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Spence, Janet T.; And Others – 1978
Recent evidence indicates that masculine and feminine personality attributes have only minimal associations with many kinds of sex role preferences, behaviors and attitudes, and that both masculine and feminine traits are positively associated with valued characteristics. This study investigated the measurement of some socially undesirable…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Correlation
Bond, Andrew J.; Nettles, William R. – 1978
Studies were conducted through the University System of Georgia to determine: if there were significant differences in the environmental presses of the eight institutions in the study; if there were significant differences in the personality needs of the special studies students; the degree of compatibility between the institutional environmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Linn, Marcia C.; Pulos, Steven – 1979
This study of Piagetian formal reasoning in seventh grade students reports the relationships between four aspects of the ability to control variables in an experiment and the relationships between those four aspects and other constructs. The four aspects of the ability to control variables identified are: (1) set up a controlled experiment, (2)…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Eggington, Everett – 1979
As a result of the busing plan in effect in Jefferson County (Kentucky), minority children are bused over a longer period than whites and minority children are bused out of their local communities more often than whites. In order to assess possible effects of these different busing patterns, a sample of 464 white and minority middle and high…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, Classroom Desegregation, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1951
Three topics were discussed at this conference: (1) the supply and identification of high level talent; (2) problems of evaluation in general education; and (3) the development of tests for the measurement of non-intellectural functions. Tony Oxtoby and John T. Dailey discussed military and civilian personnel research on talent identification and…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Educational Testing, General Education
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1953
Seven major topics were included in the conference proceedings: (1) Improving Evaluation of Educational Outcomes at the College Level; (2) Individual versus Group Decision Making; (3) Problems and Procedures in Profile Analysis; (4) Making Test Results Meaningful; (5) The Teaching of Educational Measurement; (6) The Interview as an Evaluation…
Descriptors: Course Content, Decision Making, Educational Benefits, Educational Improvement
Carrell, James A. – 1968
Designed for students of speech pathology and audiology and for practicing clinicians, the text considers the nature of the articulation process, criteria for diagnosis, and classification and etiology of disorders. Also discussed are phonetic characteristics, including phonemic errors and configurational and contextual defects; and functional…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Aphasia, Articulation (Speech), Cleft Palate
CLARK, KENNETH B. – 1963
THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS BOOK ANALYZES FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO WHITE AND NEGRO CHILDREN'S RACIAL ATTITUDES. A SECOND SECTION DISCUSSES HOW PARENTS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND SOCIAL AGENCIES CAN THWART RACIAL PREJUDICES IN THE CHILD. IN AN APPENDIX ARE DISCUSSION OF THE LEGAL BACKGROUND OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASES, THE ROLE OF THE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Church Role
Carroll, John B. – 1968
A series of investigations studied dimensions of individual differences in elementary and secondary school students in ability and "style" in speaking, writing, and other verbal performances; the relations of these dimensions to measured personality characteristics; early childhood and home background factors in these variables; and the relative…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Individual Characteristics
Inbar, Michael; Stoll, Clarice S. – 1968
A selective review of the literature on the socialization effect of games uncovers a varied and increasing number of hypotheses, but only little and scattered evidence. Direct studies of play and game functions are primarily in uncontrolled clinical reports. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted as a preliminary attempt to establish correlational…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Childrens Games
Lindstrom, D.E. – 1968
A study designed to determine aptitudes, skills, and sociological and personal factors characterizing rural youth analyzed educational and personal differences of 2,929 students in eight rural Illinois counties during 1963-64. From data obtained through academic tests and personal questionnaires, it was concluded that although three-fourths of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Aspiration, Career Choice
Rosenkoetter, Lawrence I., Comp. – 1977
This computer printout is an extensive bibliography of books and journal articles concerned with moral development. Each item is accompanied by letter codes indicating subject population-preschool, preschool-elementary, elementary, elementary-high school, high school, high school-college, college, college-post college, combination and infrahuman.…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Altruism, Annotated Bibliographies
Takanishi, Ruby; And Others – 1974
This report presents a description and evaluation of a workshop to discuss issues in day care. Topics discussed included forms of day care, language acquisition, bilingualism, personality and social development, day care curriculums, and caregiving. Participants in the workshop were the staff of a university-subsidized day care center, parents of…
Descriptors: Child Care, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials
Moore, Shirley G. – 1973
A picture-board sociometric interview for preschool children is described and information on reliability and validity is presented. While the reliability of this measure of peer popularity is low to moderate using test-retest or split-half measures, the interview data does seem to predict other relevant measures of the social behavior of young…
Descriptors: Group Status, Guides, Interaction, Interviews
Hollister, William G.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this guide deals with promoting self-help via educational programs in Vance and Franklin counties. Emphasizing both cognitive and affective experiences, this booklet details the…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Alcoholism, Clergy, Cognitive Objectives
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