Explains some of the implied assumptions about the nature of goals as things among which persons may reasonably choose or about the behavior of personal preferences or both -- inherent in proposed approaches to the selection and definition of instructional goals by Grotelueschen and Gooler (CTN; Nos. 8-9, pp7-21 1971-72). Argues that an…

Paper presents an example of the use of the linear model for attitude measurement emphasizing the validation of the regression weights by comparing them with traditional and more direct measures of attitude. (Author)

Perspective on article by P. Isaac published in the Psychological Bulletin, 1970, 74, 213-18. (CB)

Multiple discriminant function analysis is used to locate differences in inventoried interests among a selected engineering sample. This technique is an effective statistical procedure for discriminating among occupational groups where data similar to that analyzed in the article are available. (Author/CK)

Several themes which are common to both econometrics and psychometrics are surveyed. The themes are illustrated by reference to permanent income hypotheses, simultaneous equation models, adaptive expectations and partial adjustment schemes, and by reference to test score theory, factor analysis, and time-series models. (Author)

By ascertaining student achievement levels both at admission and at the time the student leaves a school, and by comparing these two scores, a school effectiveness index can be formulated. (RA)

Browne's definitive but complex formulas for the cross-validational accuracy of an OSL-estimated regression equation in the random-effects sampling model are here reworked to achieve greater perspicuity and extended to include the fixed-effects sampling model. (Author)

Statistical techniques for identifying exceptional school progress are outlined and illustrated. Regression analyses using two sets of test scores are suggested as a preliminary indicator. These techniques would be useful to school administrators. School progress is best measured by criterion referenced tests rather than norm referenced tests.…

This paper discusses how full model dummy variables can be used with partial correlation or multiple regression procedures to compute matrices of pooled within-group correlations. (Author/CTM)

Treatments of contextual effects in the social science literature have traditionally focused on statistical phenomena more than on social processes. This article seeks to redress that imbalance by focusing on underlying processes through which social structure and social interaction may impinge upon individuals. (Author/JKS)

Develops a model of interorganizational conflict (both structural, which involves rules that govern a relationship, and operating, which involves the interpretation and application of such rules) that incorporates key aspects of the organizational interface, explaining conflict on the basis of similarities and differences among the interacting…