This report reviews the research on creativity assessment and on biases in creativity measures. The study attempts to clarify the relative bias of convergent and divergent ability and esthetic preference, and their relative bias to aspects of personality and educational preferences involving both subject matter and instructional method. A modified…

Since personnelmen (PNs) represent a major point of contact between the Navy and its enlisted men, the attitude a PN projects while performing his duties is believed to have an effect on his servicemen clients' satisfaction with the Navy and subsequent re-enlistment decisions. Because all rated servicemen must attend "A" school,…

Advocates of movie making believe that it provides a non-ethnocentric experience that is inherently engaging and relatively free from the risk of failure. Disadvantaged teenage boys who were attending two experimental summer work camps participated in studies of two aspects of movie making. The first study evaluated three different techniques for…

The specific objectives for the course on "Psychoactive Drugs" are to gain knowledge about drugs and drug users, and to acquire the ability to seek out and use available information on drugs. This course outline is divided into 2 sections: (1) basic psychological, pharmacological, and physical aspects of psychoactive drug use; and (11) cultural,…

The remedial reading program at Pojoaque Elementary School, New Mexico, is summarized. The objectives were to improve the child's reading ability, personality development and assurance, and interest in the school routine. The program also aimed to provide the children with a positive environmental atmosphere. On the basis of teacher recommendation…

The question of an interaction over time between ability grouping and personality variables was the focus of the present study which examined pertinent data from 260 female high school students. Two standardized personality instruments, in addition to several scales designed by the E's, were administered to students of the upper and lower ability…

This booklet reports the results of two studies of building principals that attempted to determine the extent to which the relationship between participation in decisionmaking and satisfaction would be affected by the personality of the principal participants. One study revealed that a significant relationship existed between psychological…

The readings presented here are the result of a review of numerous professional journals (dating from 1960 on), curriculum bulletins, other publications by district and county offices, and addresses and materials prepared for workshops and conferences. The materials chosen were felt to be the most significant descriptions of individualization as a…

A study was conducted to determine whether six personality variables, presently used in admissions decisions by a nursing school, were effective predictors of success on the State Board Examination (SBE), the nursing licensing examination. The personality variables were measured by subtests of the Personal Preference Schedule of the Psychological…

This study attempted to broaden the perspective of homogeneous classroom grouping strategies through an examination of a grouping plan which matched both students and their teachers on the basis of compatible levels of specific personality characteristics. The focus of the study was to examine empirically the degree of relationship that existed…

The Minnesota Studies in Vocational Rehabilitation report continuing research on the general problem of adjustment to work. Work adjustment is predicted by matching an individual's work personality with work environments, and satisfaction by how well abilities and needs correspond to reinforcers in the work environment. This volume presents…

We are concerned with the hypothesis that two variables have a perfect disattenuated correlation, hence measure the same trait except for errors of measurement. This hypothesis is equivalent to saying, within the adopted model, that true scores of two psychological tests satisfy a linear relation. A statistical test of this hypothesis is derived…

This paper presents a screening procedure for potential teachers of speech that encourages self-appraisal and provides an opportunity for the students to remove himself from the program. The author briefly examines past efforts to predict the performance of potential teachers; reviews qualities to be looked for in effective speech teachers; and…

A publication concerning the out of school or day care of children from ages six to fourteen is presented. It is pointed out that all good day care programs share at least two features: (1) They add to and strengthen the kind of care and guidance provided by parents; and (2) They aim at providing the child with experiences which will encourage the…

The author tests the proposition that an educational program containing a minimum amount of failure will help the student to achieve a favorable self-attitude. Based on the belief that early experience of success leads to a healthy self-concept, it is hypothesized that children in an Individually Prescribed Instruction Program (IPI) should have a…