories of models were developed in Phase I and defined by model type and by the type of variables…

A five-year study was undertaken to develop criterion rating scales for predicting successful performance in graduate business study, as well as in later career progress. The scales embodied dimensions, other than grades, which were judged by a nationwide panel of faculty to be relevant to performance. The scales were defined and anchored by…

Studies were conducted to determine whether measures of intellectual merit that are used as criteria for admission to the University of Karachi in Pakistan have predictive validity. The predictive validity of the intermediate examination score was studied with recent graduates of the pharmacy, medicine, and engineering schools. Additional studies…

Path analysis, a technique related to multiple regression analysis is used for ascribing causal relationships among variables. Path analysis involves the construction of explicitly formulated causal models and makes the reasoning explicit in the form of path diagrams and structural equations. Regression analysis is then used to construct path…

The Arizona Course Instructor Evaluation Questionnaire (CIEQ) was designed to assist individual instructors in improving teaching methods and courses. Secondary uses include faculty evaluation, research, and course and instructor selection by students. Successive refinements of the original pool of 1,000 items by factor analysis and subjective…

Least squares and Bayes methods were used in a cross validation study conducted for comparison purposes. The study applies to situations with the following conditions: predictor data are given on the same scales; criterion data may be given on different scales; and it is necessary to pool data even though criterion scale differences exist. Such a…

This study examined the teaching effectiveness of a random sample of the University of Lethbridge Bachelor of Education graduates and related various components of their success to the performance of those same individuals as students within the teacher education program. Results are discussed in four major sections: (1) a description of the…

The Children's Personality Questionnaire (CPQ) was administered to 23 academically handicapped children (mean IQ, 79) and 35 academically gifted students (mean IQ, 147). The CPQ measures 14 distinct personality factors; data on these variables were analyzed using a 2 x 2 (academic ability x sex) analysis of variance design. A stepwise discriminant…

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) had a substantial impact upon the Florida State University System. Over 42% of the beginning freshmen in 1972 took CLEP examinations and over 38% received credit for passing one or more examinations with a score above the national 50th percentile. These freshmen received an average of 27 quarter-hours…

The question of whether certain teaching behaviors as perceived by students are related to the students' achievement in different subject areas is investigated. A revised questionnaire, Our Class and Its Work (OCIW), assesses student perceptions of teacher behavior along the following nine scales: variability; enthusiasm; task-orientation;…

Canonical variate analysis was employed to measure the direction and intensity of relationships between student ratings of instruction and students' course-oriented attitude change. Change was defined as the residual post-course attitude scores when pre-course attitude scores served as predictors. The Adjective Rating Scale (ARS), a measure of…

Summarizing the highlights of four monographs on the recruitment and retention of black Americans in engineering at Purdue University, the report details 1966-76 statistical trends. The overall results of the study indicate that the number and proportion of black students beginning engineering at Purdue and nationally has increased significantly…

Four studies were conducted to determine the effect of motivational characteristics on the English achievement of French-speaking Canadians. An attitude/motivation battery covering 38 variables was administered to 304 secondary school students in Montreal. A factor analysis was performed which reveals four dimensions: integrative motive,…

A study to identify methods most influential in determining the acceptance and use of educational innovations examined variables associated with adoption-proneness of trade and industrial teachers. Phase 1 determined predictor variables for adoption-proneness through application of multiple linear regression to personal characteristics (including…