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BROWN, ROSCOE C.; HENDERSON, EDWARD – 1965
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH SCORES REPRESENTING PUPILS' STATUS ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS CAN PREDICT THE ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, ARITHMETIC, AND THE MEDIAN OF THE BATTERY OF ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE STUDY COVERED A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS DURING WHICH THE SAME GROUP OF PUPILS WAS STUDIED IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Child Development, Factor Analysis
McKee, Barbara G. – 1980
Canonical variate analysis was employed to measure the direction and intensity of relationships between student ratings of instruction and students' course-oriented attitude change. Change was defined as the residual post-course attitude scores when pre-course attitude scores served as predictors. The Adjective Rating Scale (ARS), a measure of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Multivariate Analysis
Ory, John C.; Braskamp, Larry A. – 1980
Faculty perceptions of simulated college student evaluative information collected by three methods were investigated: open-ended questions, group interviews, and objective questionnaire items. The objective items were from the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) student rating questionnaires. Open-ended questions were: (1) comment on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Evaluation, Data Collection, Faculty Promotion
Tollefson, Nona; And Others – 1980
The effect of two student characteristics (sex and grade point average) and two class variables (educational level and expected grade) were investigated as they pertain to the validity of college student ratings of teaching effectiveness. Students completed the Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ) the last week of the semester. The TEQ…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Leary, Mark R.; Schlenker, Barry R. – 1979
Through self-presentations, individuals claim a variety of public images that influence how others regard and treat them in social interactions. An examination of self-presentation in a leadership situation focused on three dimensions of leader behavior: competence, socioemotionality, and prominence. Subjects (N=128) were assigned leadership…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Competence, Group Behavior
Siegel, Arthur I.; And Others – 1980
A description of the perceptual/psychomotor ability requirements for performing the tasks of various Air Force career fields was sought. An analysis of the literature relating to taxonomies, measurement considerations and job analyses yielded a taxonomy containing thirteen perceptual/psychomotor classes along with techniques for collecting the…
Descriptors: Classification, Job Analysis, Perception Tests, Perceptual Motor Coordination
Watkins, James F., Comp. – 1980
These written domain referenced tests (DRTs) for the area of transportation/automotive mechanics test cognitive abilities or knowledge of theory. Introductory materials describe domain referenced testing and test development. Each multiple choice test includes a domain statement, describing the behavior and content of the domain, and a test item…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Engines, Job Performance, Job Skills
Rueter, Fred H.; And Others – 1980
This technical report documents the development and initial empirical testing of a practical method for estimating the capacity of Air Force operational units to conduct on-the-job training (OJT). The method is based on a conceptual model of OJT capacity that describes the complex interrelationships among the level and quality of mission…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Management Systems
Bisconti, Ann Stouffer; Kessler, Jean G. – 1980
Understanding how and why college education contributes to effective job performance may be helpful in preparing students for the world of work. Personal accounts of college graduates place college education in the context of other learning experiences that occurred before and after the college years. Seventy companies representing a variety of…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Lewis, Larry, Ed. – 1978
According to Oklahoma law, terminated tenured teachers have a right to a hearing before a hearing judge to contest the school board's decision to terminate that teacher's contract. Copies of the written reports of these hearings submitted by the hearing judges to the State Board of Education are reprinted in this volume. Twelve cases and their…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Competence, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
Licata, Joseph W. – 1980
Two types of teacher behavior were elicited from student responses to the Pupil Control Behavior Form (PCB). Two custodial teacher types emerged from the data: the "screamer" type, described as a teacher who controlled pupil behavior with verbal methods that expressed anger or frustration; and the "cold fish" type, depicted as a teacher who…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
McLean, Charles
This paper concentrates on three main points: (1) sharing counselor experiences with other counselors; (2) stimulating professional thought and action of counselors not involved in career education; and (3) emphasizing the crucial roles counselors can play in career education if they choose. The author's belief is that the ideas and suggestions…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Performance
Lamos, Joseph P. – 1977
The conceptual unification experiential (CUE) model was developed to provide a mechanism for flexible and adaptive development of instructional content for use in a large computer-based instructional system. The purpose of the CUE model is to provide subject matter experts with a framework by which they can create instructional contexts that…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Development, Electronic Technicians, Individualized Instruction
Steele, Joe M. – 1979
The College Outcome Measures Project (COMP) was established to develop, validate, and implement measures of the knowledge and skills that undergraduate students are expected to acquire and that are important to effective adult functioning. The COMP Measurement Battery yields a "communicating" score based in part on a speaking assessment…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Brechner, Irv – 1979
Survival strategies for college students are provided. Chapter One discusses student attitudes toward college including such areas as the importance of college, the need to attend classes, planning, and best use of homework. In Chapter Two planning four years at college is explored. Choice of courses and professors, effective use of time, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Testing, Efficiency
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