VARIOUS WAYS WERE EXPLORED BY WHICH PRIOR OR PREREQUISITE LEARNING AFFECTS THE LEARNING OF HIGHER ORDER (CRITERION) MATERIAL WHICH BUILDS ON PREVIOUS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONCERNED WITH THREE INSTRUCTIONAL VARIABLES (PACING, PRACTICE, AND NUMBER OF STAGES IN A LEARNING HIERARCHY) AND THEIR EFFECTS ON LEARNING RETENTION…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO EXPLORE WAYS OF USING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT TO APPRAISE THE EFFECTS OF PREEMPLOYMENT EDUCATION -- BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- ON SUBSEQUENT JOB SUCCESS. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM AUGUST 1964 TO MAY 1965, AND CAME FROM THREE PRIMARY SOURCES -- (1) TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS WITH 150 BOYS WHO GRADUATED FROM…

SEVERAL SCHOOL LIGHTING CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS ARTICLE. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS--(1) NONCAPTIVE RESEARCH SHOULD BE CARRIED ON THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND APPLICATION SEGMENTS OF THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY, (2) COMMUNICATION AND JOINT EFFORT SHOULD PROVIDE THAT MAJOR AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE APPLICATION OF LIGHTING DESIGN CRITERIA HAVE…

A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "CURRICULUM HIERARCHY FOR THE EVALUATION OF COURSE KNOWLEDGE," THE "CHECK" TECHNIQUE, IS PRESENTED. THE TECHNIQUE IS BASED UPON A MODEL WHICH INITIALLY NECESSITATES TRANSLATING THE LEARNING PROCESSES AND OBJECTIVES INTO EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES. THE PROCESS OF…

A STATUS REPORT WAS MADE OF THE ACTIVITIES PURSUED IN A 3-MONTH PORTION OF PHASE 1 OF A LARGER 10-YEAR PROJECT PLANNED TO STUDY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF TRAINING BY USE OF PROGRAMED SELF-INSTRUCTION PRESENTED BY TEACHING MACHINES. THIS MEDIUM WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT PROVIDES LABORATORY-LIKE CONDITIONS SUCH AS…

SOME EFFECTS OF AGE ON ADULT LEARNING WERE STUDIED IN A SERIES OF FOUR EXPERIMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES--(1) SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SET-INDUCING CONDITIONS, (2) ATTITUDES ABOUT A TOPIC, (3) PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, AND (4) LEARNING SPEED OR EFFECTS OF VARIED PRESENTATION RATES. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 211 SUBJECTS WAS SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SEX,…

PRELIMINARY ANALYSES WERE UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF MOTION PICTURE FILMS TO FACTOR ANALYTIC STUDIES OF HUMAN INTELLECT. OF PRIMARY CONCERN WERE THE OPERATIONS OF COGNITION AND MEMORY, FORMING TWO OF THE FIVE OPERATION COLUMNS OF GUILFORD'S "STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT." THE CORE REFERENCE FOR THE STUDY WAS DEFINED…

Although predictive validation is the primary method of justifying a particular work sample for use as an assessment device, content validation is being recognized as an alternative strategy. Confusion exists over whether content validity should refer to the representativeness of the work sample, in terms of tasks to be performed, or behavioral…

Part of a series on competency-based education, this monograph examines the development of course syllabi that effectively articulate performance objectives and serve as student performance contracts. After an introductory discussion of the inadequacy of most course syllabi in communicating criteria for student success, the monograph discusses 17…

The paper presents a rationale for individualizing instruction in social studies in elementary and secondary schools and offers suggestions to aid classroom teachers as they develop two individualized instruction techniques. These recommended approaches are learning centers (areas of classrooms set aside for special learning, review, and…

This paper (1) examines some of the problems confronting persons doing research on adult educators; (2) presents a conceptual framework for clarifying researchable relationships among several selected major variables; and (3) suggests directions and approaches that appear promisinq to the authors. The first of three parts contains a brief…

Twenty-two papers and discussions presented at the 1979 annual meeting of the American Statistical Association are reproduced. Papers dealing with student evaluation of instruction include "An Analysis of Student Evaluation of Instruction and Relationships Among Salary, Chairman's Ratings, and Student Ratings of Faculty," by Alvin C. Rencher;…

Intended for the training and use of state divisions of vocational rehabilitation (DVR) line supervisors, a "Rehabilitation Task Performance Evaluation Scale" is included along with instructions for its administration and uses. The Scale, constructed from an inventory of 294 rehabilitation job tasks, is used for periodic evaluations of…

The effects of training and participation on sources of variance in a set of ratings of college classroom teaching effectiveness were compared. College students (N=96) were randomly assigned to four cells of the experimental design. Subjects in cells (A) and (B) participated in the construction of a set of behaviorally-anchored rating scales…

A 16-item Q-sort evaluation of teaching was administered to 2,784 graduate and undergraduate students in education at a state university. Four subscales based on Spady's (1974) teacher competencies model, subject expertise, pedagogical expertise, stimulation and empathy were obtained from two pilot studies. Test-retest reliability and construct…