Problems arising from the attempt to integrate theory and practice are discussed. A method of integration and assessment with implications for curriculum design and the planning of practical experience is outlined, and suggestions are offered for developing guidelines for supervisory discussion and standardized evaluation criteria. (Author/LBH)

Relationships between straight-copy typing and shorthand transcription and between production typing and shorthand transcription were studied using data gathered from seventy-three shorthand students. Results of the correlation analyses showed few significant relationships, indicating that transcription skills are unique. (MF)

Various experiments demonstrated that the difficulty level of several performance-type intelligence test tasks is determined directly by stimulus and task variables that vary the information to be processed. The implications of these findings for intelligence and the problems of an experimental approach to the measurement of intelligence are…

Discrepancy scores (Verbal IQ minus Performance IQ) were examined for the WISC-R, using the standardization sample as the data source. The occurrence of significant discrepancy scores was found not to be significantly related to age, sex, or race, although significant relationships were obtained with both parental occupation and intelligence…

Examines the claims of the developers of the Adult Performance Level (APL) program to improve the teaching and testing of adults enrolled in federally supported adult basic education programs, identifies APL's theoretical problems, scrutinizes the technical aspects of its development, and evaluates the role of the U.S. Office of Education in these…

Comparison of performance between subjects who practice transcendental meditation and those who do not revealed that meditation does not improve fine motor skills although it has many other benefits. (JD)

This article tackles the debate on general intelligence tests versus specific skills assessment as predictors of academic performance. In a Minneapolis study, a wide range of tests were given to 355 preschoolers. Results from a test assessing early reading skills more closely predicted actual third grade reading achievement than did results from…

Speech-language pathologists (n=49) and speech-language pathology graduate students (n=53) were administered a written examination on hearing aids and a practical examination concerning the functioning of two types of hearing aids. The majority lacked basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist hearing-impaired students with their hearing aids.…

Points out that significant progress in performance assessment is gained by adopting an interdisciplinary approach for Data Envelopment Analysis. Describes a number of case studies as well as the limitations of the technique and the caution required in interpretation. (Author/BSR)

The author argues that inherent in supervision is professional development, which can be divided into the related tasks of staff development, informal observations, rating, and individual development. (CH)

The study determined whether increased cognitive performance occurs when a college instructor employs daily behavioral objectives as an integral component of instructional strategy versus an instructional approach without specific daily objectives. Findings showed that behavioral objectives facilitated increased geographic test achievement and…

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ's were compared for blacks and whites (matched in age, sex, geographic region, father's occupation, and urban-rural residence). Although whites had significantly higher verbal and Full Scale IQ's at all age levels, Performance IQ was significantly…

Subjects were 30 boys aged 9-12 with learning disabilities. Lower socioeconomic status (LSES) learning-disabled boys scored lower than the normal population on both verbal and performance scales of the WISC while upper-middle socioeconomic status (USES) boys scored lower only on verbal tests. USES boys scored higher than LSES boys in Performance…

The purpose of the study was to determine (a) whether there are differences in the way in which Negro and white experimenters interact with Negro and white subjects; and (b) whether such differences influence performance on tests of motor impulse control, reflectivity, innovative behavior, and curiosity. (Authors)