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Download full textMaxim, D.; And Others – 1973
The report, one of a series resulting from a project to design planning procedures for local and State vocational agencies, describes LIONS (Labor and Industry Occupational Needs System), a computer system designed to provide forecasts of the demand for various occupational skills by area for the State of New Jersey. The methodology may have…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Employment Opportunities
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – 1970
High attrition rates at colleges and universities are costly to students and to institutions, in terms of money, time, effort, etc. The prediction of academic success or failure is related to the problem of accountability. In order to plan and account for certain program expenditures, it becomes imperative to predict the needs and behaviors of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Admission Criteria, College Programs
Whalen, Thomas E. – 1971
The prediction of students' writing ability by the development of multiple regression models was investigated. Seventy-one essays and scores on the California Language Test by average seventh graders were used. Essays were entered in a modified Project Essay Grade (PEG) computer program. Results for three specific models are presented: (1) overall…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Essays, Grade Prediction
Gustafson, Richard A. – 1971
Twenty-nine community characteristics were studied to determine which were statistically most useful as predictors of per-pupil Federal aid to the 169 school districts of Connecticut. Three regression models were developed using community traits as predictors of Federal aid allocations. Cross-validation of regression models to predict future…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Federal Aid, Models, Multiple Regression Analysis
Brawner, Lee B., Ed. – 1971
Part 1 of this conference consists of the six papers presented: (1) "Readers and Reading in 1980," (2) "A Futuristic View of Libraries, Information Transfer, and Media Forms," (3) "A Relative Influence of the Bookseller and the Library on the Publishing Decision," (4) "World Without Walls," (5) "Getting…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Communications, Conferences
Nehnevajsa, Jiri – 1973
Future community changes in Pittsburgh over the next five years are predicted in this study, the purpose of which is to determine the extent of community consensus regarding changes and the extent to which widely differing perspectives of community leaders might contribute to conflict. One hundred and six selected, prominent, community leaders…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Study, Futures (of Society), Prediction
Istituto Ricerche Applicate Documentazione e Studi, Rome (Italy). – 1972
The newsletter is not only a means of information on social and human forecasting but, moreover, a way of world intercommunication on the topic. Typical issues include current announcements and information (written primarily in English but also in other languages with English translations provided) on: 1) aims, intentions, and activities of…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Humanities, Information Networks, International Organizations
Whitson, Dorothy W. – 1973
The author states that projection of future populations is not feasible because the chief factor in the computations, the birth rate, cannot be predicted with certainty. The paper discusses some national implications, and also suggests that census data by school district can be useful in improving formulas for distribution of federal and State…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Planning
Mannis, Laurence S. – 1973
Forecasts for manpower requirements by NUSC for fiscal years 1973 and 1974 were made using a linear regression model of the goal programming variety. An application of one of the Charnes, Cooper, Niehaus career management models for manpower planning was then made to evaluate the consequences of the policy reducing average GS grade to 9.35 while…
Descriptors: Administration, Employment Projections, Employment Qualifications, Labor Needs
Delaware State Planning Office, Dover. – 1971
In order to properly evaluate capital improvement fund requests from school districts, it was deemed necessary to have an accurate knowledge of growth trends in the respective districts and also an inventory of present and projected capacities. The Preliminary School Facilities Study, published in 1970, was an initial attempt at developing these…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Enrollment Projections, Facility Case Studies
Lunneborg, Clifford E. – 1972
This is the text of a colloquium of recent computer technology on psychometrics, particularly as practiced in the University of Washington's Bureau of Testing. Seven stages of career guidance are enumerated: (1) deciding what to measure; (2) developing the measures; (3) administering the measures; (4) scoring the measures; (5) weighting the scored…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Careers, Guidance Objectives
Searls, Evelyn Fitch – 1971
The purposes of this study were: (1) to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) as measures of individual intelligence of beginning first graders; (2) to determine the relationship of Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ's of both tests to end-of-year…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade Prediction, Grade 1, Intelligence Tests
Landini, Albert J. – 1972
Diminishing financial resources have decreased the availability of individual counseling and instructional services. It therefore becomes more critical to accurately identify those students most likely to need specialized treatment. The model presented here is designed to extend various socio-psychological concepts based on environmental cause…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Oriented Programs, Demography, Dropout Prevention
Rogers, George W., Jr.; Rowe, Debbie A.
The Academic Orientation (AOR) scale of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory was evaluated regarding its usefulness in predicting academic achievement in college. Also, the AOR scores of 148 low, average, and high functioning college students were compared. Correlational analyses indicated that the AOR is quite inadequate for predicting either…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Correlation, Grade Point Average
Predicting Group Decision Strategies: The Effect of Rating-Scale Use Bias on Accuracy of Prediction.
Ford, David L., Jr. – 1976
Mathematical models have been used extensively to describe the judgmental processes and strategies of individual decision makers, but rarely have the procedures been extended to describe the judgmental strategies of decision-making groups. The present study attempts to extend the procedures for the purposes of describing group decision-making…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Group Behavior
