Research based upon a Ph.D. dissertation submitted to the Graduate School, University of Pittsburgh, and supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service grant MH-1290 and by the New York State Research Foundation.

This paper is a preliminary proposal to develop the theory and design for "coaches" for computer games, to implement prototypes, and to experiment with their ability to convey important intellectual skills. The focus of this project will be restricted to developing a coach for a single example of an intellectual game called Wumpus. It is…

This paper discusses a number of educational concerns suggested by the computational metaphor which proposes the comparison of processes of mind to realizable or imaginable computer activities. Among the concerns discussed are those which include procedural modes of knowledge representation and control knowledge--knowing what to do. Also included…

This paper describes an intelligent decision support system for information on petroleum resources and use currently being designed by the Information Methodology Research Project as the first step in the development of a comprehensive intelligent information system for dealing with energy resources in the United States. The system draws on…

OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICE COULD TEACH 5-YEAR-OLDS TO READ, OVER WHAT INTELLIGENCE RANGES THE INSTRUMENT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE, WHETHER NEGRO CHILDREN FROM A RECENTLY CLOSED SEGREGATED SCHOOL WOULD RESPOND, AND WHETHER THE DEVICE COULD TEACH MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. SUBJECTS WERE 22 KINDERGARTEN PUPILS FROM ONE…

A SERIES OF STUDIES SOUGHT TO ASCERTAIN (1) INTER- AND INTRA-RATER RELIABILITY FOR THE HARRIS-GOODENOUGH DRAW-A-MAN TEST, (2) DRAW-A-MAN (DAM) VALIDITY, AND DRAW-A-WOMAN (DAW) VALIDITY. THE DRAWINGS OF 72 STUDENTS IN AN UPPER MIDDLE CLASS WERE SCORED INDEPENDENTLY BY TWO SELF-TAUGHT SCORERS, ONE OF WHOM ALSO RESCORED THE TEST A WEEK LATER. THE…

THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS RESEARCH LITERATURE ON EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES OF FARM BOYS, AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH THEIR OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE IS INFLUENCED. IT CONCLUDES THAT GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION AND PLANS REGARDING FARMING INFLUENCE THE NONFARM OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS OF FARM-REARED YOUTH. THE ARTICLE SUGGESTS PRACTICAL PROGRAMS TO…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF GROUPS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NUMERICALLY IN EXCESS OF 50 COULD BE AS EFFECTIVELY INSTRUCTED IN TYPEWRITING SKILLS AS GROUPS OF LESS THAN 30. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 1ST-YEAR TYPEWRITING WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO TWO LARGE GROUPS AND THREE SMALL GROUPS TAUGHT BY THE SAME INSTRUCTOR. TEACHER-MADE,…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE DETERMINATION OF TRAINING OBJECTIVES IS PRESENTED. SEVEN CATEGORIES ARE LISTED--(1) GENERAL RATIONALES, (2) SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, (3) JOB ANALYSIS, (4) ALLOCATION OF TRAINING, (5) TASK DESCRIPTION, (6) DETERMINATION OF KNOWLEDGES AND SKILLS, AND (7) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTIVES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS AD 448 363…

AN INVESTIGATION OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE CHANGES IN SELF-ACCEPTANCE ATTITUDES. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED 80 STUDENTS, RANDOMLY DIVIDED INTO FIVE GROUPS, FROM THE LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, PANACA, NEVADA. TRADITIONAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTION USING CONVENTIONAL TEXTBOOKS…

THE POSSIBILITY OF ADMINISTERING TESTS BY PROJECTED METHODS WAS EXPLORED, FOCUSING ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF VALUES TO SPECIFIC TEST VARIABLES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF PROJECTED TESTS COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF A NORMAL (CLASSROOM TEACHER ADMINISTERED) TEST ENVIRONMENT. THE VARIABLES OF (1) INTRA-ITEM EXPOSURE INTERVAL, (2) INTER-ITEM EXPOSURE…

The possibility is considered that research on intelligence is entering or is about to enter a time of crisis. First, it is suggested that the decline of the psychometric paradigm as the primary means for studying intelligence was due in part to the failure of users of the paradigm to meet in a highly successful way four challenges that confronted…

An annotated listing of selected instruments which may be appropriate for the young child who appears to be handicapped and who may be placed in an early childhood unit for the handicapped is provided. The list is not comprehensive nor does it contain annotations from all companies which produce this type of material. It is offered to apprise…