This paper examines the multivariate multiple regression model and explores its applicability to communication research. The first section discusses partitioning of a data matrix, as a heuristic device for distinguishing among alternative regression models. Section two examines various aspects of univariate multiple regression, including the form…

Relationships between the ratings of interns by their supervisors, their peers, and the interns themselves on four dimensions are compared and analyzed in relationship to earlier measures of aptitude, achievement, and personality. Findings reported show supervisor ratings to be highest and admission variables to be unrelated to intern performance.…

A battery of four reading readiness assessment tasks was administered to 267 first grade students to determine if the tasks predicted reading achievement as well as the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT). The four tasks, which were the best predictors in a previous study of seven readiness tasks, were the aural word boundaries task, the…

To investigate relationships among reading scores, college academic performance, degree expectations, self-assessed skills, and retention, data from "The Nelson-Denny Reading Test" and background information from "The New Student Survey" were correlated with the freshman year academic performance and enrollment status at the beginning of the…

Six widely used college admissions variables and four course-specific measures (tests of entering mathematical skills and physics knowledge, and indexes of previous study of mathematics and physics) were correlated with final marks for 495 students in an introductory college physics course. The college admissions variables included scores on…

The potential impact over a five-year period of various social security proposals upon independent colleges and universities was examined in a survey of 114 institutions. The survey encompassed only administrative, faculty, and staff salaries, and excluded nonprofessional salaries and wages. Data concerning the average increases of employer costs…

The Brain Wave Analyzer (BWA Ertl 02) was used to measure the brain potentials of 110 public school children. Resulting scores were correlated with concurrent measures of school achievement. Results indicate that certain brain wave scores have relatively low correlations with school achievement compared to traditional intelligence measures but may…

The study's purpose was to: (1) identify factors affecting college students' academic performance measured by college grade point average (GPA) and persistence identified by whether or not withdrawn from the university initially attended; and (2) compare these factors among Black, Mexican American, and Anglo students. Data were obtained from the…

The evidence used in condemning a test as racially biased is usually a validity coefficient for one racial group that is significantly different from that of another racial group. However, both variables in the calculation of a validity coefficient should be examined to determine where the bias lies. A study was conducted to investigate the…

A discriminant analysis of objective and subjective measures from the records of students who graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School over a six-year period was used to generate a model for the prediction of medical specialty choice. (Author/MLW)

The purpose of the study was to identify predictive factors in the areas of vocational stability and job satisfaction for potential teachers of postsecondary technology subjects. Of the seven stability factors and five factors investigated, age, educational level, and high scores on the Vocational Preference Index were considered most important.…

This study seeks to either verify or refute the hypothesis that a positive relationship exists between self-concept and underachievement. (Author)

This follow-up study of 275 university freshmen confirmed that the final secondary examination, the Higher School Certificate, is a moderately good predictor of university success. Of the other variables studied (satisfaction with university and various personality measures) only a study habits score contributed further to the prediction of…

Two successive classes of accelerated medical students were administered a variety of tests to find predictors of medical school grades. Through a combination of the Hand Test and Rorschach, a single index of maladjustment, Daubney Index, was derived. This correlated -.55 with medical school grades for 23 students. (Author/SJL)