The importance of the written psychological report is explored, and, in particular, its relationship to teachers' needs and requirements is discussed. Additionally, the characteristics of a "good" psychological report are listed, and teachers are advised to use these criteria in evaluating the psychological reports they are receiving.…

Appendix 1 includes the interviewers' manual, the respondent's booklet, and the actual test materials used in the study, Measuring Intelligence and Achievement Motivation in Surveys. Appendix 2 presents definitions and discussions of intelligence and motivation measures used in this study. A short bibliography of references is also included. (MV)

TWO GROUPS OF NURSES OF COMPARABLE ABILITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WERE STUDIED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON DECISIONS TO CONTINUE EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. BECAUSE FUTURE NURSES MAY ENROLL IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAINING PROGRAMS, IT WAS FELT THAT USING THESE STUDENTS AS SUBJECTS WOULD ENABLE MORE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF…

An attempt to operationally define depressive retardation in 72 inpatients aged 4-16 used two percept-genetic tests. In a serial visual afterimage (AI) test retardation was defined as a successive reduction of AI size, and in a serial tachistoscopic presentation using the meta-contrast technique (MCT) it was seen as stereotyped repetitions of…

During 1973-74 school year, the Nassau N.Y. Board of Cooperative Educational Services experimented with a Career Resource Center at one area neighborhood center. In 10 months this Career Resource Center served 3, 132 students and 387 professional staff, and developed and experimented with four model programs in career counseling and guidance. The…

The collection of articles is intended to serve as supplementary reading for students and practitioners in rehabilitation and related fields, and to provide a background in the philosophy, terminology, and methodology of vocational evaluation and work adjustment. The articles are divided into eight areas: philosophy of vocational evaluation (four…

Background and attitude questionnaire items used in the Michigan Educational Assessment battery to measure socioeconomic status and attitudes toward self, school, and the importance of school achievement are presented. A priori weights for item responses are provided. (For related document, see TM 002 329.) (KM)

This paper describes a study which examined the performance of 48 pairs of 18-month-old twins on the Mental Development Scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development to determine whether score differences would be found for the three subgroups of identical, fraternal same-sexed, and fraternal opposite-sexed twins. Of the 96 subjects, 46 (23…

With the implementation of the all volunteer force concept, the Air Force must ensure that the objectively measurable range of ability in its manpower pool is being utilized. This is especially true for minority groups who have been categorized and channeled into military career areas based on their performance on two selection tests: the Armed…

Thirty-five disadvantaged Negro 4-year-olds were observed by one or the other of two white male child psychiatrists during a 30-minute play session. After the session, the observer dictated a descriptive summary of the session. He filled out a rating scale on aspects of the child's behavior, including speech and play behavior, nature of social…

After consideration of the drawbacks of such psychometrically derived theories of cognitive abilities as those of Guttman, Cattell, and Guilford, appeal is made to E. B. Hunt's "distributive memory" model and A. Newell's concept of the "production system" as possible bases for developing an alternative theory. Such a theory of…

This evaluation report of preschool programs for the hearing impaired reviews the field in terms of two basic educational philosophies: (1) home centered socialization and (2) child-centered, cognitive-academic approaches. Related research literature is reviewed, although it is stressed that dissapointingly little comparative data could be found.…

The records of 1,800 educable mentally retarded students who terminated schooling in the New York City public schools from 1960-1963 were examined to study their employment history and present job status. From the total population a representative sample of 383 was selected for such variables as sex, ethnic group membership, IQ level, and…

During basic combat training, 2,072 enlisted men were classified as being either AWOL or Non-AWOL. Three hundred of these men were similarly classified after 90 days in their initial unit assignment. AWOL and Non-AWOL soldiers were then compared to determine whether certain factors could be used to predict which soldiers would go AWOL or to…

Army personnel managers have a continuing need to select, classify, and assign to training and jobs large numbers of young men who enter the services. Since the Army Classification Battery (ACB) is an integral part of the assignment process, accuracy of scores has a significant influence on the appropriateness of assignments. A new ACB and…