Experiments measured the effectiveness and efficiency of audio tape recordings using "time-compressed speech" compared to those using normal recording rates in an audio-tutorial system. The experimental tapes were compressed to 60 percent of the original rate of delivery. Results showed that the rate of speech made no difference in the students'…

This report, a continuation of the study described in TM 000 174 and TM 000 176, employs identical data and similar methods to determine the nature of desirability separate and apart from the rater's perception of the student's academic performance (rather than his actual performance). The results show an absorption in the faculty perception of…

This final report in the Faculty Perception of Students series is concerned with the examination of college students defined as desirable by a consensus of the faculty. A variety of personality and attitude measures, high school rank, freshman grade point average, cumulative grade point average, and rank-in-class, were tested for relationship…

The purpose of this book is to help make what is known about self concept an important part of what goes on in schools. "Self theory" is neither an established fact nor an all-inclusive theory of human existence. Some students who esteen themselves highly do not achieve highly in school, and some researchers have thus not found an inevitable…

The contents of this book are organized in seventeen chapters, as follows: (1) "Perspective and Overview," K. S. Miller and R. M. Dreger; (2) "Racial Experimenter Effects," J. M. Sattler; (3) "Behavior-genetic Analysis and its Biosocial Consequences," J. Hirsch; (4) Biological Substrata," R. M. Malina; (5) "Language Abilities of Black Americans,"…

This report of a 1972 study designed to provide insights about people and activities in the changing areas of adult education is the second in a series of reports on participation in adult education. (Information for this report, developed in the Adult and Vocational Education Surveys Branch of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),…

Statistical data on working women in the United States from age 16 to 70 and over are analyzed for the 1974-75 period. It is noted that the labor force participation of women has risen dramatically since 1950, although the rate has stabilized somewhat since the late 1960's (which is in marked contrast to the rate of their male counterparts, which…

Presented is the 1976 annual report of a project to prepare profoundly and severely retarded adults for sheltered employment, thus qualifying them for low-level group home placement. The history of the project is traced and program goals (such as refinement of toileting, dressing, and eating skills) are reported in chapter I. In chapter II, the 26…

The basic objective of this research project was to determine the effectiveness of the Marine Corps Task Analysis Program (TA) as it had been conducted by the Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU). Main findings and conclusions are summarized in the eight research areas into which the study was divided: TA observation and interview procedures; task…

Thirty Black activists and thirty Black non-activists were randomly selected from a list of 100 students identified as activists and 100 students identified as non-activists. Twenty-five from each group were male, and five were female; 32 freshmen and 28 sophomores were included in the sample. All subjects were administered the Edwards Personal…

Presents findings of a survey which gathered information on criteria applied by British employers in the library and information science sector when appointing staff and seeks to establish the relative importance of various educational qualifications and other characteristics such as personality, age, and work experience. The survey questionnaire…

The domain scores of the Adaptive Behavior Scale were analyzed to investigate the factorial dimensions of problem behaviors of 106 behavior-disordered adolescents and young adults with borderline intelligence. Four major factors were identified: two identified in other studies (functional autonomy and behavior disorder), and two unique to this…

Using King and Kitchener's model of reflective judgment as a framework, I inquired and examined critical reflective thinking skills of myself and my pre-service and in-service teachers in the process of developing a multicultural autobiographical curriculum in 4 years. I explored, in a narrative inquiry mode, my historical cross-cultural self and…

This study develops a literacy profile of Ontario's youth (ages 17-25) using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). Following an introductory section, Section 2 provides a background on the IALS database and discusses key methodological issues. Section 3 presents an overview of basic literacy statistics. Section 4 compares…

Examined a trait-oriented job analysis technique based on 33 defined traits encompassing elements of the physical, mental, learned, motivational, and social domains of the work world. Discriminability tests showed support for the technique and indicated that job incumbents requiring a particular trait scored higher on measures of that trait.…