In order to analyze the reading and comprehension of college students using a computer video terminal (CRT), a computer program was designed to present text material, time the performance, and compute the rate of reading for each of 118 subjects. Specifically, the program sought to determine if reading and comprehension are affected by the CRT…

This manual is designed for use by data collectors and others during training on the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) developed by the Georgia Department of Education and the University of Georgia to evaluate minimum competency skills in candidates for teaching certificates and beginning teachers. Contained within are the five…

The purpose of this report is to identify variables related to student achievement and to review the literature relative to those variables. First discussed are the unalterable variables--abilitiy, socioeconomic status, and learning styles--which are related to student achievement but cannot be manipulated by educators. The rest of the report…

This study evaluated online searching performed on the National Library of Medicine system to identify implications for training and continuing education. Searchers were selected with formal and informal training, from three different types of organization, and with differing levels of experience. It was found that most searchers have clearly…

MANY OF THE REPORTED BEHAVIORAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FAMILIAL RETARDATES AND NORMAL CHILDREN OF THE SAME MOTOR ABILITY ARE PRODUCTS OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENCES IN MOTIVATION RATHER THAN PERMANENT EFFECTS OF MENTAL RETARDATION ITSELF. MANY RESEARCHERS, HOWEVER, HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT MENTAL RETARDATES ARE INHERENTLY "DIFFERENT." THIS…

THE THREE MAIN PURPOSES OF THIS RESEARCH IN PROBLEM-SOLVING WERE (1) TO EVALUATE GROUP PERFORMANCE VERSUS PERFORMANCE NORMS BASED ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE PROBLEM, (2) TO STUDY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, AND (3) TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT THAT A PARTICULAR EDUCATIONAL LEVEL HAS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE SUBJECTS USED CONSISTED OF A…

According to Fiedler's Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness, group performance is a function of the leader-situation interaction. A review of past validations has found several problems associated with the model. Meta-analytic techniques were applied to the Contingency Model in order to assess the validation evidence quantitatively. The…

Self-efficacy theory maintains that self-efficacy expectancy, a belief about one's ability to perform a behavior successfully, is independent of outcome expectancy, a belief about the likelihood of the behavior leading to a specific outcome. To examine this hypothesis, subjects (N=95) read communications that differed in descriptions of the…

A study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between cognitive styles and learning performance. Seventy students enrolled in three sections of an introductory instructional media course at a southeastern university served as subjects for the study. Testing instruments were administered to the students to determine their cognitive…

One attributional model of achievement proposes that individuals attribute their own and others' performance outcomes to one or more of four causes, i.e., ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck, and that such attributions have motivational significance for subsequent achievement-related behavior. The effects of gender, level of resultant…

The relationship between teacher characteristics and classroom behavior and the academic achievement of students is examined. Observation focused upon the effect of specific teacher behaviors on student time-on-task in the classroom. It was posited that time-on-task produces gains in achievement, coping skill, self-esteem, and general attitude on…

Reading Grade Levels (RGLs) of 185 Rate Training Manuals (RTMs) and 188 Non-Resident Career Courses (NRCCs) were determined using the Flesch Reading Ease Score. Results indicated that the majority of the RTMs and NRCCs were written at the lower college grade level. The RGLs vary widely within each RTM and NRCC, ranging from the seventh grade to…

A complete bibliographic reference and an abstract are given for each publication of the Human Factors Laboratory from 1976-1978, including journal articles and conference proceedings papers which members of the Laboratory published during the same period. Three indexes--index by source (contractor or in-house), author index, and subject matter…

It has been observed that following a brief period of isolation, children tend to show a greater increase in responsiveness on a simple motor task than nonisolated children do when verbal reinforcement is given periodically during a task. One explanation is that the social deprivation of the brief isolation heightens the motivation to receive…

This book is written for coaches of youth league baseball teams. Every phase of the game is covered, with each chapter devoted to a specific position on the team, outlining proper techniques for performing in that position, and describing common errors and how to correct them. Illustrations demonstrate points made in the narrative. A "fault…