The role of money and other types of feedback on motivation to do a task or job has long been of interest to managers in business. To examine Deci's hypothesis concerning the effects of contingent rewards on intrinsic task interest, 42 high school students worked puzzles involving the solution of mazes and anagrams. Competence in task was made…

To better determine the cognitive abilities needed for computer programming, a study was done using 41 junior and senior level college students majoring in social and behavioral sciences at a Los Angeles area university. The subjects were first tested to determine their cognitive abilities with regard to spatial ability, field…

In order for educators to plan for thinking skills in the curriculum, what is meant by thinking must first be determined. Drawing from current research, this report provides working definitions of thinking skills and practical models to explain the working relationships among different levels and different kinds of thought processes. These…

This study investigates the effects of adapting elementary science instruction to students' entering achievement levels on three dependent variables: (1) performance on tests of science content knowledge; (2) mastery of lesson objectives; and (3) attitude toward science. Subjects were 235 sixth graders from four elementary schools in a small,…

Using conventional mental test theory, item parameters of an aptitude or achievement test vary with each group of examinees, and as such are somewhat limited in their use and interpretation. Within the last 25 years, measurement models have emerged in which item parameters are considered to be invariant. Generically referred to as latent trait…

Compares the performances on psychometric and Piagetian measures of intelligence at school entry of children of different ethnic groups living within a dominant Western-type culture. In general, few significant differences between the ethnic groups are found. (Author/AM)

One method of evaluating comprehension and language growth consists of analyzing the oral or written answers to questions about stories read to or by students and about visual representations. The method is applicable to various content areas at all levels of instruction. The T-unit or communication unit, the linguistic unit that cannot be further…

A REPORT WAS GIVEN ON THE ASSUMPTIONS, FORMS, SAMPLE INFORMATION, CODING PROCEDURES AND THE METHODS OF ANALYSIS USED IN EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. A SUMMARY OF TERMINOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS IS PRESENTED AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS OF EXCEPTIONS AND NORMS. PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PERTINENT TO THIS AREA IS DISCUSSED AND LISTED.…

THIS STUDY DEMONSTRATES THE EFFECT OF LISTENING TO TAPE RECORDINGS ON STUDENT COUNSELOR'S (SC) COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR. SIX 5-MINUTE TAPES WERE VALIDATED TO PRESENT THREE KINDS OF CLIENT RESPONSES TO THE COUNSELOR--(1) NEGATIVE AND HOSTILE, (2) POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE, AND (3) NEUTRAL. AFTER LISTENING TO THE TAPES, THE SUBJECTS WERE ASKED TO PERFORM…

An information processing model was used to examine the organization of stimulus information during the input process among educable mentally retarded (EMR) and normal boys. Three groups of subjects (Ss) were matched on socio-economic status and race--a group of EMR boys, a group of normal boys matched with the EMR Ss on chronological age (CA…

In a survey of ninth graders in and around Baltimore, Maryland, in the spring of 1968, several cognitive style variables were measured. The sample of students was divided by sex, IQ level, and residential locus. This report discusses achievement motivation and productivity (the number of words written in achievement motivation stories). The…

Reported is a study related to a Project on an Information Memory Model in which the performance of children living in two different cultures (Libyan and American) was compared on two problem solving tasks to investigate cultural differences in memory information processing. One task was the chemical bodies experiment studied by Piaget and…

This publication develops the six basic concepts in the Dade County Teacher Guide, "Drug Abuse Education." Fourteen lessons for independent study are presented with several lessons for each concept. The lessons are useful for students in the intermediate grades and upward, depending on specific needs and abilities. Each lesson starts with a…

The validity of an evaluation model for mastery testing applications was investigated. Three variables were tested in an experiment using 96 third grade subjects--amount of training, number of alternates in an item, and number of items. The concept hierarchy involved an orderly progression from a concept involving one relevant of three varying…

The authors evaluate two tests, the "memory code" and the "image generation," which were given to a group of 33 seven-year-old children to measure their imagery performance while reading and listening to prose. Test results and practical implications for education are discussed. (Author/DB)