APTITUDE MATURATION RESEARCH COMPLETED IN 1959 MADE IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE USE OF THE GENERAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY (GATB) TO EDUCATIONAL VOCATIONAL COUNSELING OF NINTH AND 10TH GRADERS. IN AN EFFORT TO EXTEND ITS USE FURTHER, THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE OCCUPATIONAL TEST NORMS VALIDATED ON ADULT SAMPLES PREDICT THE…

Because grades are the chief means used by college officials and employers to evaluate college performance, their relation to future achievement is significant. Forty-six studies concerned with this relationship were reviewed. The studies were divided into 8 categories--business, teaching, engineering, medicine, scientific research, miscellaneous…

To assess validity of the human figure drawing test (HFD) as a predictor of test anxiety, 27 HFD scoring indices were developed, yielding a total HFD score, cautiousness subscale, and poor-planning subscale. The sample of 57 girls and 76 boys chosen at random from grades 5 and 6 of a suburban upper-middle class school, completed HFD tests, a…

A study was made to compare early respondents with late respondents and with non-respondents, using data collected from a study of 1,186 adult borrowers of two public libraries. Usable information was collected from 718 respondents either by one or more telephone calls or by a postcard sent first or when there was no answer by telephone. The…

In this bulletin are an article, "Restriction of Range: Questions and Answers" BY Alan S. Kaufman and book reviews. Answers to the following questions are given in the article: What exactly is meant by "restriction of range"?; What effect does it have?; Why are correlation coefficients lower for restricted than for widespread…

Presents an accumulation model of learning in which incorrect response tendencies remain constant and correct response tendencies increase with practice. This model contrasts with the traditional replacement model in which correct response tendencies replace incorrect ones. The two models are compared in their ability to describe and predict…

This paper is written to propose and describe a set of four criteria for the empirical evaluation of psychiatric classification. (Author)

Investigated higher-order factors in the Interpersonal Style Inventory in male (N=144) and female (N=173) high school students. Analysis of the 15 scale intercorrelations disclosed five dimensions in each sample. The advantage of higher level factors lies in their greater generality and generally higher predictive validities. (JAC)

Administered the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) to fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students (N=44). Six months later, all students received the California Achievement Test (CAT). Results supported the predictive utility of the K-ABC, and also provide support for the differential validity of the K-ABC achievement versus mental…

Evaluated the relationship between Freedom From Distractibility subtests (Kaufman, 1975) and a variety of cognitive and behavioral measures to assess processes underlying performance for 96 fifth graders. Findings suggested that differing and fairly complex cognitive processes rather than the single behavioral dimension of distractibility underlie…

A criterion validation study of the Trainee Performance Sample employed 78 severely/profoundly retarded adults. The Sample, which uses benchwork tasks and a learning potential format, was found to be a valid and useful predictor of training needed to master two vocational tasks. (CL)