This study compares self-instructional mastery and nonmastery treatments of a specially developed geography unit to determine if there were differences in learning, retention, and time-to-testing of high, middle, and low aptitude students. Mastery learning is an alternative which gives lower performing students the necessary additional time to…

Research was conducted in a rural Hawaiian school and community among kindergarten Polynesian-American children and their families in order to determine what situational attributes and home environments were associated with better school performance. Classroom behavioral observations were conducted, the teacher was asked to evaluate the student,…

An attempt was made to distinguish between capacity and motivational interpretations of individual differences in children's creativity. Creativity tasks required the child to name as many ideas as he could that met a simple problem requirement. Tasks were given under "base line" conditions and with a reward of one cent for each idea given. If…

A "Learner Centered Instruction" course was developed for AFSC 322X1R (F-111A weapons control system) technicians, to be administered by Air Force instructors. The course was designed to teach required job behaviors to students of high (80-95) and medium (60-75) Airman Qualifying Examination electronics aptitudes, at a cost significantly…

To provide a description of male Negro youth in the Mississippi Delta, a study was conducted to assess their educational and occupational aspirations, preferences, and aptitudes, and to recommend relevant educational programs. The sample consisted of 197 rural and 380 urban 12th grade students from 12 high schools in 11 counties having a majority…

This is an extensive study of Ann Arbor's first school desegregation effort, involving the 1965 closing of Jones elementary school and subsequent reassignment of its predominantly Negro population to predominantly white schools. The research focused on the first year of school desegregation, exploring academic, social, behavioral, and attitudinal…

Making general vocational education available in Western Europe is the result of the rapid expansion of jobs available in commerce and administration, higher standards in general education producing people capable of performing the tasks, and educational motivation. Areas of commercial and administrative activity needing employers are distributive…

The purpose of this study was to establish score equivalencies between the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and its Spanish-language equivalent, the College Board Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA). The method of the study involved two phases: the selection of test items equally appropriate for Spanish- and English-speaking students for…

A Bayesian prediction strategy is outlined in which antecedent measures are divided into two subgroups. One subgroup is used to discriminate among criterion groups, the second to provide normal linear predictions for each group. Individualized regression constants are subsequently obtained by computing probabilities of group membership from the…

The present report is the fourth of a series concerned with mental functioning and its development in early childhood. The study attempted to discover whether the same children tested at intervals of one or more years showed similar development in thinking ability from age to age. Longitudinal test protocols were obtained for 92 children at 3…

A study was made of background, personality, and other characteristics as related to aptitude test performance among Swedish adults attending evening schools, state secondary schools for adults, and county colleges, and among those pursuing correspondence courses. Test results were significantly related to age, sex, and dropout status…

The concept of "motivation" is examined in this article in terms of anxiety levels and anxiety reduction. Three major factors bearing upon the degree to which students are motivated toward the study of foreign languages are personal interest, attitude, and ability. Dr. Smith urges more individualized instruction and personalized student evaluation…

The problem posed by this study was to determine a method of presenting information that would maximize learning, by taking into account the learner's conceptual tempo, one aspect of his cognitive style. Specifically, this study investigated the possible interaction effects of the learner's impulsive-reflective disposition with the rehearsal part…

The objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of analyzing educational and cultural factors associated with the vocational success of graduates of a large boarding school for Navajo Indians (i.e., the 1964 graduates of Intermountain School in Utah). In order to locate these graduates, letters were sent to the parents or guardian. When…

This bulletin, the first of the Schools Council, suggests a possible approach to the problems of moderation which are likely to arise with internal, or school based examinations. Primarily, the local problem is discussed: How can schools, and groups of schools, best cooperate with the regional moderator to reach agreement on the reliability and…