The purpose of the study was to test the discriminative cue hypothesis by attempting to train pupils to increase effort following a high expectancy condition and to reduce effort following a low expectancy condition. Fourth grade high-IQ low achievers were used as subjects in the study, because the authors felt that while they would learn fast,…

The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of parent and teacher consultation used in conjunction with group counseling on the classroom behavior of first, second, third, and fourth grade children. The instruments selected were in conjunction with the primary purpose of the study; the effect of various counseling approaches on children's…

Featured are the following: (1) an article on the counselor in the classroom, a program in which counselors offer human relations seminars and also work with students on communication skills in the regular classroom; and (2) an outline of a seminar in behavior modification designed to teach parents how to establish an environment that supports the…

The attitudes of State legislative education committee chairmen concerning possible changes in the financing and governance of education were surveyed. The chairmen provided comments on the deficiencies in federal, State, and local revenue sources; discussed problems of governance; gave their opinions on educational innovations and program…

This paper reports on an experiment which attempted to: (1) empirically validate a hypothesized hierarchical sequence of three double classification tasks; (2) investigate transfer to an untrained Piagetian double classification task; and (3) assess the effects of overtraining a relatively easy task on the learning of a more difficult task, as…

The adequacy of using a combination of criterion-scaled non-school variables to predict achievement score means of schools is discussed. Non-school data gathered on eighth-grade students were criterion-scaled, using the total score of the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Eight non-school category scores and actual achievement scores of selected…

A 2-day conference was designed by the staff of the University of Florida Center for Allied Health Instructional Personnel to identify competencies of department chairmen, clinical supervisors, deans of schools of allied health professions, administrators or coordinators of health agencies, and educational leaders in professional or governmental…

The inadequacy and misuse of intelligence testing for minority group children are examined. IQ test items, norms, examining procedures, and language usage are discussed in terms of their bias against minority children. The implications of this bias for the classroom teacher are explored with the view that teacher mental sets are powerful mediators…

This federally funded report provides the results of a task inventory analysis survey for data processing occupations. Presented before completion of the major project so that pertinent occupational data may be available for curriculum developers, instructors, and others involved in planning and conducting vocational and technical programs, this…

This document contains bibliographic information, descriptive terms, and abstracts for 145 technical reports on the general subject of success prediction. The bibliography includes reports on development of individuals during military training, peer evaluation, biographical inventory, and the validity of tests which may be used as predictors of…

Two groups of 12 practicum trainees were exposed to either Monitor-modeling or Immediate-feedback supervision. Ten minute counseling sessions with coached clients were taped before and after the practicum. Three independent judges rated the tapes, using Carkhuff's scales for "Gross ratings of facilitative interpersonal functioning" to assess the…

This article provides a detailed discussion of a team approach to building that involves a construction manager, an architect, and a contractor. Bidding methods are outlined; the major components in construction management -- value engineering and fast track scheduling -- and the use of performance specifications are discussed. The construction…

The content is outlined and the terminal and enabling objectives are provided for a curriculum area on military management (see EM 010 429, EM 010 430, EM 010 431, EM 010 456, and EM 010 457), part of an introduction to psychology and leadership course for the United States Naval Academy (see the final reports which summarize the course…

The content is outlined and the terminal and enabling objectives are provided for a curriculum area on morale and esprit de corps (see EM 010 439, EM 010 440, and EM 010 461), part of an introduction to psychology and leadership course for the United States Naval Academy (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010…

The content is outlined and the terminal and enabling objectives are provided for a curriculum area on personnel evaluation (see EM 010 443 and EM 010 463), part of an introduction to psychology and leadership course for the United States Naval Academy (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419,…