Major contributing factors to delinquency appear to be: (1) the imcompetence and indifference of teachers in dealing with underachievement and misbehavior in school; (2) parental incompetence in handling discipline; (3) lack of affective relationships; (4) poorly developed family cohesiveness; (5) strong cultural or social pressures favoring…

The present status of environmental science--the study of all the systems of air, land, water, energy, and life that surround man--is examined historically and in terms of needed solutions to problems caused by the interactions of man with components of his environment. It is concluded that, at present, science can not provide the tools to fully…

The present study is a continuation of a series of studies dealing with predictions of future daily behaviors. Because of the finite nature of time, people have to make choices among activities, bearing in mind the duration of such activities. The dimension of "discretion", which deals specifically with the duration of time a person spends on an…

A set of 476 essays written by senior high school students was graded by two sets of four judges each, representing high school English teachers and freshmen rhetoric instructors, respectively. The results of the grading were analyzed to determine the differences, if any, which existed in the scores given by the two groups. The papers were…

This bibliography on the prediction of college grades from reading scores includes books, government documents, journals and periodicals from the late 1920's to the early 1970's. Most of the materials are directly related to the problems of reading ability and academic performance. However, some books in statistics and design are also cited.…

After the first semester of 1969-70, 413 freshmen who had entered the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the fall were placed on academic probation with grade point ratios (GPR) ranging from 0.75 to 1.59. After 3 semesters, 73 or 17.7% had cleared probation and another 5% were still on probation. The rest had dropped from school or were…

This study was undertaken to determine whether differences in characteristics exist between public school dropouts and graduates. The need for such a study is indicated by the fact that dropouts are finding it more difficult to achieve success in most life ventures. A random sampling from 304 school systems in Indiana produced twenty school…

Discusses characteristics of life in the future as seen by psychologists and science fiction writers. Examines the possible impact of high population density and high technological development on information processing needs, time, work, privacy, and autonomy. (Available from IPC (America) Inc., 205 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017; $46.80…

Discusses the causal relationship between the allocation of financial resources and technological growth. Argues that economic constraints are becoming an important determinant of technological progress that must be incorporated into technology forecasting techniques. (Available from IPC (America) Inc., 205 East 42 Street, New York, NY 10017;…

Relative to test and criterion parameters and cutting scores, the correlation coefficient, sample size, and number of samples to be drawn (all inputs), this program calculates decision classification rates across samples and for combined samples. Several other related indices are also computed. (Author)

The study used a five-round Delphi procedure, combining the opinions of 10 experts to provide a series of statements descriptive of certain aspects of future industrial arts programs and to identify central patterns, issues, and directions which may be examined for their effect on the field. (Author/AJ)

Demonstrates how recalibration of education and occupation predictor variables relating to income attainment can improve accuracy with which income attainment is predicted. (Author/DB)

The authors respond to Miley's critique (TM 503 900) of their article on predicting parolee recidivism (TM 502 998). They are pleased that he discovered some computational errors, that he used their method to analyze other data, and that he developed hypotheses concerning the behavior of the parameters. (Author/GDC)

This article describes the microcomputer, its advantages and disadvantages, the options available with the microcomputer, and its cost, software, and possible impact on education. Suggestions to follow before buying a computer are made, and a list of resource material is given. (MP)