Expectancy theory predictions were tested using a sample of engineers who had been rated on dimensions of work motivation or effort (in contrast to performance) using the behaviorally based rating scales designed by Landy and Guion (1970). (Author)

A study of the staff of 35 elementary and middle schools determined that leaders (principals) who are persuasive, considerate, and can tolerate uncertainty, can be influential in the institualization of educational change. (AG)

PART I REPLICATED RESEARCH CONCERNING TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARD ADMINISTRATORS. PREVIOUS FINDINGS INDICATED TEACHERS IN SMALL SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAD A STRONGER SENSE OF SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP THAN DID TEACHERS IN LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, SUPERINTENDENTS RESPONDED WITH OPPOSITE PERCEPTION IN SELF-ANALYSIS TESTS. THE REPLICATION RECOMMENDED THAT…

The study compared the behavior of 61 preschool autistic children with that of 35 retarded children matched for mental age and 30 normal children matched for chronological age. Ss were rated on a 67 item Behavior Observation Scale during three free play sessions. Among findings were that six behaviors (grimace/gesticulation, echolalic speech,…

Discovery of the underlying dimensions of teachers' observations of discrete, overt problem behaviors, and determination of the extent to which these dimensions of problem behavior are related to other indices of adaptation to school among Anglo-, Negro-, and Mexican-American children are the research objectives. Teacher nomination forms contained…

The difficulties in the assessment of severely handicapped children are described. Competencies for examiners and desirable test characteristics are listed. A table presents descriptive information on tests most frequently used in measuring the behavioral repertoires of severely handicapped children. The Developmental Activities Screening…

Described are the development and field testing of the Revised 1977 Behavior Checklist, one component of a multidisciplinary batter to assess social and emotional dysfunction in populations of 4- and 5-year-old children entering kindergarten. The total screening battery is outlined and development of the 1976 Pilot Version of the Behavior…

This study described the initial development of a Committee Role Rating Scale (CRRS) and a Conference Role Semantic Differential (CRSD) as measures of these specific roles common to administrators at all educational levels. Although the CRRS showed general construct validity, the small amount of common variance accounted for by the factors and the…

This paper deals with the technical development of an attitude-scale technique and with some of the substantive results obtained using this technique. The first section describes the methodological research and the most recent version of the attitude toward mental illness scale. A total of six new types of attitude items were generated from…

This document is a manual of instruction on how to administer the Child Behavior Survey Instrument (CBSI). This manual also presents definitions of the categories used to define the nature of the observed child's behavior. The CBSI provides a scheme for observing the classroom behavior of children along nine major categories: (1) orientation, (2)…

Provided is a questionnaire in the form of a rating scale to determine the degree to which teachers believe 316 characteristics (called behavioral descriptors) are typical of gifted children. Given is a definition of giftedness which includes capability of high performance in areas such as general intellectual ability and creative thinking, and…

The Flint Infant Security Scale measures an infant's behavior in order to establish the child's ability to accept dependence upon their caretaker and to put forth effort when the occasion calls for it. Both these aspects of behavior are reflections of the child's sense of security and feeling of self-worth. The Scale, consisting of the Manual and…