The cognitive patterns of 58 "retarded" and 38 below-average readers were compared with controls, according to Luria's simultaneous and successive modes of information processing. Factor Analysis showed different cognitive patterns for disabled and nondisabled readers. Reading skills, rather than cognitive ability, were shown to be…

Belief clusters show that journalism students' early impressions of newspaper work may be influenced by advanced journalism courses. (RL)

Analyzes eight variables in diagnostic tests to determine which are the most predictive of reading levels and then discusses how much each variable adds to this prediction and whether the answers are equally applicable to grades three, six, and nine. (FL)

Using interview data collected from 595 subjects in five Utah counties, this study identified through factor analysis two dimensions of community satisfaction (economic and interpersonal). Results showed rural people tended to have highest levels of interpersonal satisfaction while urban people were more economically satisfied. (DS)

The self-report Imaginational Processes Inventory, originally devised for college students, was revised for use with high school students and administered to 181 ninth through eleventh graders. Reliability of the revised instrument was demonstrated. Score differences by sex and age (high school vs college) were analyzed. (Author/SJL)

A multiple-choice behavioral observation scale designed to be used by preschool teachers was factor analyzed to obtain factor coefficients. The four factors obtained were cognitive skills, self-control, relationship with achievement model, and dependency. (Editor)

All pairs of Rorschach inkblots were scaled for perceived similarity by one normal and two psychopathological samples. The resulting data were analyzed using Carroll and Chang's INDSCAL model, which resulted in a good fit in two dimensions. These were interpreted as a dimension of color and one of form ("twoness"). (Author)

A campus-wide analysis generated five teaching evaluation factors: Subject Organization and Competence; Motivation-Stimulation; Instructor-Student Relations; Reasonable Work Load; and Clearness of Grading Procedures. The methodology revealed differences among pharmacy instructors along a student-perceived motivational factor. (LBH)

This study was conducted on the Counselor Evaluation Rating Scale (CERS). Ratings on 404 students from approximately 35 different supervisors were factor-analyzed using an oblique solution with rotation to simple loadings. It was concluded that the CERS has generally achieved the purposes intended by its authors. (Author)

A factor analytic study of the Quay-Peterson Behavior Problem Checklist among 117 Oglala Sioux high school students indicated cross-cultural factor similarity for conduct problems. (Author/SBH)

Development of the Stereotyped Behavior Scale for adolescents and adults with mental retardation is described. Use with 600 individuals resulted in refinement and a 26-item scale with an internal consistency alpha of 0.88, test-retest reliability of p=0.90, and interrater reliability of p=0.76. (DB)

L. Mann, H. Mitsui, G. Beswick, and R. Harmoni (1994) studied perceptions of interpersonal rules by Japanese and Australian children. This reanalysis of their data uses principal components analysis to show common and culture-specific patterns of interpersonal rules. Social status and social distance were major dimensions of a large cultural…

Reviews visualization techniques for scientific disciplines and information retrieval and classification. Highlights include historical background of scientometrics, bibliometrics, and citation analysis; map generation; process flow of visualizing knowledge domains; measures and similarity calculations; vector space model; factor analysis;…

Language development was studied in 310 pairs of 4-year-old twins. Rotated factor analyses indicated presence of a general language factor (L) and a general nonverbal factor (NV). Moderate genetic influence was found for L and NV abilities. Bivariate genetic analysis estimated a genetic correlation of .63 between L and NV abilities. Results…

Factor analysis of the Swedish version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised on 88 adults with dyslexia showed a three-factor structure: a verbal comprehension (VC) factor, a perceptual organization (PO) factor, and a freedom from distractibility (FD) factor. The PO factor had the highest scores and the FD the lowest. (Contains…