THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES SEVERAL STUDIES BY THE AUTHORS EMPLOYING A TWO-WAY CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS DESCRIBED BY ROE IN 1956. USING A CODING-BY-EXAMPLE CLASSIFICATION, CLERKS ACHIEVED INTERRATER RELIABILITY OF .98 FOR GROUPS AND .92 FOR LEVELS. THESE OCCUPATIONAL CODINGS TYPICALLY CORRELATED MINIMALLY BUT UNIQUELY WITH ACADEMIC CRITERIA,…

Predicting the outcome of a primary election gives a candidate more exposure to the press, gives him or her a chance to predict modestly and then look better than the prediction, and helps create interest in the election and thereby increase voter turnout. During the 1976 Presidential primaries, most candidates adhered to the classic rule to make…

Reporting on 162 second-chance students, the investigator found that 36% succeeded in the junior college, that most of the successful ones did not come directly to the junior college after dismissal from the first institution, that high school class rank was the best single indicator of success of second-chance students, that the grade point…

This study reports the subsequent achievement of junior college students taking guided studies courses. Relationships between ACT scores, grades earned in guided studies courses, and subsequent success in college courses were examined. English 101, Communications 131, and Social Science 131 were selected as criterion courses, but the lack of…

Disputing some opinions that technological advancement will make our country into the world of "1984," the author suggests benefits that can come from community antenna television (CATV). He outlines the potential of the two-way cable; describes the current status of the operation; discusses obstacles such as competition, regulation, equipment,…

Analyzes the Gambler's Fallacy, the perception of interdependence among events which are in fact unrelated. Describes how reasoning errors occur when the perceived interdependence influences predictions about subsequent events. Elaborates the distinction between Gambler's Fallacy and similar but sound reasoning strategies. (BH)

Compared the abilities of the most recent editions of the Henmon-Nelson and the Slosson tests to estimate Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Revised) scaled scores and intelligence quotients. The Henmon-Nelson's validity coefficients were higher than their counterparts for the Slosson, but the Slosson had a higher ceiling and a lower floor.…

Rothchild Consultants, a market research and publishing firm, predicts how the market for optical disc read-only memory (OD-ROM) products will evolve. (MBR)

The visions of the future portrayed by Wells in two of his works, "A Modern Utopia" and "Men Like Gods," reveal much about Wells' gifts and limitations as a futurist. (Author/RM)

Seven variables (IQ, socioeconomic status, time-on-task, and four persistence measures), suggested as potential predictors of academic achievement, and academic achievement were assessed on 65 grades 3 and 4 children. Results indicated that for the whole sample, 45% of the variance in achievement was explained by the seven predictors; for males…

To test ways of predicting how efficiently visually impaired children learn travel skills, a criteria checklist of spatial skills was developed for close-body space, local space, and geographical/travel space. Comparison was made between predictors of efficient learning including subjective ratings of teachers, personal qualities and factors of…

This study of suicide notes involved deduction of 25 protocol sentences that reflected important specific aspects of Freud's formulations regarding suicide. Independent judges noted incidence of contents corresponding to protocol sentences in 33 genuine and 33 simulated notes. Comparisons between genuine and simulated notes revealed that protocol…

Discusses basic premises and conditions of status inconsistency theory and argues that these premises need to be corroborated empirically, it status inconsistency is to become a strong predictor. Drawing on findings from expectation states theory research, numerous caveats for linkages between theoretical terms and operationalizations are…

The legendary Soviet economist's classic work, "Long-Wave Cycle," has been republished. Admirers believe that it explains how the world's economy works. According to Kondratieff, the world economy follows cycles lasting from 48 to 55 years. His cycle theory is discussed. (Author/RM)

This study investigated the relationship between hair mineral elements and childhood learning disabilities and determined which minerals, if any, separated 26 learning disabled children with 24 normal controls. The learning disabled group had significantly raised hair-lead concentrations. There were also differences in the mean levels of 10 other…