Three hundred and thirty-one undergraduates in education who had not taken educational measurement rated 47 course objectives for importance and interest. Median ratings were positive or neutral for all items. Importance and interest were highly related. The most favored items involved critical analysis of or alternative approaches to measurement…

The relationship between learning ability and intelligence has continually been a focus of theory and research. It is argued in this paper that the inconclusive results of studies relating individual differences variables such as intellectual abilities to learning are due to a too pragmatic, theoretical orientation. Theoretical models explicating…

Eysenck's theory that variations in resistance-to-temptation (i.e., RTT) behavior are contingent on 2 basic personality dimensions -- introversion-extroversion and neuroticism -- which produce differences in conditionability was evaluated in a punishment paradigm with adolescent boys. Measures of manifest anxiety, self-control, and…

The description of, or formation of impressions about, persons are viewed as being dependent on situational context and the standard or reference point to which the persons are compared. A study is described in which different subject groups compared a target's score on a "cautiousness-boldness" or a "relaxation-alertness" test with either a…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of U.S. Army Engineer Officer Candidate training and the stability of this training when measured again years after departure from Officer Candidate School. A self-description inventory was administered at the beginning of a 6-month training program, again near the end of the program, and…

Designed to offer individuals in the role of unit leaders some guidelines for assuming the leadership role in planning inservice education for members of the school staff, the booklet provides information on learning styles, assessment of learning style, sample rating scale, developmental tasks and education, teacher observations, directed…

THE SIX PAPERS COLLECTED IN THIS REPORT DEAL WITH THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL EFFORTS IN RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF-CONCEPT. THE THREE THEORETICAL PAPERS EXTEND THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS IN THEIR EARLIER WORK AND ALSO CALL ATTENTION TO AND ELABORATE UPON FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL…

There are many effective styles of instruction; and every teacher should be skilled in at least one, and preferably in several. (Author/MLF)

Examines six value systems that employees and supervisors operate within, and considers the implications for the relationships between employees and supervisors who do and don't share value systems. (IRT)

A Monte Carlo study was carried out to investigate the ability of the ALSCAL multidimensional scaling program to recover true structure inherent in simulated proximity data. The results under varying conditions were mixed. Practical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed. (Author/JKS)

Description of a program designed to provide an environment that is adaptive to individual differences, combining the advantages of a structured curriculum for basic skills development and an open learning environment for personal and social development. (Author)

Research was conducted among 58 5-6th grade gifted students in Seattle to test the following: their preferences for verbal vs. multi-sensory concept formation, whether non-verbal learners are primarily spatial in information processing, and the reliability of the Block Design subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) for…

A sample of 40 babies was observed in a variety of mildly challenging situations throughout their second year and in a series of follow-up assessments at age 31/2. Findings revealed two types of avoidant mechanism--wariness of the unfamiliar and fearfulness after exposure to a mildly difficult situation. (JMB)

Two profoundly hearing-impaired adolescents received systematic speech training to improve their production of two vowel sounds. Both subjects demonstrated significant changes in their production of the two vowels at the acoustic and perceptual levels following treatment, but changes were highly individualized. (DB)