The conference papers focus on an effort to identify strategies for improving the professional delivery of guidance and counseling services to students. The first paper, Career Education: A Broadening Educational Perspective, presents a definition of career as a purposeful life pattern of work-related activities and assorted life styles. Career…

To investigate the correlation between personality and student use of individualized instruction, 135 dental students were allowed to choose instructional materials. Forty-five accessed both computer and slide/tape programs, 65 used materials in only one format, and 25 used no materials. An analysis of course performance, academic predicators,…

The instruments used in the evaluation of Project C-BE (computer-based instruction) are presented and described in this report. A brief description of each instrument, its purpose, developmental history, references and reliability studies are provided. These instruments were administered to Project C-BE classes in an attempt to identify…

The paper describes the instruments and procedures for collecting process information (information describing components of the planned educational process) for the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE). The selection of variables and the decision to assess interactive rather than isolated process variables are…

The paper investigates and analyses the current state of the art of criterion-referenced measurement (CRM), with a view to determining its use in training and instructional programs. It presents a reveiw of the literature pertaining to the following aspects: a brief history of CRM; a definition and comparison of criterion-referenced and…

The present study devised a computerized assignment-by-preference algorithm for a ninth-grade exploratory curriculum. The problem addressed was one of maximally mapping all students into 8 of 12 vocational programs in terms of their preferences for studying each of the programs and the assignment restrictions established by the school. To minimize…

The effectiveness of a leadership development program for rural lay leaders on promoting community improvement in Lawrence County, Alabama was evaluated. The sample consisted of 16 disadvantaged rural lay leaders who participated in the 2-month program and 24-month follow-up activities; 60 disadvantaged rural lay leaders who only participated in…

Three methods of instructing third graders about geometric concepts are compared in this study. Methods were all presented in programed instruction packages; but differed in the types of activities incorporated: paper and pencil activities (Treatment W), activities with manipulatives such as geoboard and paper folding (Treatment M), and…

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that use of a probability unit in ninth-grade general mathematics classes would yield student improvement in computational skill, arithmetic reasoning, and attitude toward mathematics. A 47-page unit on probability (developed for this study) covered basic terminology, probability of events, favorable,…

The capability to predict human resource requirements based on the introduction of new technology has long been a research objective within psychology. The purpose of this study was to develop a procedure for quantifying the effects of incoming technology. A five-step approach was taken and included critical analysis of the recent literature to…

This study describes the influence of social desirability on Rokeach Dogmatism scores and demonstrates how misleading self-report inventories can be. Dogmatism instruments with instructions suggesting either that commitment or control of personal beliefs is desirable were randomly distributed to 20 anonymous elementary teachers before a workshop…

Sweden makes great effort to teach every citizen English. However, the simplistic views of language teaching which fad and folklore promote have made it difficult to achieve cumulative, verifiable improvements in teaching. This report briefly reviews previous systems of quantitative, partially automated analysis of language teaching materials…

The topic of differential diagnosis and its application to the use of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) is discussed. The theoretical bases for differential diagnosis and the properties of assessment instruments with diagnostic properties are presented.…

The document contains three reports--annual, interim, and evaluation--on a project to organize resources for the planning and implementation of long range improvements in a comprehensive career education program. The report of the placement component describes activities which include an exiting placement program, career counseling, and the…

In 1974, the California legislature directed the California Postsecondary Education Commission to develop a plan for establishing independent postsecondary education counseling centers to serve California residents not enrolled in a college or high school. On the basis of interviews, a review of the literature, and site visits to existing…