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Congalton, Athol A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1971
The results of a study of the predictions made by fourth year medical students concerning the public evaluation of doctors' role performance shows that doctors in training do not have an accurate picture of public opinion. (Author)
Descriptors: Medical Students, Physicians, Prediction, Public Opinion
Schoen, Kathryn – Amer J Occup Therapy, 1969
Both the process of learning and the process of communication are concerned with effecting a change in behavior. If the ability to interact with others is improved, then accuracy in predicting behavior can be improved. (Editor)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication (Thought Transfer), Learning Processes, Prediction
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Schroeder, Harold E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
Results indicated that predictive accuracy is greater when feedback is applied to the basis for the prediction than when applied to gut" impressions. Judges forming hypotheses were also able to learn from experience. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Feedback, Performance Factors, Prediction
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Hendry, I. C. – Long Range Planning, 1972
A forecasting method using an estimate of ultimate level of adoption and expected time scale. (RA)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Mathematical Models, Planning, Prediction
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Silverman, Franklin H.; Williams, Dean E. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1972
Percent of stutterings predicted accurately by 84 stutterers, ages 8-16 years, for a list of 50 words read aloud was determined. (KW)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Expectation, Prediction, Speech Handicaps
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Dodge, Dorothy – Simulation and Games, 1971
Descriptors: Computer Programs, International Organizations, Models, Prediction
Uhl, Norman; Eisenberg, Terry – Educ Psychol Meas, 1970
Lord's relatively unknown formula, based on the expected cross-sample, is shown to be superior to either of Wherry's formulas, which are based on the expected universe. (GS)
Descriptors: Correlation, Prediction, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables
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Davies, D. R. – Mathematical Spectrum, 1971
Descriptors: Climate, Computers, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
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De Nevers, Noel – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1971
Descriptors: Contraception, Family Planning, Overpopulation, Population Trends
Spiegel, Don; Keith-Spiegel, Patricia – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1971
The value of this study though small in sample lies in its support of the notion that personality and attitude information may be useful in combination with intellective and other variables in predicting achievement in at least some academic settings. The search for personality variables that predict academic success should be continued with sexes…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Prediction, Grades (Scholastic), Predictive Measurement
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Sebok, Richard F. – Journal of Educational Research, 1971
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Demography, Grade Point Average, Males
Bhushan, Vidya – Educ, 1969
Both intelligence and socioeconomic factors have a bearing on a student's academic performance. (CK)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Intelligence, Socioeconomic Status
Mueller, Ronald H. – J Higher Educ, 1970
In this sample of self-grading, 33 percent of the adult-student class assigned themselves the same grades given them by the professor and 54 percent, lower grades. (IR)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Self Concept
Yates, Alayne; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1983
A Responsiveness Index, measuring the extent to which an abusive parent had responded positively to various common interventions revealed variables with predictive significance: number of abused children in the family, number of birth and bonding problems, and number of previous contacts with other agencies by family members. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Intervention
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Renfro, William L. – Futurist, 1982
Discusses factors causing the development of the new field of issues management. Issues management is the application of futures research techniques to help institutions use their resources to forecast, address, and respond to emerging social, political, and regulatory issues. (AM)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Prediction, Resource Allocation, Social Influences
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