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Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1963
Conference speakers reviewed and analyzed the current thinking underlying the basic concepts of test norms, reliability, and validity. Roger T. Lennon's paper called for more attention to the development of norming theory and summarized current norming practices and the establishment of a system which would permit comparable norms for tests which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, College Students, Educational Testing
BLUM, ZAHAVA D.; ROSSI, PETER H. – 1968
DRAWING UPON RECENT STUDIES OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE BASIC CLASS-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POOR. THE POOR ARE DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS, HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS, DELINQUENCY, AND SEX AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS. OTHER CORRELATES OF SOCIAL CLASS POSITION WHICH ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Behavior Patterns
Miller, Emanuel, Ed.; And Others – 1968
Twenty-eight papers examine basic theories and clinical methods in child psychiatry. Theories and methods discussed concern child psychiatry and the World Health Organization, pediatrics, child disturbances, observation, the psychodiagnostic approach, longitudinal research in child development, the comparative approach to early child development,…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Child Development, Child Psychology, Clinical Diagnosis
Morris, June E., Comp.; Nolan, Carson Y., Comp. – 1967
The 345 references in this bibliography include articles from the periodical literature, books, and conference proceedings, and concentrate on these topics: theoretical and practical aspects of testing, historical development of testing, instructions, manuals, and methods of administration, test descriptions and evaluation, development of adapted…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Books, Conference Reports
Lynn, J. J. – 1976
This study investigated the effects of three methods of teaching interpersonal relationship skills with the film "Relationships with Other People." The three methods of instruction were presentation of film only, print-based material, and formal classroom instruction. The following pre- and posttest instruments were administered to 210…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Career Education, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Style
Katz, Lilian G.; Jacobson, Elaine – 1978
This report discusses the measurement of behavioral and attitudinal aspects of young children's socioemotional development and briefly describes a variety of instruments designed to measure such development. Information given for each instrument includes: author, source, variables examined, type of measure, age of children test is designed for,…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1976
Formerly the Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children, REEEP is an educational intervention program for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children. Goals of REEEP, an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III program, are to: prevent school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs
Neman, Ronald S.; And Others – 1974
The study represents an extension of previous research involving the development of scales for the five-card, orally administered, and tape-recorded version of the Thematic Apperception Test(TAT). Scale development is documented and national norms are presented based on a national probability sample of 1,398 youths administered the Cycle III test…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Hill, Jim; Craig, Arthur – 1974
The guide is one of a series of 10 units composing an orientation to the world of work course designed expecially for disadvantaged and handicapped students in the ninth and tenth grades. It is designed to provide basic and remedial instruction in personal development, math, and language skills while providing information and skills basic or…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Lynn, Georgianna A.; Bishop, Lloyd K. – 1972
This study proposed that the interaction of student personality and school environment is influential in the development of normative climates. Two instruments measured the transactional relationship between individual personal structure (needs) and characteristics of the organizational environment (press). Needs were measured by an Activities…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Analysis of Variance, Correlation, Educational Environment
Torres, Edgardo E. – 1971
Seeking to answer the question of how language affects character by widening the learner's world, this article reviews in broad terms the present conditions in the study of foreign languages, reviews the attitudes of the "new student" in foreign languages, and challenges educators to consider new directions in the development of advanced placement…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Students, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills
Regan, John – 1967
Noting the close relationship among language, thought, culture, personality, and self awareness, anthropological linguistics acknowledges the powerful and real function language styles play in human life, the close attachment between the individual and his natural manner of speech, and the sensitivity that surrounds an individual's attachment to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropology, Compensatory Education, Educational Problems
Short, N. J. – 1971
This rating information form used to refer children to the PIC program, elicits information concerning the child's emotional, cognitive, and personality development. See TM 001 111 for details of the program in which it is used. (DLG)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students
Robinson, John P.; Shaver, Phillip R. – 1973
This volume presents a systematic review and evaluation of the major empirical measures of social psychological attitudes. It is hoped that the form of presentation adopted in this work (which includes actual scale items and scoring instructions) will help the reader to make his or her own judgments about the current state of the art in social…
Descriptors: Alienation, Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Measures, Authoritarianism
Smith, Barbara – Center Quarterly Focus, 1976
The focus of this newsletter is on the interaction between two major developmental stages: adolescence and middle age. Research and theories about each stage are presented separately, followed by a discussion of how the two occur within the family structure. This discussion may be useful to teachers, counselors, employers, or researchers working…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Age Groups, Attitude Change
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