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Steger, Joseph A.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1973
The hypothesis of this study, that participants with some years of college would differ in their ability to predict their scores on a classroom examination, was supported by results indicating that internals are more accurate indicators of their non-academic performance than externals. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control
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Baran, Paul – Futurist, 1973
In 1970 the Institute for the Future made an indepth study on the potential of two-way broadband communications services to the home. Author discusses the findings and describes 30 specific services that interactive television could provide. (Author/HB)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Futures (of Society), Mass Media, Media Research
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Wildman, Louis – College Student Journal, 1972
This limited study of one small private college does not predict with great accuracy which freshmen are likely to transfer, although differences in student perceptions are present. (CJ)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Perception, Prediction
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Packwood, William T. – Journal of Educational Research, 1973
The Motivation Check-Sheet method used in this study is a step toward helping junior colleges to more accurately predict the academic achievement of their students. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Individual Characteristics, Prediction
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Royer, James M. – American Journal of Psychology, 1973
The purpose of the research reported in this paper was to extend previous research on the relationship between organizational factors and retroactive inhibition in free recall. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Experiments, Inhibition, Instruction
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Anders, Thomas F.; Hoffman, Eileen – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Infant Behavior
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Daniels, Anders; Bach, Wilfrid – Journal of Environmental Health, 1973
An air quality control scheme employing meteorological diffusion, time averaging and frequency, and cost-benefit models is discussed. The methods outlined provide a constant feedback system for air quality control. Flow charts and maps are included. (BL)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cost Effectiveness, Environmental Influences, Evaluation
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Crandall, Virginia C.; Lacey, Beth W. – Child Development, 1972
Study designed to reveal some of the intermediate skills which might account for the superior academic performance of children who perceive their reinforcements in those situations as caused by their own behavior (internal control). (Authors)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Locus of Control, Measurement Instruments, Performance Factors
Carbuhn, Wayne M.; Wells, Ivan C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1973
Factors on the NATB most statistically related to job performance were conceptually similar to Jensen's Level 1 abilities, Cattell's Fluid Intelligence, Perceptual Speed Dexterity, and Memory. WAIS Verbal and Full-Scale IQs were not significantly related to employment success. Reading skill and other verbal abilities are not essential to NATB…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Labor Force Development, Mental Retardation, Performance Factors
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Moynahan, Eileen D. – Child Development, 1973
Results indicates that awareness of the facilitative effect of categorization on recall increases with age, particularly during the early grade-school years. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Elementary School Students, Knowledge Level
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Radin, Norma – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Paternal nurturance and some of its components were correlated significantly and positively with the children's IQ scores in the retesting, suggesting that these paternal behaviors may foster cognitive development. Indications were also found that other paternal behaviors may affect the intellectual growth of the child. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Fathers, Grade 1, Intelligence Quotient
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Haley, John V. – Journal of Medical Education, 1973
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Colleges
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Rosen, Marvin; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1972
Two separate cross-validations of a previously published correlational study concerning community adjustment of mentally handicapped persons previously institutionalized were reported. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Role, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons
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Loeb, Jane – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
A review of the literature makes it clear that high school record has been and is a valid and possibly even an increasingly important predictor of college work. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, College Bound Students, Grade Point Average
Carlson, Rae – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
A Rorschach Index based on ego-psychological conceptualization of an optimal personality picture predicted for 155 trainees was compared with predictions from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB). The Index predicted success and failure more effectively. (Author)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Evaluation, Individual Characteristics, Measurement Instruments
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