The definitions of norm-reference" and "criterion-referenced" tests and the applications of them are discussed. A norm-referenced test is one that yields scores which are interpreted through the use of norms. Applications of these include survey achievement tests, college selection tests, aptitude batteries, and armed services classification…

California's existing system of providing majority access to community colleges for all who desire to enter public higher education and limited access at the freshman level to the California State University and Colleges and to the University of California appears to be effective. The community colleges are well equipped to meet the needs that…

Presented are national statistics on the 1960-62 employment conditions of America's scientific and engineering manpower in relation to economic and social characteristics. The eight-page questionnaire used in the 1962 postcensal survey is concerned with the collection of data from individuals classified as scientists and engineers in the 1960…

A part of the results of the evaluation of more than 50 federally funded ESEA Title I projects in Philadelphia, this volume reports on the evaluation of the cluster "Cultural, Affective, and Supportive Services." Projects in this cluster seek to provide children with additional activities and services that are designed to enrich their…

The Continuous Progress Primary (CPP) was adopted in grades K-3 at Bethune Elementary School (Minneapolis) in 1970. The intermediate grades (4-6) were organized in grade levels. In the CPP, each child progresses at his own rate, the emphasis being on small-group learning. The school staff took part in a questionnaire evaluation of the CPP in May…

To measure any element or characteristics of an early childhood education system, the general context of interdependencies must be assessed in order to take into account possible interactions of the characteristics measured with characteristics of the student, teacher, situation, and background. A comprehensive program of individual assessment…

An analytical method for defining and describing the behavioral elements of those tasks that are inherent in the operation of large cargo trucks for mission durations ranging from four to eight hours was developed and validated in this study. The preliminary analysis of task elements was subjected to validation by several means: structured…

Research was performed to determine whether: (1) highly creative subjects would obtain higher scores on tests of crativity in an enriched environment, (2) subjects who are poor in creativity will not obtain higher scores because of low perceptual curiosity, and (3) high- and low-intelligence subjects would score equally well on creativity. The…

The primary purpose of this project was to build a data base that would aid in identifying disadvantaged persons and later in identifying handicapped persons in the services areas of the Los Angeles Community College District. Five main steps were involved: (1) finding a machine readable file of all enrolled students in the District; (2) defining…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether achievement motivation can be taught by either of two approaches common to the kindergarten. After being pre-tested for motivational levels, subjects were randomly placed in three groups: (1) cognitive-direct teaching of components designed to enhance motivation, (2) Social-social interaction…

A study was conducted to demonstrate that originality can be facilitated in elementary school children. Research has shown that a training procedure designed to elicit uncommon responses will facilitate original responses on subsequent tasks. Ss were 96 fifth- and sixth-graders. Half were randomly assigned to a group given originality training…

Children of ages 5 and 8 years were given one of three learning tasks: (a) a component selection problem, in which two stimulus components were redundant and (b) two incidental learning tasks, in which one component of the stimuli was task-relevant and the other was incidental. A posttest, measuring the children's recall for information about each…

Research was conducted to determine whether statistical sampling techniques' could be applied effectively in followup studies of high school graduates and, if so, what sampling model is most appropriate. Records at four high schools in the Santa Barbara area were examined to develop statistical, demographic profiles of two populations, the 1970…

As children grow older they show an increasing preference for classifying objects on the basis of shape rather than color. To clarify the nature of this "dimension preference," children of ages 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 years were given a method of triads test of dimension preferences, followed (after a week's delay) by a component selection task. The most…

The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges launched the Microform Project in 1969 under a contract with the U.S. Office of Education. The major product of Phase I (1969-1970) was a bibliography of resource materials used in 10 courses of study at community colleges (see ED 040 708). During Phase II (1970-1971), a series of pilot…