The relationship between classroom seating preference and personality was explored. Subjects were 81 undergraduate students. Using the same 32-seat classroom, four classes were tested. Students were administered Cattell's 16 PF followed by another questionnaire which contained a diagram of the classroom, and students were asked to indicate their…

PERSONALITY VARIATIONS AMONG LOWER-CLASS CHILDREN WERE EXPLORED BY (1) DEVISING AND REFINING THEORY-RELEVANT METHODS OF PERSONALITY MEASUREMENT AND (2) USING THESE METHODS TO INVESTIGATE DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGE AND TO ORGANIZE PROGRAMS OF DIFFERENTIAL EDUCATIONAL TREATMENTS. GROUPS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM A "CULTURALLY DEPRIVED"…

This study investigated the effectiveness of Individual Counseling and a Parent Educational Program in modifying underachieving behavior and measured personality traits, peer relationships, and perceived family attitudes. The sample was comprised of fifth-grade students, male and female. The treatment duration was an academic year. The…

This symposium describes the development and initial use of an assessment center for men in mid-career and middle life. This assessment was designed for use in the Management Progress Study, the long-term research started 20 years ago using subjects who were men entering telephone company management. (AT and T). These same subjects were assessed…

Hypothesizing that experimentation with various teaching methodologies and individual student differences may show certain teaching methods to be more effective than others for a certain type of student, the authors studied the application of such experimentation to a portion of the radiology sequence in the dental curriculum. A review of the…

To determine whether achievement on selected stenographic and personality tests is a predictive measure of job success when the employee is evaluated using the Minnesota Satisfactoriness Scales as a method of measuring job performance, this study tested 300 stenographic and secretarial majors in Alabama State technical institutions and junior…

The paper explores a behavioral paradox which occurs in everyday life: people try to make themselves different and stand out from others, but they also try to minimize their differences and be just like everyone else. The major hypothesis of the study states that people will work to individuate themselves when a positive event is forthcoming in…

The post mortem item-examinee sampling investigation described herein explored the feasibility of using item-examinee sampling to estimate scale values denoting degree of affect toward stimuli when measured by the method of paired-comparisons. Results indicate clearly that such scale values can be approximated satisfactorily through item-examinee…

Describes the Personalized Learning Program at Texas Tech University, which explores self concept theory and the relationship of teaching and learning styles to personality preferences, through a program of research and seminars. (AYC)

Investigates the differences in attitudes toward academic achievement and personality characteristics of third generation Japanese Americans (Sanseis). Sanseis were grouped by sex and high and low achievers and were administered the Adjective Check List and the Asian American Survey. Results show that Sanseis are relatively heterogeneous with…

Personal constructs of internally and externally oriented students were expected to engender different perceptions of teachers' use of behavior alteration techniques (BATs) in the classroom. Indicates that externally oriented students perceived more frequent BAT use by teachers than did internally oriented students, and that perceptions by…

Examined the relationship between sex, sex role, and college major choice among undergraduates, using Holland's interest typology to classify majors into categories. Found overrepresentation of masculine-type men in Investigative areas, androgynous women in Artistic areas, and feminine-type women in Enterprising majors and, regardless of sex type,…

Studies fourth grade students to test a goodness-of-fit model of temperament. Children responded to the Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS). Teachers specified demands/expectations for their students for each of the DOTS attributes and rated students' academic ability and adjustment. Objective measures of academic achievement were also…

Presents the methods and findings of a study to determine which demographic, academic, and personality characteristics of high-risk community college students were significant predictors of academic success. Reports on a follow-up of 411 high-risk, full-time, day students enrolled in remedial programs. Offers recommendations for increasing success…

Measures of life stress, locus of control, world view, and values were administered to 91 Rosebud Sioux. Results provide some limited norms for local use of these measures and descriptive data for this tribe. The measures provide examples of culturally relevant, nondiscriminatory instruments for assessment of Native Americans. (Author)