To evaluate changes of attitude by vocational educators during a summer workshop in educational research, statistical data was obtained from a sample of four school administrators and 12 vocational education teachers who attended the workshop. Chi-square analysis and a Z test were utilized in evaluating attitude changes based on a pre- and a…

This study aimed at measuring and evaluating the results of a participation training program after one year had elapsed. Two experimental groups were administered a test of delayed achievement twice; one received a 15-minute treatment review on the principles of participation training in group discussion between the test administrations; the other…

Evaluation of the three-year career education project in 12 of the Buffalo, New York public schools focuses on changes in pupils' knowledge of occupational information and the clarity, consistency, and reality of vocational interests. An occupational knowledge pre/post-test and occupational interest questionnaire were administered to 359 fourth…

The test packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing the student for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. The test packet contains both pretests and post-tests for lessons 12 through 21. The unit is concerned with the basic accounting theory as it is used in the…

The test packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing students for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. The test packet contains both pretests and post-tests for lessons 1 through 12. The unit is concerned with the basic accounting theory found in the accounting…

Part of the Syracuse (New York) city school district's guided occupational orientation program, the document consists of a teacher's manual and a pre-post test answer key. The teacher's manual contains forms, data, and procedures for the teacher's use in instructing grade 6 pupils in individualized career studies in various occupations. Each…

Two theorems concerning F in analysis of covariance with two groups (experimental and control) and one covariable (pretest score) are presented. The first shows explicitly that F is a direct function of the ratio of the variance about the regression line for the total sample to the variance about the within-group regression line. The second…

Advocates of residential education have isolated three determinants of residential adult education effectiveness: isolation from the outside environment; concentration on content; and group support. This study investigated the independent and collective relationships of different levels of these determinants with cognitive gain and posttest…

A functional (as opposed to structural) theory of intellectual development is presented and used to generate specific performance models for Piagetian tasks involving the control of variables (cf. Inhelder and Piaget, 1958). On the basis of these models, it is concluded that intelligent, field independent 7- and 8-year-olds should be able to…

Three groups of students were exposed to the same computer-administered programed instruction in numerical differentiation. Different degrees of access to the output from the typewriter terminal were given to each group. Analysis of covariance showed no significant difference on posttest scores between students who were allowed to keep the output…

Aptitude-treatment interaction research is designed to identify significant disordinal interactions between personological variables and alternative instructional programs. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of the aptitude treatment interaction design to research seeking to identify differential educational payoff of alternative…

THIS PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE--(1) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SUMMER REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN PREPARING UNDERACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST SEMESTER OF A 2-YEAR TERMINAL JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAM, AND (2) IF VOCATIONAL-PERSONAL COUNSELING HAS A DIFFERENTIATING EFFECT IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENT OF THAT GOAL. FORTY SUBJECTS…

Seventh grade students (N=9) from a small rural school in Ridgway, Colorado were exposed to a teacher-developed individualized program in modern math during the 1962-63 school year and again the following year. The students were divided into an average and above group and a below average group; group assignments were determined by IQ scores, the…

An experiment with the British 16-plus examinations in French was intended to investigate the principle of an incline of difficulty in language testing and the problems facing an examiner in setting different tests on an incline. The test contained sections on reading comprehension and writing. Results are discussed. (CHK)

Students were randomly assigned to read a text passage displayed on microcomputers in one of four conditions: (1) required reviewing of main; or (2) alternate text when responses to adjunct questions were incorrect; (3) reading with adjunct questions; and (4) reading without adjunct questions. (Author/LMO)