A summary is presented of psychological research on technical training. Chief emphasis was on developing a methodology for the scientific investigation of intact (national) training situations. Correlational methods in which the final criterion measure is residualized with respect to initial trainee status, were explored in various contexts.…

The first part of this paper briefly describes two studies concerned with cognitive processes in children. One study examined the ability of Kindergarten and First Grade children to apply a simple rule of logical inference in order to solve a two-object discrimination problem. Specifically, the rule was of the form "if A, then not B." A second…

A study was conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of several different visual, visual-verbal, and verbal treatments on the recall of factual information. The primary measure of individual differences of subjects involved in the study was that of intelligence quotient (I.Q.). The study attempted to determine whether or not treatments…

Since at least 1897, educational researchers have reported, with great frequency, "no significant differences" with respect to studies investigating the effects on educational outcomes of various treatments, suggesting that many educational variables are relatively impotent. A possible reason for at least many of the no-difference findings may lie…

The relationship between learning ability and intelligence has continually been a focus of theory and research. It is argued in this paper that the inconclusive results of studies relating individual differences variables such as intellectual abilities to learning are due to a too pragmatic, theoretical orientation. Theoretical models explicating…

Contained in the supplement to the final report (EC062716) on intelligence test modifications for speech and motor handicapped children (such as retarded or cerebral palsied) are directions for the modified test, the modified stimuli, and the record booklets used in the research projects. Noted are the nonverbal and multiple choice design of the…

Analysis of the relationship between the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and Stanford Binet (SB) test age and standard scores of mentally handicapped children of chronological ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 years indicated uniform underestimation of SB by the PPVT at the lower performance levels. Regression equations for determining SB from PPVT were…

This report is on one aspect of a study that is trying to provide a reference basis for different researchers in their combined efforts to conceptualize and develop a theory and structure of human abilities and temperament. Specifically, the study is directed toward the identification of tests and other instruments that can serve as markers for…

Teachers need more help from school counselors, school psychologists, and testing programs. Summary profiles are an excellent way to quickly and pithily communicate information. The profile included is applicable to Wechsler Scales: WISC, WBI, WBII, and WAIS. In part, the profile is also applicable to the WPPSI. (Author)

Ways in which to determine whether the aptitude, intelligence, or achievement test is more helpful are discussed. A test's function, i.e., how the test results are used, appears to be the most logical method of discriminating between the types of tests. In educational testing, if the purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching or…

The two-factor theory proposed concerns familial mental retardation, in which retardation is mild (IQ 50-70) and persons appear clinically normal with no signs of neurological damage. It is stated that persons in this IQ range differ greatly in vocational, social, and other non-scholastic abilities, and that these differences are only slightly…

The completed WISC-R's (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) of 76 white urban children with academic problems (6 years, 0 months to 15 years, 9 months) were rescored utilizing the Satz and Mogel criteria for an abbreviated intelligence measure. Extremely high correlations for IQ's (.96 - .98) and subtests (.66 - .95) were found.…

The new mechanism, PUSS, enables experience of any complex environment to be accumulated in a predictive model. PURR-PUSS is a teachable robot system based on the new mechanism. Cumulative learning is demonstrated by a detailed example. (Author)

Of all resources, it is the human mind, seeking solutions through science and technology, which provides the greatest potential for solving mankind's problems. (Editor)

So as to compare the results of the WISC and WISC-R, instruments were administered to 58 children. All IQs were significantly higher on the WISC, with the Performance difference being greater than the verbal difference. Regression equations were obtained to predict WISC-R IQs from WISC scores. (Author)