The purpose of this study was to validate on a second sample of student teachers, prediction equations developed to predict performance in student teaching. The study was part of a longitudinal project. Equations tested in this study were produced in a previous study by subjecting to multiple regression techniques six biographical and 40…

This study reports an attempt to explore within a heterogeneous population the pattern of influence which selected maternal traits exert on internal locus of control at age 5 years. Information on the relevant variables was retrieved from the computer-based data bank of the St. Louis Baby Study. The maternal traits used for prediction included the…

Infant intelligence from birth until the age of two was measured to determine the usefulness of infant intelligence tests. Twenty infants were tested regularly over the two-year period. Results showed neither simplex nor other long-term patterns of interrelationship among the infant intelligence scores obtained. The study concludes that the…

Used a mathematical simulation procedure adaptable to an interactional concept of personality to predict the interpersonal compatibility of couples. Strife scores derived from computer simulation of interactional personality data correlated significantly with partner ratings for the quality and the stability of their relationship. Significance…

Discusses why agentic and idiographic approaches (in combination with more typical nomothetic, nonagentic studies) may enhance the predictive accuracy of psychological experiments. Presents study on exercise behavior of 42 college student subjects and analyzes it from 3 perspectives: nonagentic-nomothetic, nonagentic-idiographic, and…

The development of time-series revenue projections for University of Alaska Budget Request Units (BRUs) is described. Fiscal planning modes in higher education are reviewed, along with the attributes of judgmental, time-series, and causal forecasting techniques. The following six submodels comprise the necessary dimensions of the comprehensive…

An analysis-of-covariance methodology was used to investigate whether there were population differences between tryout and operational Rasch item b-values relative to differences between pairs of item response theory (IRT) b-values from consecutive operational item administrations. This methodology allowed the evaluation of whether any such…

Evidence suggests that individual difference measures of personality are limited in their ability to predict cross-situational behavior. This limitation has applied to measures of communication-bound anxiety that have generally been developed as unidimensional instruments. A study explored whether a measurement approach based on individual and…

This overview of both quantitative and qualitative methods of educational forecasting is introduced by a discussion of a general typology of forecasting methods. In each of the following sections, discussion follows the same general format: a number of basic approaches are identified (e.g. extrapolation, correlation, systems modelling), and each…

This report is Part I of a 3 part project report on THE VALIDATION OF A BIOGRAPHICAL INVENTORY AS A PREDICTOR OF COLLEGE SUCCESS. This part, dealing with the development and validation of a scoring key for the Biographical Inventory, covers the major quantitative analysis of the data. Part II is concerned with sociometric and interview contingency…

The writers of this paper draw on their own research efforts and an extensive review of the literature related to prediction of delinquency (and the related factors of personal and social adjustment, health problems, welfare status, and academic underachievement) to point out a number of deficiencies and difficulties encountered in research…

A model for estimating the economic value of children is presented in this report designed to assist researchers of the less developed nations in assessing: amount and distribution of children's contribution to national output; the economic benefits of health, nutrition, and schooling changes; the persistence of rural people in having large…

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…

Increasing demands for accurate forecasts in such areas as student enrollment, energy expenditures, and facility capacity are placing new demands on the institutional researcher. A variety of forecasting models and methods are available, all to be used with caution in long-range forecasting. (Author/MSE)

Describes method of selecting document groups for automation developed by Advanced Document Management Systems staff at Westinghouse Water Reactor Divisions. Criteria for inclusion of document in database, survey questionnaire, a weighting formula to assign priorities (critical, frequency of retrieval, quality assurance, interdivisional use), and…