The specific aims of the investigation reported in this book were: (1) to determine the consistency or change in personality and adjustment of older adults over time and to learn what factors are related to consistency or changes; (2) to study the problem of survivorship by analyzing differences between survivors in regard to socio-psychological…

This final evaluation report of the 1970-71 New Haven Bilingual Education Program's effectiveness in the various areas of instruction is a presentation of analyses of data gathered on student performance in oral language proficiency (English only), reading comprehension (English only), mathematics, and student self concept (administered in the…

The personal characteristics, educational background, occupations, and attitudes of 54 Federal Executives who attended Session IX of the Federal Executive Institute, U. S. Civil Service Commission, are given. The average age of the group was 47.6 years (range 36 to 61). The federal grades were 18% in GS-5, 66% in GS-16 and equivalent, and 16% in…

The development of Q methodology is briefly reviewed, and the methodology itself is briefly described. Finally, a number of the issues are raised relating to the use of Q. Q methodology can have fruitful applications if it is not used indescriminately. Appropriate use of Q requires careful attention to the way the problems being researched are…

This study was designed to reveal the differences in patterns of motivational variables and factors, and their differential effects upon academic achievement of Chinese and Puerto Rican early-grade school children. To determine the motivation and achievement levels, 198 subjects, with 99 in each group, were selected and tested by three…

This study of English instruction in Great Britain concentrates on the changes in the last seventy years at the junior and secondary school levels. The author states that a long-term perspective on the study of English-teaching methodology is needed so that poor teaching habits will not be perpetuated and good ones will be encouraged. Relying on…

A description and application of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception are presented. The report includes a description of the Frostig as a total instrument and an overall analysis, as well as separate analyses and descriptions of each subtest. A brief summary of the experimental design and sampling plan also is included. A pilot…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether more or less comprehension occurred on the part of the human receiver when information was transmitted in a verbalized, compressed, repetitive manner through the auditory channel in the same unit of time necessary for one "normal" transmission. A research hypothesis was developed which…

The effect of reading works of a literary nature on the modification of certain attitudes toward Negroes of a selected white urban high school population was investigated. Nine books were selected as prescribed reading; the books were of mixed genre: six fiction, two non-fiction, and one photographic essay. Attitude scales administered to the…

This report, which draws from numerous previous Harcum reports, summarizes the entrance status, development, and achievements of Harcum students from 1962 to 1970. (MS)

This revised collection is presented in a new format. Each objective consists of stating the general objective, giving directions, sample items, and answers. Objectives covering a wide range of writing problems are included emphasizing the improvement of clarity in expression. The text is divided into two categories: Mechanics and Usage. There are…

Effects are reported of a Durham, North Carolina Education Improvement Program (EIP), a five-year compensatory education program, on social, intellectual, linguistic, and academic development of disadvantaged children. Regarding socialization, changes in social behavior are found to be more a function of specific setting variables, especially…

National Assessment is a plan for a systematic, census-like survey of knowledges, skills, understandings, and attitudes designed to sample four age levels in ten different subject areas. It is an information-gathering program designed to provide both the educational community and the lay public with information about some of the direct outcomes of…

The heart of this conference report is a series of papers and summaries of discussion on the following topics: (1) analysis of requirements for specific foreign language courses, (2) difficulties in language instruction research, (3) the establishment of language centers in all colleges and universities, (4) principles for the structure and…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES SOME OF THE COUNSELING PRACTICES EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS DEMONSTRATION CENTERS. STUDENTS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. IN ONE CENTER, SUCCESSFUL TEST INTERPRETATION INTERVIEWS RESULTED FROM A COMPARISON OF STUDENTS' ESTIMATED TEST RESULTS AND ACTUAL TEST RESULTS. STUDENTS LEARNED OF OCCUPATIONS THROUGH…