Data on the intellectual maturity of children 6-11 years of age in the noninstitutionalized population of the U. S. is analyzed in relation to their demographic and socioeconomic background. This is the second report on the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, administered in the Health Examination Survey of 1963-65, and deals with the results in…

School administrators who must make decisions that determine the direction for vocational education need empathy and flexibility in applying the principles and practices inherent in vocational education. Effective administration requires the utilization of management fundamentals combined with identification and selection of alternatives for…

The application of the Performance Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) to the multimedia leadership course development project (see EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484 for the final report) is summarized in this report. The development of the system and the problems encountered in its operation are discussed. Charts showing the critical path…

An assessment of the effectiveness of the second implementation of the United States Naval Academy multimedia course in leadership, psychology, and management is presented in this report. Descriptions of the course, the media and presentation forms used, and the procedures for course revision are provided. A brief description of the instructional…

An intensive analysis of the relative value of using the Vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to predict Full Scale IQ based on six verbal and five performance WISC subtests was conducted. The tests were administered to 1,310 6 to 11 year old Anglo, Negro, and Mexican-American school children.…

The stability of reading performance, as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and Iowa Tests of Educational Development, was studied using students in grades 1 through 7 and grades 9 and 11. A reading vocabulary test and a reading comprehension test are included in all three test batteries. The standard…

This manual will be useful to superintendents, chemical technology teachers, and students in a high school which is planning or already offering a chemical technology program. Designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as chemical technicians or further post-secondary training, these instructional materials include: (1) a discussion…

This booklet contains 74 instructional objectives and related evaluation items for beginning Spanish, grades 7-12. It is organized to cover the basic pedagogical steps of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing a foreign language. Each objective in the "Collection" contains three elements: (1) the objective, (2) measurement items, and (3)…

This report represents an integration of analysis results in an interim report with those from additional analyses performed since. It is divided into (1) description of the experiment in which the goal is outlined; (2) description of the technology company programs, an overview of personnel, curriculum and materials, and incentive systems; (3)…

A brief review of innovative approaches to the teaching of foreign languages during the 1960's is presented in this report. The potential use of media in current programs is emphasized in a discussion of: (1) creative application of technology in the solution of instructional problems, (2) television and related media, (3) observation via…

The frequency theory of verbal discrimination learning makes no distinction between silent and spoken rehearsal. Further, the frequency theory predicts that the study-test method of list presentation is superior to the anticipation method. College students, performing under silent and spoken rehearsal conditions, learned 16 low-frequency…

In order to make formal instruction more responsive to individual needs, the following study implemented a procedure for transforming a conventional set of course materials into an interactive learning environment. The basic mechanism for interaction was a computer generated and computer administered quiz that sampled from concepts in the reading…

This booklet consists of materials developed on differentiated staffing. Nine sections cover a definition of terms, the executive teacher plan, some new teacher models, a position statement on the concept of differentiated staffing, a process approach to model development, and information on administrating the differentiated staff. In addition,…

This working guide for the school bus supervisor shows how to increase the safety and efficiency of school transportation. Guidelines are provided to help prevent accidents involving school buses and to establish sound operating policies for school transportation fleets. The booklet points out how any school transportation system can provide its…

The Conference sought to provide a user-based and -oriented assessment of performance contracting for education. It focused on delineating the current interest in performance contracting, the technique's demonstrated strengths and weaknesses, and its potential as an alternative approach to school system resource allocation. Six commissioned papers…