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Walmsley, Sean A. – 1977
To determine whether poor readers employ less efficient strategies in processing logical connectives than do good readers, 34 ninth grade students participated in a study. Half of the students were good readers and half were poor readers. An acquisition list consisting of 18 target sentences and 6 fillers was constructed. A list of 42 recognition…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 9, Performance Factors, Reading Comprehension
Thomas, Gail E. – 1978
In this study the effects of factors of ascription, achievement, and educational expectations on the type of college attended by blacks and whites who participated in the 1972 National Longitudinal Survey are examined. Findings indicate that the variables used in past models of educational attainment were also important in determining the type of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Attendance, Enrollment Influences
Morocco, Paul Edward – 1978
The relationships between feedback, its source, and the increases or decreases of the behavior associated with it were investigated to apply predictions of the credibility gap regarding the effects of feedback on the acquisition of an individual skill. Subjects (N=45) were randomly assigned to one of five treatment conditions and provided…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Credibility, Feedback, Helping Relationship
Download full textMiskel, Cecil; And Others – 1979
This study tested the hypotheses that expectancy work motivation, individual attitudes toward work, and structural and environmental components are predictions of teacher job satisfaction and effectiveness. Samples were selected from junior high school and higher education faculties. Subjects responded to open-ended questionnaires, and results…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Interests, Job Satisfaction, Longitudinal Studies
Griffore, Robert J. – 1978
Two experiments were conducted to determine: (1) whether fear of success, as measured by three different instruments, interacts with subjects' expectancies of success to affect performance on exams in college courses; (2) whether fear of success can be clearly distinguished from fear of failure; and (3) whether males and females differ on fear of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Difficulty Level, Expectation
Atkinson, John W. – 1978
Motivational psychology and test theory are compared in this discussion, which focuses on distinguishing the effects of motivation and of ability on test performance and educational achievement. Recent theory in achievement motivation considers the motivational significance of future goals as they affect present activities that are instrumental in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Behavior Theories, Educational Trends
Newman, Anabel P. – 1978
An analytical field study of 20 students whose first grade low readiness scores contrasted sharply with their ninth grade academic achievement sought to ascertain what variables were associated with such differences. Interview and standardized test data were used to determine the relationships between student development and five nonschool…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Research, Longitudinal Studies
Halpin, Glennelle; And Others – 1979
Forty-five graduate students in two educational psychology classes were randomly assigned to three groups for a classroom test on the course content. One group was asked to go to another room and then was privately excused from the test. The other two groups took tests with the same 32 items, but one group used a multiple-choice format and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Piliavin, Irving; And Others – 1979
The quality of effort among public assistance personnel has been criticized virtually since the inception of welfare programs for the poor. However, until recently, empirical information on the performance of these workers has been nonexistent. The present study, concerned with Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) case decision errors,…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Decision Making, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Levine, Jerrold M.; And Others – 1980
A project investigated the feasibility of training spatial visualization to facilitate transfer among tasks requiring these abilities and thus reduce training time and increase personnel flexibility. Eighty undergraduate college students participated in a study of from one to five days duration. Experimental subjects received extensive practice…
Descriptors: Ability, Feasibility Studies, Geometric Concepts, Performance
STANLEY, JULIAN C.; WILEY, DAVID E. – 1962
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES FOR RATING PERSONNEL WERE INVESTIGATED AS USED IN RESEARCH GENERALLY AND FOR USE IN THE EVALUATION OF TEACHERS. HISTORICAL PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN RATING TECHNIQUES WERE PRESENTED AND COMPARED WITH RANKING TECHNIQUES. STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYSIS OF RATINGS WERE DETAILED AND RELATED TO VARIOUS TYPES OF RATING…
Descriptors: Design, Experimental Programs, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship
ESBENSEN, THORWALD – 1967
THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPRESSING INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES IN TERMS OF OBSERVABLE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT. ONE SECTION, WHICH ILLUSTRATES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA IN THE TEACHING OF HAIKU, ARRANGES INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES UNDER THE HEADINGS OF CONTENT CLASSIFICATION, PURPOSE, CRITERION PERFORMANCE, SAMPLE TEST SOLUTION,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation
CRAWFORD, MEREDITH P. – 1967
THE KEY CONCEPTS OF SYSTEM AND SIMULATION AS THEY ARE APPLIED TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MACHINE-ASCENDANT SYSTEMS THAT FACILITATE THE ORDERLY DESIGN PROCESS OF TRAINING SIMULATORS ARE PRESENTED--(1) PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM AND LIMITS OF ACCEPTABLE HUMAN BEHAVIOR, (2) RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Education, Evaluation Methods, Human Factors Engineering
STOLUROW, LAWRENCE M. – 1964
THIS CUMULATIVE REPORT DESCRIBES RESEARCH PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON TRANSFER AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS PLUS REPORTS OF NEW WORK. CHAPTER I OF THE REPORT DEALT WITH THE NATURE, HYPOTHESES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT WHICH TAKES A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE OF THE LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL CONDITIONS BY…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Factor Analysis, Instructional Materials
GRIFFITHS, DANIEL E. – 1962
THE RESULTS OF A CONFERENCE BASED UPON THE "DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION" PROJECT (COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT, NO. 214) ARE REPORTED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WAS THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN. THE ACTIVITIES REPORTED INVOLVED STUDY OF THE REPORT AND OBSERVATIONS IN A…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Conferences, Elementary Education
