A study analyzed the criteria available at the time of hiring elementary teachers to determine if any of the criteria would predict teachers' ratings at the end of three years of teaching. A review of research in the area yielded 29 factors thought to be indicative of teacher success. Subjects were 159 teachers who had completed their probationary…

The project summarized by this report involved a preliminary design of a model for estimating and predicting the quantity and composition of solid waste and a determination of its feasibility. The novelty of the prediction model is that it estimates and predicts on the basis of knowledge of materials and quantities before they become a part of the…

The comparative validities of four composites of variables for predicting grade point average in ninth grade modern algebra and performance on the "Cooperative Mathematics Test" were studied. A sample of 177 high school students was used. Findings showed that certain structure-of-intellect factors were useful in predicting algebra success,…

The basic truth in testing is that it is diagnostic rather that definitive. Testing is but one of the many means for the determination of present conditions. (Author)

Assesses the validity of two test samples possibly useful to the public radio station manager for determining program preferences. Results suggest that economic, valid sampling techniques can be developed, which should focus on more accessible and economic techniques than random sampling. (JEG)

This study assessed the predictive utility of a classification-based model versus a representational memory-based model to account for the effects of verbal training on the acquired equivalence and distinctiveness paradigms. (Author/JMB)

Limitations of dummy coding and nonsense coding as methods of coding categorical variables for use as predictors in multiple regression analysis are discussed. The combination of these approaches often yields estimates and tests of significance that are not intended by researchers for inclusion in their models. (SLD)

Described is a classroom demonstration of the regression toward the mean effect. The demonstration is highly concrete and strictly psychological in nature. It may be used in both small and large classes and does not assume any statistical background. (Author/RM)

A number of statistical procedures that were developed in 1983 at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Rutgers Medical School to verify the suspicion that a student cheated during an examination are described. (MLW)

Tested male juvenile recidivists (N=68) and nonrecidivists (N=68) to determine the relationship between cognitive defense style, repression, and recidivism. Results cited poor verbal or cognitive mediation as a predictor of delinquency and recidivism and found low threshold for emotionally threatening stimuli to be positively correlated with…

The relationship between academic achievement and occupational success was tested with a sample of bachelor degree-level engineering graduates who had postcollege working experience. The findings suggest that intellectual accomplishment, as reflected by grades, may be a worthy goal to be valued in its own right, but it should not be used to…

Diagnostic procedures are an essential preliminary step in meeting all children's instructional needs, from kindergarten up. (DM)