IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF A CUT-OFF SCORE FOR ENTRANCE INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SCORES OF 1,346 STUDENTS WHO EITHER PLACED ABOVE THE 80TH PERCENTILE (N-672) OR BELOW THE 20TH PERCENTILE (N-674) ON EITHER THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST OR THE WATSON-GLASER TEST OF CRITICAL THINKING WERE…

TWO HYPOTHESES RELATING THE AMOUNT OF RISK-TAKING A COUNSELOR DISPLAYS TO HIS JOB SUCCESS AND JOB SATISFACTION WERE PROPOSED. HOWEVER, RISK-TAKING, AS MEASURED BY WILLINGNESS TO BET ON ANSWERS TO A REHABILITATION INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE TEST GIVEN TO 83 COUNSELORS IN FOUR STATES, LACKED A RELATIONSHIP OF PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE. A SECOND STUDY…

The selection and development of six tests measuring the ability to receive and interpret nonverbal communications are described, as is an attempt to gather evidence of their value as predictors of success in two occupations requiring high levels of interpersonal skills-- psychology and counseling. The tests were: (1) Inter-Person Perception Test;…

Research has provided few guidelines or criteria which can be utilized by college deans to decide which academically dismissed students have the highest probability of success once readmitted. In this study, measures of student characteristics were sought which correlate with academic performance. 360 admission applicants, of whom 181 sought…

The objective of the study was to predict potential procrastinators in a self-pacing instructional system. Seventy-five entering college freshmen were randomly selected to participate in a large scale individually-paced program. Those students (25) who procrastinated were classified as "no-start-procrastinators" (NSP); the remainder (52) were…

The reliability and validity of an instrument designed to predict dimensions of community adjustment of schizophrenic patients released to reside in the outside community was investigated. Cross-validation was only modestly successful. (JKS)

The ability of the Screening Test of Academic Readiness to predict academic achievement was assessed through using two samples of beginning kindergarten pupils from two successive years in a large midwest suburban school district. The test proved to be a fairly effective predictor. (Author/JKS)

Attending faculty members completed a rating scale at the end of each clinical rotation in a general pediatrics residency training program. The rating scale items assessed medical knowledge, interpersonal and professional relationships, and attitudes toward education. Interrater agreement is reported. (Author/MLW)

The relationship of Dental Admission Test (DAT) scales and predental grade point averages with freshman and sophomore dental school performance measures and National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) Part I averages were examined. The results indicated that the DAT scales had limited predictive validity. (Author/MLW)

The paper presented evidence of the criterion related validity of several Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB) tests relative to criterion variables representing first year college achievement. Information regarding the criterion related validity of nontraditional tests of the CAB reflecting divergent production hypothesized to be associated with…

The predictive validity of eight variables (the undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and the quantitative, verbal, and total scores of the Undergraduate Record Examinations and the Graduate Record Examinations) were evaluated relative to graduate GPA for graduate students who had completed masters' degree programs in education. (Author/PN)

By securing a network of variables related to cognitive outcomes, we may emphasize important behaviors that are adjuncts to learning and mitigate measurement problems of the performance contract. (Author)

Results of this study indicate that an English proficiency test such as TOEFL may raise the validity of the GRE aptitude tests in predicting foreign students' graduate school GPA. (Author)

Specific aim of the study was to determine the predictive accuracy of selected observations obtained during developmental periods on later developmental outcome. (Authors)

With a sample of 64 secondary school classes in Montreal, the predictive validity of a set of 15 learning environment scales was tested in eight subject areas. (Authors)