A theoretical model is developed for analysis of intervention effects in multiple autocorrelated time-series which may be classified or blocked two ways. The intervention effect is estimated independently for each series. The estimates are then entered as observations in two-factor analysis of variance with one observation per cell, utilizing a…

To investigate the concurrent validity of the National Teacher Examinations, test scores of over 31,000 candidates were correlated with self-reported Grade Point Averages (GPA's). The overall correlation between the Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) and GPA was .37. Validity indices for the Area Examinations ranged from .08 to .50 with a…

Three known methodological approaches were investigated as to their within-test correlative support in the measurement of a phenomena called imagery. Based on these methodologies, repeated dichotomization of subjects into high and low visualizers was significantly consistent. Moreover, self-reported ratings of imagery vividness of prose were…

The student sought to identify positive factors which might be used to increase the performance levels of students in vocational classes and to investigate the relationship between motivational characteristics (intrinsic and extrinsic) and individual performance. Subjects included students in typing and shorthand classes and their two instructors.…

This paper examines the relationship between the extent of shared participation of husbands and wives in leisure activities and the extent of communication and task sharing in the marriage. Because marriage is an interactional system and leisure activities vary in their interactional requirements, a theory is proposed linking leisure activity…

The early 1970's was a period of rapid decline for all fertility indicators in the United States. This paper explores some of the reasons for this decline. Data from a National longitudinal survey of young women are used to examine changes in expectations for lifetime births from 1971 to 1973. These young women decreased their birth expectations…

This monograph presents the first study of Negro police officers in Texas, the need for them and factors surrounding their use. It was felt that the need for Negro police officers was more than symbolic, and recommended fair representation in the agency that regulates their everyday life. Minority officers can provide a special competence in…

This monograph contains the second section, operations at the variable level, of a report of studies done in Helsinki, Finland, describing school achievement in terms of ability, trait, situational, and background variables. The report (1) investigates the structure of school achievement, (2) describes school achievement in terms of selected…

This study is phase one of a 4-year project. It was aimed at examining the predictive validity of six preschool screening instruments on later academic achievement. The six instruments were (1) the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, (2) the Sprigle School Readiness Screening Test, (3) the Anton Brenner Developmental Gestalt Test of School…

The exponential growth in the literature of most fields has produced a near crisis situation for the people who provide storage and retrieval facilities for this same literature. One useful tool suggested for anyone interested in mechanizing the process of information storage and retrieval requires that vocabulary used in the system be divided…

This report gives the results obtained in the semantic and syntactic analysis of the Japanese particles "de,""ni,""e," and "wo" in comparison to their equivalents in English, German, and Spanish. The study is based on the so-called "Correlational Analysis" as proposed by Ernst von Glaserfeld. The…

This study is an analysis of the dimensionality of two scales--Mach IV (a 20-item Likert-type) and Mach V (a 20-item forced-choice-type)--commonly used in the measurement of Machiavellianism, a variable which many interpersonal communication researchers view with increasing interest. Data for this investigation was collected from 246…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between gain on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (S-B) in compensatory prekindergarten programs, and scores on the New York State Pupil Evaluation Program (PEP), Reading Section, over three years later. Four hundred and five subjects showed a correlation of 0.42 for the pre-post S-B…

Relationships among Philosophic Mindedness (PM) (a measure of cognitive flexibility), Intellectual Self-Confidence (ISCS), ACT English (ACT-E) and the ability to reason deductively (PCRT) were obtained for 46 female and 45 male undergraduates. ISCS and PM both correlated with total PCRT performance as well as or better than ACT-E for females.…

The study was undertaken for the purpose of developing and testing a methodology for measuring the relative cost-effectiveness of MDTA training conducted within public vocational schools, community colleges and private training institutions. The three principal objectives of the study were: to compare the cost-effectiveness of each type of…