This is one of a series of reports on the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA). It is a listing of correlation coefficients where each mathematical scale has been paired with each psychological scale. (See NLSMA Reports Nos. 4-6 for a description of these scales.) Besides each correlation matrix, a rotated factor matrix is…

The purpose of the study was to explore the formation of teachers' expectations of students' academic performance. First-grade teachers were interviewed or asked to respond to questionnaires concerning their pupils, and ranked their students on expected academic performance at three periods in the school year. Teachers rankings of expected…

This study was concerned with determining the validity of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) using the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (S-B), Form L-M as the validity criterion. The sample consisted of 724 students enrolled in 10 public school systems in northeastern Massachusetts. Using the Pearson-Product Moment formula a coefficient of…

The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ) determines the openness or closedness of an organization from principals' perceptions of their schools' organizational climates; and the Assumed Similarity of Opposite Scales (ASOS) measures openness or closedness of interaction systems from principals' perceptions of the psychological…

The purpose of this study was to determine if Halpin and Croft's organizational climates as identified by the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire were congruent with Likert and Likert's organizational systems as measured by the Profile of a School Instrument. Both instruments were administered to all teachers in 23 elementary schools.…

The logical structure of the Campbell and Fiske multitrait-multimethod approach is applied to the problem of studying growth and its determinants. The resulting model is a special case of Joreskog's general model for the analysis of covariance structures. The relationships of traditional psychometric formulations to this model are detailed.…

Behavioral Expectation Scales developed by Smith and Kendall were evaluated. Results indicated slight interrater reliability between Head Nurses and Supervisors, moderate dependence among five performance dimensions, and correlation between two scales and tenure. Results are discussed in terms of procedural problems, critical incident problems,…

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between self-reported and pre-post measures of academic growth. Self-reported and pre-post measures were obtained in three areas, simple cognitive, complex cognitive and attitudinal. The subjects were 162 graduate students enrolled in six different graduate courses. Partial correlations…

To find a method for making better use of vocational interests in occupational guidance, Roe's occupational classification system was tested. A search was made to determine whether this system would yield a contiguity structure of occupations, by interests, showing the relationships between interests in different types of occupations. Three…

Intraclass correlation reliability estimates are based on the assumption that the various measures are equivalent. Joreskog's (1970) general model for the analysis of covariance structures can be used to test the validity of this assumption. (For related document, see TM 002 301.) (Author)

The Basic Test Battery (BTB), a tool in the Navy's enlisted classification system, was developed to predict performance in Navy schools. Men scoring well above the minimum selection scores are expected to demonstrate greater school success than those who are assigned to the schools with minimum or waivered scores. This study attempted to determine…

The relationship between the perceptual organization of junior college instructors and student ratings of their effectiveness as teachers is explored. The major hypothesis of the research was that there would be a significant positive relationship between student ratings of faculty effectiveness and certain aspects of perceptual organization. The…

This study examines the various abilities subsumed under the process of correlational thinking. Each major ability is translated into behavioral activities and procedures in six booklets. Each booklet corresponds to a specific major ability and is placed, with respect to the other booklets, in a highly structured sequence. The specific abilities…

Forty-four 7-11 year-old subjects with normal to high IQ's but who fell in the lower half of their respective age groups in reading were studied to determine the relative effectiveness of perceptual motor training (PMT) and individualized remedial reading instruction (IRRI) upon the reading achievement, perceptual motor development, and behavior…

An investigation of the General Educational Development (GED) tests is presented. Objectives of the investigation include: (1) to assess the validity of the tests for admission of nonhigh-school graduates to higher education, (2) to describe the backgrounds and experiences of nontraditional students who enroll in college on the basis of their GED…