Expressions for the expected value, density, and distribution function (DF) of GS (gain from selection) are derived and studied in terms of sample size, number of predictors, and the prior distribution assigned to the population multiple correlation. (Author/RK)

The present study, designed as a pilot study to provide an empirical basis for modifying the PEP testing program, investigated the possibility that teachers could accurately evaluate learning progress without formal testing. (Author)

The purpose of this investigation is to provide further data concerning the variables, age, intelligence and sex, that may affect moral judgment. (Author/RK)

Purpose of this study was to discriminate among college persisters, withdrawals, and academic dismissals through using measures of scholastic aptitude and personality. (Authors)

The present study is the first phase of a longitudinal investigation designed to isolate non-intellective factors which might increase the power to predict academic success. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to contribute new information on the effect of stimulus presentation variables on sight-reading errors, in the hope that it might aid the development of more effective and efficient instructional designs. (Author)

The publication records of 2,205 holders of the Ph.D. in sociology are examined for the period 1940-70. The predictive efficiency of six independent variables is assessed via regression analysis. A seventh variable is used as a control. Results of the study and directions for future research are presented and discussed. (SM)

Examines direct observation procedures which can be used to measure classroom behavior variables. (Author)

Paper discusses the nature of the suppressor variable, constraints upon the degree of gain in predictability by the addition of a suppressor, and the distinct aims of prediction and of construct measurement. (Authors/MB)

Study reaffirmed the central significance of the peer group's influence on adolescent behavior. (Authors)

A taxonomy of: (1) knowledges, (2) attitudes, (3) activities, and (4) status characteristics and research efforts to develop and validate objective measures of vocational maturity variables are suggested. (MU)

It was concluded that prediction of success in remedial mathematics courses can be made correctly 71 percent of the time using five select predictors: high school average, mathematics test score, attitude toward mathematics score, sentence test score, and mathematics interest score. (Author)