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Download full textHarmon, Lindsey R. – 1965
Questionnaires were sent to U.S. high schools soliciting information on former students who had earned doctorates. The questionnaire provided data on grades, rank in graduating class, and mental test scores. The grades were summarized into four grade-point averages (GPA's), one each for English and foreign languages, social studies, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1978
The booklet discusses teaching gifted and talented students in the regular classroom. Brief case histories of three different types of gifted students are presented: morally gifted, creatively gifted, and cognitively gifted. Defining the gifted and talented is discussed, and characteristics of gifted children within each talent area are outlined.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies
Ramey, Craig T.; Gowen, Jean W. – 1979
This paper reports on three longitudinal studies of the relationship of mother-infant interaction (and other maternal characteristics) to child development. The goal of the research program was to find a way to break the chain of events that lead to mild mental retardation. The first study of 1,000 North Carolina first grade children showed that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Environmental Influences, Home Visits
Block, Jeanne H.; And Others – 1979
An objective index of degree of parental agreement was generated by comparing the independent responses of 83 parental dyads to a set of Q-sort items referencing child-rearing values and orientations. This index was found to significantly predict subsequent continuation or termination of the marriage and to relate to independently-described…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Divorce, Family (Sociological Unit), Females
Wilson, Barry J.; And Others – 1979
Most research in the area of early identification of learning problems has been devoted to determining the predictive validity of various assessment measures. Results indicate that the predictive validity of these measures is far from perfect and varies considerably from study to study. The transition room program provides what appears to be a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Identification
HAMPTON, NELLIE D. – 1961
THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING GIVEN TO A GROUP OF GIFTED CHILDREN IN A SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAM WERE TESTED DURING THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR WITH RESPECT TO OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT AMONG THE STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO COMPARE THIS EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WITH TWO CONTROL GROUPS DRAWN FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOL POPULATIONS. IT WAS THE SECOND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Curriculum Research
TSUJI, ISAO – 1964
FROM 1962 TO 1963, THE JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP. CONDUCTED A STUDY TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION ON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ISOLATED AREAS OF JAPAN, WHO HAD SCORED BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ON NATIONWIDE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. 4 PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN FOR THE EXPERIMENT. THE STUDENTS WERE PRETESTED FOR INTELLIGENCE,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Cultural Isolation, Educational Television
NEWTON, KENNETH R.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PREREADING MEASURES OF VISUAL-MOTOR-PERCEPTUAL SKILLS AND READING ACHIEVEMENT WERE STUDIED. SUBJECTS WERE 172 FIRST GRADERS. PRETESTS AND POST-TESTS FOR WORD RECOGNITION, MOTOR COORDINATION, AND VISUAL PERCEPTION WERE ADMINISTERED. FOURTEEN VARIABLES WERE TESTED. RESULTS INDICATED THAT FORM-COPYING WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN…
Descriptors: Age, Associative Learning, Factual Reading, Intelligence Quotient
PINNOCK, THEODORE J. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF TESTING IN SEASONAL AND MIGRANT FARMERS' EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IS NOT FOR MEASUREMENT BUT FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE DEGREE AND INTENSITY OF HELP NEEDED. TESTS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY THE TEACHER TWO OR THREE WEEKS AFTER CLASS BEGINS WHEN POSSIBLE. THEY SHOULD BE SCORED CAREFULLY, AND THE RESULTS ANALYZED AND INTERPRETED. THE AUTHOR…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Testing, Group Testing
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM J. – 1962
THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF FLES UPON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS WAS THE BASIC PROBLEM OF A STUDY IN THE HICKSVILLE, N.Y. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING A SURVEY OF LITERATURE ON THE PROS AND CONS OF FLES PROGRAMS, THE REPORT CONSIDERS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, WITH CONTINUOUS FLES INSTRUCTION STARTING IN THE FIRST GRADE,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Audiolingual Methods, Comparative Analysis
BOBBIN, MARIANNE; HAROOTUNIAN, BERJ – 1967
DIFFERENCES WERE INVESTIGATED IN APTITUDES, STUDY HABITS, AND VALUES AMONG FOUR CATEGORIES OF FEMALE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS WHO WERE 1961 AND 1962 FRESHMAN MATRICULANTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE. THE CATEGORIES WERE (1) EDUCATION MAJORS FROM MATRICULATION THROUGH GRADUATION (N 105), (2) EDUCATION MAJORS IN GOOD STANDING WHO WITHDREW (N…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitudes, Bibliographies
Cappella, Roseann – 1980
Several key variables in the development and assessment of young children's sex role preference are examined in this study. A sample of 257 pre-kindergarten children (mean age, 59 months) and their mothers participated in this study. After obtaining information on each child's age, IQ, and his/her mother's employment status the It Scale for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Employed Parents, Females, Intelligence Differences
Semantic Grammar: A Technique for Constructing Natural Language Interfaces to Instructional Systems.
Burton, Richard R.; Brown, John Seely – 1977
A major obstacle to the effective educational use of computers is the lack of a natural means of communication between the student and the computer. This report describes a technique for generating such natural language front-ends for advanced instructional systems. It discusses: (1) the essential properties of a natural language front-end, (2)…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Environment
National School Public Relations Association, Arlington, VA. – 1978
Basic test terminology is explained for parents of school children. Terms which are defined include aptitude, achievement, criterion referenced tests, norm referenced tests, and intelligence quotient. Brief discussions of the advantages and limitations of tests are included. Testing is seen as providing valuable information to the school, students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing
Landsberger, Betty H. – 1978
The position advanced in this paper is that the nature of the confrontation between the institution of school and the children who attend it is different and is experienced differently by the four sex-color groups: white girls, white boys, black girls, and black boys. Data for this study were collected from approximately 475 children at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Family Characteristics, Intelligence Differences
