The effects of different instructors and student Myers-Briggs Type Inventory personality characteristics on the accuracy of predicting 1041 introductory English composition grades from a single regression equation were investigated. Results suggested that grades were inflated in classes with high means and deflated in classes with low means.…

New information technology promises greatly improved education and might increase speed, mastery, and independence in learning. Much of what is now taught in college could be learned earlier, later, and elsewhere. Eliminating the geographic imperative of education, financing new forms of higher learning, and future institutions are discussed. (MLW)

This essay reassesses various predictions made 10 years ago concerning the replacement of print on paper by electronic publication in light of what has actually taken place in the ensuing decade. A summary of earlier observations, stages of change, electronic publishing and publications, and changes in libraries are highlighted. (EJS)

On the eve of a major change in communications media (from printing to widespread electronic publishing), this article reexamines and projects into future the library's fundamental role as a social institution. Discussion covers three environmental trends, library as an institution, and public policy and economic choices. Twenty references are…

An overview of alternative futurism and implications and applications for the elementary and secondary grades are provided in this article. The teacher's role is explored in a discussion of development of educational personnel. (DF)

To plan for the future of teacher education, it is necessary to have a clear view of the probable future of education and schooling. Schooling at home and team teaching are some of the predictions offered for education in the next century. (DF)

Clarifies appropriateness of certain simulation approaches by distinguishing between different types of simulations--experimental, predictive, evaluative, and educational--on the basis of purpose, assumptions, procedures, and criteria for evaluating. The kinds of questions each type best responds to are discussed. (65 references) (MBR)

This study examined the factors that best predict which elementary school children will transfer out of a French immersion program. Learner characteristics, teacher and parent evaluations, and family background were examined. Analyses suggest that attitudinal and motivational factors are of primary importance to the continuation of second-language…

This study: (1) tested the effectiveness of the Model of Educational Productivity for predicting the inquiry skill of 17-year-olds; (2) investigated if the prediction of inquiry differed for males and females; and (3) if the prediction of inquiry skill differed for white and nonwhite students. (JN)

A mathematical model for predicting the size of the dental school applicant pool using the number of Dental Admission Test participants is presented. (MSE)

Speculates on the language teaching scene in 10 years' time. Suggests that the fundamental description of language in terms of functions and notions will not be replaced by any new concept and that innovation, therefore, will come more in the form in which this description of language is presented to the learner. (SED)

The relationship between student GPAs and scores on the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners tests was investigated in an effort to determine if the chiropractic curriculum was properly preparing students to be licensed. The study found that there was a significant correlation between GPAs and board scores. (Author/MLW)

To forecast four-year, two-year, and single-course grades in college, a California Psychological Inventory equation was developed. Cross-validational coefficients for scores on the equation were .38 for 326 males and .36 for 570 females. (Author/GDC)

Describes a study that investigated whether the structure of the materials children encounter and the abilities and experiences they bring to the act of reading affect the ease with which they comprehend the text. (FL)

The contribution to learning that can be made by students' questions is considered. Some questions asked by middle school students and the activities selected by the teacher to answer their questions are presented. Questions involve predicting, judging reasonableness, measuring, finding an average speed, and multiplication. (MNS)