Reviews studies which examine spontaneous attributional activity. The paradigms include the coding of written material, recording of thoughts during or after task completion, and indirect inferences of attributional activity exhibited in other cognitive processes. Finds unequivocal documentation of attributional activity and the conditions that…

The predictive efficiency of Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME) with 51 infants from low-income families at-risk for developmental retardation was assessed. At both 6 and 18 months, the discriminant function of the HOME was found to be moderately sensitive in identifying children in the low-IQ group. (Author/CL)

The collection and analysis of survey data directed toward eliciting those characteristics of the institution, applicant, and applicant's family which affect the matriculation decision are reported. Ways in which the results may influence recruiting activities so that limited resources may yield more matriculants are provided. (Author/MLW)

Presents strategies designed to encourage the predictive behavior of students attempting to acquire new vocabulary. (FL)

Techniques that students can use to make predictions about performances in the Olympics include point estimation. This is used to estimate a single value using a set of data. A worksheet for students is included. (MNS)

Nine specific projects that could be implemented now to apply future studies more directly to major areas of public concern and government policy are described. The first project deals with procedures, two with basic research, and the remainder address major problem areas of either national or global public concern. (Author/RM)

A sample of 601 adult education practitioners were asked their opinions of the desirability of, projected occurrence of, and possibility for involvement in 15 future events. Analysis of the 517 responses showed denial of the proximity and intensity of change; desirability of changes in work to allow for study or leisure; and limited global…

Predictions from a dual criterion model for old-new and right-wrong decisions about individual items following a multiple-item study phase were tested with bilingual items and quasi-bilingual subjects. (Editor)

It is sometimes assumed that students (a) know which questions they will be best at answering in an examination, and (b) know how well they have performed after completing an examination. These hypotheses were tested for 50 dental students who completed a six-question essay examination in Human Physiology and Pharmacology. (Editor/RK)

Describes a study that tested the validity of using job applicants' biographical data to predict employee turnover among minority and nonminority female clerical personnel. Findings showed that even after satisfying legal requirements for using such information, turnover can be predicted quite accurately. For availability see EA 507 670.…

Described are classroom activities for gifted children based on C. Taylor's Creative Totem Pole theory. (SBH)

Offers a brief description of the overall activities and methods employed in Project SWEP and provides some detail on the ways in which a futures-orientation and methods associated with futures studies were used in the project. (Author/IRT)

The purpose of this study was to use data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 database for public use (version 2.9.2.1; Westat, 2000) to examine a sample of Head Start children and families to predict kindergarten and first grade success, The study controlled family variables of income level, family…

This paper asserts that while predicting in listening is a very important listening skill and listening habit, English language learners are often reluctant to use prediction. It recommends that teachers should work to cultivate students' predicting ability so that the students can form a natural and effective listening habit and can predict based…

This study compared two statistical approaches, predictive discriminant function analysis and binary logistic regression analysis, to determine the characteristics of at-risk students who succeeded in comparison with those who did not succeed in a project-based alternative high school program. The study also investigated true positive hit rates…