Adaptive behavior refers to behaviors that demonstrate an age-appropriate level of adjustment and independence within one's cultural group. Many adaptive behaviors involve social perception, which may be described as knowing who does what, with whom, where, and when. The demonstration of these behaviors may be an important factor in the ability of…

This report contains forecasted data for San Diego through the year 2015 and examines changes that have taken place over the past fifty years. Historically, San Diego population growth rates have been relatively high compared with the rest of the nation. Between 1998 and 2015, the population will not only become larger, it will become more…

A cognitively based theoretical framework for the assessment of domain competence is proposed. The basic thesis is that to be knowledgeable one must know how the important concepts of a domain are interrelated. This thesis implies that any valid assessment of knowledge must capture these structural properties. The implementation of a structural…

This study examined whether American College Testing (ACT) scores are a reliable predictor of college success using data on Chicago State University (CSU) graduates. The study used data on all undergraduates who had successfully completed a degree program and graduated in one of nine successive terms between Fall 1990 and Fall 1993 and also had an…

A total of 48 Canadian, middle-class 3-year-olds participated in a study of their abilities to predict the actions of a story character with a false belief and a story character engaged in pretence. In the experimental situation, a red puppet with pen-markers for legs left an "inky trail" to the location of a hidden treasure in one of…

Developed by the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology and the Defense Intelligence Agency with input from other federal agencies, this detailed document contains the 1983 technical forecast for the information processing industry through 1997. Part I forecasts the underlying technologies of hardware and software, discusses changes in the…

Surveys the major areas of discovery in physics for the past two hundred years. Attempts to predict future discoveries from analyses of past trends. (CP)

Describes a study conducted to identify items on the Differential Aptitude Test which will predict success in engineering technology programs. Statistical analysis revealed several test items with high predictive potential. (MLH)

Surveys some predictions for the 21st century and presents data which stress the need for improving education. Cites inadequacies in present science course improvement projects and advocates changing the emphasis of science education to foster curiosity, creativity, competence, and compassion. (CP)

This study sought to determine whether or not job affiliation, life orientation, or biographical factors correlated with ability to predict public opinion on educational issues. When a group of trustees and four groups of professional educators were compared it was discovered that school counsellors were better predictors of public opinion.…

Existing reading tests are useless as predictors of student academic achievement, but certain skills learned in remedial reading courses do contribute to achievement. (JH)

The purpose of this study was to identify any relationships between faculty interest in counseling activities and nine selected student advising experiences. The findings indicate that the faculty interest in advising does not affect the way students are advised. (Editor/PG)

Several prominent figures in the training and development/human resources profession offer their appraisals of the challenges facing practitioners in 1975. Included are Joe Batten, Martin Broadwell, Kate Kirkham, Malcolm Knowles, Tom Jaap, Gordon Lippitt, George Ordione, and Ben Treoge. (MW)

Presents a simulation model that might prove to be a powerful predictor of future enrollment for post-secondary study in Manitoba. This simulation involves representing the abrupt changes in individual and group behavior resulting from crosspressures, conflicting circumstances, and their related socio-economic conditions. (Author/WM)