The author has attempted to assess attitude change of elementary teachers toward career education, industrial arts, and vocational education due to participation in implementation of new instructional units in the Mesa (Arizona) Public Schools. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select experimental and control groups of 100…

"A Newspaper in My Classroom" project was conducted by a Grade 5 teacher with her class for four months. During the project, the newspaper supplemented the regular textbooks for language arts. Exposure to the project did not result in perceptible differences in performance on a semantic differential containing seven concepts or on the…

Reports on an experiment conducted on 23 Israeli kindergarteners and 16 Israeli college students, which used a variant of a semantic differential test in order to test the hypothesis that young Israeli children, like adults, ascribe sexual meanings to words without regard to grammatical gender. (Author/AM)

This paper presented at the 1976 National Conference on Continuing Education in Nursing describes evaluation methodology used to determine the effectiveness of different continuing education offerings in nursing. The evaluation design, workshops for inservice directors, findings and problems, and examples of three evaluation forms used are…

Assessed differences in self-perceptions, peer perceptions, and attributions of relative responsibility for aggressive and nonagressive boys. Used semantic differential ratings following brief competitive dyadic discussion, and observer ratings. Perceptual and attributional biases operated in social interactions. Unlike nonaggressive boys,…

Describes a study to determine whether a measurable change in students' perceptions of the meaning of the word "writing" occurred during a 10-week writing course as assessed by a semantic differential administered to students in developmental and regular freshman English courses. (DMM)

Examined a videotaped feedback session in an undergraduate management course, particularly exploring communicator style in giving feedback. Concluded that both feedback content and form influence judgments of feedback effectiveness. (PD)

The Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form is a short, 28-item semantic differential which generates four scores, based on a factor structure described by Tuckman (1974), in the areas of creativity, dynamism (energy plus dominance), organized demeaner (organization plus control), and warmth and acceptance. (Author/MV)

Responses of Chicano and Anglo high school students on five concepts viewed as basic to the traditional Mexican family structure: (1) male, (2) self, (3) female, (4) father, and (5) mother, are investigated. (Author/AM)

Presents a new approach to attitude measuring that provides a comprehensive index of favorability and salience, the primary attributes relevant to the study of any attitudinal issue. The new technique effectively separates indifferent research subjects from those who are neutral toward attitudinal issues. Discusses methodological advantages and…

An experiment to determine if different affective responses would result from exposure to three different forms of media presenting the same content used a semantic differential to measure affective response, and an objective test to measure cognitive learning. Analysis of covariance indicated significantly less learning for audiotaped version of…

Groups of teachers and teacher education majors in Australia at various stages of training are surveyed in terms of their attitudes toward teachers and education, changes in these attitudes, and cross-group comparisons of attitudes. (JMF)

Examines the feasibility of using a time-series design intensively in a school situation. Investigates student attitudes toward a biology class using the operant single-subject design. Despite the developmental nature of this study, it demonstrates that the five-item semantic differential is a valid and easily used instrument. (Author/MA)

Concepts, categories, time allotment, and instructional techniques associated with teaching Science/Technology/Society issues were examined for 65 exemplary secondary level science teachers. An analysis of a Science Teaching Issue Opinionnaire and another questionnaire are presented. Thirty-two references are listed. (CW)

This study used semantic differential scales to compare the perceptions of male librarians among undergraduates, graduate students, and university librarians. It was found that male librarians believe that they are viewed in a negative light, while other respondents reported positive perceptions of male librarians. (40 references) (Author/CLB)