A comprehensive plan for job satisfaction research has been developed as an outgrowth of the USAF Occupational Survey Program. The long-range goal of the plan is retention of qualified military personnel. This document reviews the basic steps of the plan and discusses projects and findings to date. Discussion centers on the following: (1) an…

The purpose of this study was to identify the optimal graduate school admission policy for a medium size state university. The techniques used were Bayesian and cost-benefit decision analysis. Standardized test results, personal interviews with university administrators, and performance of graduate students provide the data necessary for…

The procedures for awarding academic credit in one particular community service learning program, the University Year for ACTION, were examined through an analysis of the responses to a mail questionnaire sent to all UYA program directors. Almost all of the programs include a fairly traditional academic component that probably has as much, or as…

Third grade subjects were classified as impulsive or reflective on the basis of the Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) test. In Experiment I, subjects were given either convergent thinking tasks, brainstorming tasks, or a control task. In Experiment II, half of the subjects received difficult tasks intended to induce failure while the other half…

The purpose of this study was to provide information regarding the reliability and validity of two simulated behavioral (communication) tasks specifically designed for counseling students. Two structured tasks were constructed, each representing typical problems and issues with which counselors are confronted. The experimental group consisted of…

Decision theoretic testing was used to explore whether junior high students could improve their tendencies to make realistic assessments of what they knew. In nine sessions over a period of three weeks, 49 seventh graders used computer terminals to record probability values in the form of logarithmic equivalents for each alternative in a…

This study focused upon whether there was a difference in the perception by peers of the target child in a classroom discipline situation after approval-focused desists (e.g., "June, I don't like children who talk without permission.") and task-focused desists (e.g., "Jane, You will not finish your reading if you continue to talk."). Thirty-two…

The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of six criteria of project success and to develop a composite criterion of educational project success. Criteria considered were schedule, cost, quality/performance, follow-onwork, spin-of benefits, customer/client satisfaction, and overall project success. Two hundred and six…

Described is the Anne Sullivan Macy Service for Deaf-Blind Persons, a regional demonstration and research project conducted by the Industrial Home for the Blind in New York and the Social and Rehabilitation Service (DHEW). The purposes of the project are noted to be rehabilitation services to the deaf-blind, mobilization of state and local…

Six research studies involving computer assisted instruction (CAI) are reported. "Gradient and Full-Response Feedback in Computer-Assisted Instructions" did not substantiate the hypothesized advantages of gradient-response over full response feedback on the basis of amount learned (n=24). "Relative Effectiveness of Various Modes of Stimulus…

An eight year followup study of 300 randomly selected newly-registered students at the General College of the University of Minnesota is presented. The aim of the study was to determine the worth to student and taxpayer of extending higher education to those of lower-than-average college abilities. Interviews concerning academic abilities,…

Responding to the problem of a lag between research advances in rehabilitation and their dissemination and utilization, the Task Force on Research Utilization (H.E.W., 1966), studied the gap and proposed the creation of a new kind of professional "change agent." Out of a later conference at the University of Florida came a very similar suggestion.…

This final report of the Mississippi Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational and Technical Education summarizes activities during the period June 1, 1965 to August 31, 1969. The purposes of the RCU in stimulating, coordinating, implementing, and disseminating educational research are illustrated by listings of research proposals, research…

This study is designed to assess the benefits of LSD use as well as to examine personality, value, and attitudinal variables in order to characterize users and non users. The main assessment tool used was the in-depth interview. Subjects were 31 male and 8 female users and a non user group matched for education and age. The user was characterized…

This study investigates the effects of teaching decision-making skills on the classroom behavior of middle school problem students. Small groups of students met for 15 weeks with a counselor who adapted the "Deciding" program (College Entrance Examination Board) as the decision-making paradigm. Coppersmith's Self-Esteem Index and…