In this paper an effort is made to seek within John W. Atkinson's own thinking on achievement motivation a more parsimonious explanation of the assumed curvilinearity between motive strength and performance. (Author/RK)

Expressions for the expected value, density, and distribution function (DF) of GS (gain from selection) are derived and studied in terms of sample size, number of predictors, and the prior distribution assigned to the population multiple correlation. (Author/RK)

School achievement was positively related to performance on the abstract task and was generally unrelated to performance on the concrete task. (Authors)

Data was collected to check on the validity of the assessment at age 14 as a criterion of secondary school performance, and to provide further information on the predictive value of primary school assessments and on social class factors in secondary education. (Authors/CB)

Many factors influence the grades students earn. Without the intervention of institutional forces, it is reasonable to suspect that the mean semester index of successful students will remain constant with the passage of time. If, on the other hand, institutional variables exist that influence grading standards, then it is reasonable to suspect…

A 4-year United States Office of Education prekindergarten-kindergarten series of research studies has provided data useful in predicting school success. The present study compares test scores of the Complete Assessment Battery administered before the children entered kindergarten with scores of the same children on the Metropolitan Readiness…

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of the area (homogeneous) scales of the Navy Vocational Interest Inventory (NVII) as predictors of Class "A" school achievement and as measures of rating differentiation by comparing specific occupational scales with more general interest measures--the NVII area scales. The…

The present study was conducted to establish a scoring key for the Guilford Zimmerman Temperament Survey appropriate for predicting academic performance. Results point to the utility of non-cognitive measures in predicting academic performance, particularly when scoring keys tailored to the specific situation are empirically derived. Suggestions…

The purpose of this study was to investigate an alternative approach to the aptitude-treatment-interaction method of adapting instruction to individual differences. (Author)

Three studies of prediction of academic achievement in introductory psychology courses are reported. The Achiever Personality scale of Fricke's Opinion, Attitude and Interest Survey and Brown and Holtzman's Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes made independent contributions beyond intelligence in the prediction of course grades in two of these…

Study was designed to examine the validity of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in predicting achievement of college sophomores majoring in Education. (Authors)

Study was designed to assess more fully the relative importance of ability and personality variables in the prediction of school achievement in a variety of areas. (Authors)

Indicates that under- and overachievement is related primarily to teaching and educational methods, and is independent of the subject matter area. (DS)

The predictive validity of the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale was investigated for 299 suburban children who were largely from upper-middle class homes and well above average in intelligence. Teacher ratings on the Devereux were completed for the students while they were in kindergarten and these ratings were used to predict…

Compares the Metropolitan Readiness Test with the opinion a parent or teacher has of a child for predicting success in the first grade. Results of a two year study are analyzed. (RK)