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Marien, Michael – Notes on the Future of Education, 1972
Reviews six recent books from the expanding literature of futurology'', policy analysis, and social reform. (Author/JH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cable Television
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Etaugh, Alfred F.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Findings show that the reliability of GPA depends on three factors: the number of course grades, the average reliability of these grades, and the credit-hour weights. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Criteria, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction
Hewitt, Benjamin A.; Burnham, Paul S. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations
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Vitulli, William F. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation, Logical Thinking
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Wiggins, Nancy; Kohen, Eileen Spitzer – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Cues, Decision Making, Grade Point Average
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Boulding, Kenneth E. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Futures (of Society), Group Norms, Prediction
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Blechman, Elaine A.; Nakamura, Charles Y. – Child Development, 1971
When high anxious mothers administered tasks to their children, they facilitated the task performance of their daughters but were strongly detrimental to that of their sons. Low anxious mothers chose more difficult tasks for sons than for daughters, and they facilitated the task performance of sons more than that of daughters. (Authors/RY)
Descriptors: Achievement, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis
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Parker, George V. C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
This study evaluates the usefulness of conceptualizing intraindividual stability as a personality construct. The feasibility of developing a psychometric scale which might be used to reliably predict individual stability in self-description, self-concept, and other behavioral domains is assessed. (MS)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior, Individual Differences, Personality Studies
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Lazar, Gerald; Weiss, Ethel – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Hypothesis Testing, Inhibition
Smith, John E.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1971
The purpose of this study was to construct a scale to discriminate between those students who are likely to drop out of school and those who are not. The results indicate that this must be only the first of many steps. (Author)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Research
Smart, John C.; And Others – Mod Lang J, 1970
Indicates that under- and overachievement is related primarily to teaching and educational methods, and is independent of the subject matter area. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, French, Higher Education
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Bickley, A. C.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1970
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Language Ability, Language Research, Logical Thinking
Harman, Willis W. – J Res Develop Educ, 1969
Proceedings of the Conference on "The Public Interest vis a vis Educational R & D, held at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia on July 16-17, 1969 with the cooperation of the U.S. Office of Education.
Descriptors: Beliefs, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Wileman, Stanley; And Others – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1982
Strong relationships were found between mathematical competencies and probable success in beginning computer science courses. It is felt the study reinforces the importance of all students attaining mathematical competence while in high school. The possibility of more accurately advising students regarding potential for success in computer science…
Descriptors: Achievement, College Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Science Education
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Seaborg, Eric – Futurist, 1983
Jobs are disappearing at an ever-increasing rate, while new careers are emerging. At the World Future Society's recent conference on "Working Now and in the Future," over 600 people met to consider how to cope with the many challenges of the changing world of work. (IS)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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