Proposes that a school tracking system can be a good context for studying the effects of stratification on socialization. Tracking is found to have a pronounced influence on the dispersion of I.Q. scores. Concludes with speculations on the relationship of stratification and socialization process. (Author/AM)

This article describes a method whereby varied dimensional criteria are used in subdividing groups of students, with the aim of minimizing incompatibility within the sub-groups. The method has varied pedagogical uses. (Text is in German.) (Author/AM)

Three approaches to the graphic representation of similarity and dissimilarity matrices are compared and contrasted. Specifically, Kruskal's multidimensional scaling, Johnson's hierarchical clustering, and Waern's graphing techniques are employed to depict, in two dimensions, data representing the structure of a set of botanical concepts. Each of…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental assistants on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental assistant is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list of…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental hygienists on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental hygienist is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list of…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of dental laboratory technicians on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Dental laboratory technician is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of medical assistants on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Medical assistant is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of occupational therapists on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Occupational therapist is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of radiological technicians on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Radiological technician is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

To compare and evaluate the perception of cognitive, behavioral and affective activities in the classroom as determined by gifted students and their teachers, gifted students in two high schools were studied. Two programs, the Advanced Placement Program and the Cluster Grouping Program were selected for the study. It was concluded that the…

This article deals with the concept of cluster colleges, one method of restructuring the university. The Center conducted a research project to determine whether certain attitudes, values and interests of students and faculty at cluster colleges differed from those at other colleges. Results indicated that cluster college faculty and students were…

The clustering technique of instruction is described. Clustering is defined as "an active group exchange and/or interchange of three or more people that center their attention around a particular objective." There are multiple and expansive cluster shapes that can be used by a class for receiving and offering ideas and information. The most…

Man's knowledge may be conceptualized and ordered into four domains or classes--formal knowledge, descriptive knowledge, prescriptive knowledge, and praxiological knowledge. In today's rapidly changing world of work, the key saleable skills are flexibility and adaptability. A secondary school program based entirely on the formal, descriptive, and…

This report on the NCERD/Teacher Corps competency-based teacher education project (CBTE) is an assessment of the extent to which the project's objectives were realized. Two methods of inquiry were employed. The principal method of inquiry was interviewing key participants on the Teacher Corps program. The secondary method employed was a review and…

A "world of work map" based on the data/ideas and people/things work task dimensions is described and suggestions are provided for its use in career guidance. (Author)