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GOODMAN, ARNOLD F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CONDUCTED A TWO-PHASE STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ACQUIRE INFORMATION FOR PERFORMING WORK ASSIGNMENTS ON DOD PROGRAMS. THE PHASE I STUDY COVERED THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF DOD PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Correlation, Documentation, Engineers
Ozer, Mark N.; Deem, Michael A. – 1968
A neurological examination has been developed to discover children with physiologically based learning problems who do not manifest asymmetrical functioning. This study attempts to determine the validity of this examination by its accuracy in predicting the performance of children in a summer Head Start program. Validity was determined by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Madden, Howard L.; Valentine, Lonnie D., Jr. – 1967
In the high school testing program conducted by the USAF Recruiting Service there is occasional reference to relationships between the Airman Qualifying Examination and certain civilian tests. Information concerning these relationships can be useful to guidance counselors. This report contains data on the relationships between the Employee…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude, Correlation, Enlisted Personnel
Lucio, William H.; And Others – 1967
This study investigated the relations of personality and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to ratings of teacher behavior, emotional stability, and general health as measured during student teaching and the 1st, 6th, and 7th years of in-service teaching for 279 female subjects. The theses tested were that (1) measures of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Adjustment, Females, Individual Differences
Denton, Jon J.; Crowley, Lee B. – 1976
To determine the correlation between unit test performance and retention on final examinations, scores of 68 secondary level teaching candidates enrolled in a general methods course were studied. Unit tests were administered frequently to determine student achievement of the 38 course objectives. Two retests per student were allowed, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Correlation, Course Objectives
Petrosko, Joseph M.; Shani, Esther – 1977
An analysis was made of quality ratings of elementary level standardized tests. Applying multidimensional scaling to intercorrelations of quality ratings, it was found that the criterion of content and construct validity was a central element in the evaluation of elementary tests. In addition, several types of validity and reliability were found…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Education, Evaluation
Harris, Randolph K.; Huckell, Raymond K., Jr. – 1974
The study reports correlations between student scores on the general technical composite of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and cumulative grade point averages. Data were collected on 911 juniors and seniors selected from a sample at 22 high schools in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area. The general technical score was found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Correlation
Photiadis, John; Maurer, B. B. – 1974
The proposition that Appalachian religion persists because it is performing a significant function as a mechanism helping the adjustment of people who due to modern changes, have become dislocated socially, economically, and psychologically was tested. Religiosity was defined on the basis of 4 variables: (1) religious beliefs; (2) need to use…
Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Church Role, Community Size
Welker, L. C., Jr.; Ginn, Clyde N. – 1973
The document contains the detailed tabulation of the data collected in an investigation of the degree to which social and mobility factors are important for the success of secondary and postsecondary students in vocational and technical training programs. Chapter 1 presents information on the relationship of social competency to mobility factors…
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Analysis, Educational Programs, Matrices
Jordan, Valerie Barnes; Jordan, Lawrence A. – 1975
This paper reviews studies in which scores on Piagetian tests of logical thought were correlated with IQ, mental age (MA) and chronological age (CA), and examines the possible effects of the size of the age range and mean age of subjects on these correlations. The data included 44 groups of subjects obtained from 36 studies in which Piagetian and…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Ramaswamy, T.
The Rasch item analysis model is supposed to yield norm-free estimates of ability and easiness values, but there are several possible interpretations of the nature and extent of such norm-freeness. One such interpretation was that to involve the scores of one single experimental group of testees which were embedded in four differently skewed…
Descriptors: Ability, Cloze Procedure, Correlation, Hypothesis Testing
Fleisher, Belton M.; Parsons, Donald O. – 1975
The project focuses on two loosely-related hypotheses regarding a contradiction existing in the results of previous research on the relationship between labor force participation and unemployment. This contradiction is the persistent tendency of the estimated effect of unemployment on labor force participation--and hence estimates of "hidden…
Descriptors: Correlation, Cross Sectional Studies, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
Pearson, Virginia L. – 1973
This study investigated correlations between the Qualitative score of the Porteus Maze Test and age and rates of recidivism of correctional institution inmates. In addition, the study was structured to provide answers to the following questions: (1) Is there a relationship between age and rates of recidivism and the Conformity-Variability score of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age, Comparative Analysis
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Crawford, Charles O. – 1976
Derived from reported research findings, non-research writings, and personal observations and experiences relative to health services, this paper focuses on the small rural community, suggesting research hypotheses and community planning possibilities. Specifically, this paper: (1) outlines five frequently expected functions/outcomes of community…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Correlation, Delivery Systems
Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1976
The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES), Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and pupil behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Elementary Education
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