This paper briefly summarizes the validation and implementation of three CLEP examinations (humanities, social science/history, and natural sciences) that complement the placement and proficiency system of the University of Illinois. Three groups of juniors in fall 1971 who had completed specific distributional sequences that had satisfied general…

This study compared the effectiveness of a training procedure involving groups of elementary school students to an individualized training procedure, both of which utilized the Raven Learning Potential (LP) measure to assess improved performance. The development of a group training procedure using the Raven Progressive Matrices aimed at an…

To give teachers help in understanding themselves better and in relating more positively to their students, small discussion groups were organized to provide maximum opportunities for teachers to express thoughts and feelings about themselves and about problems they were facing in the classroom that prevented them from relating positively to their…

To clarify the role of new managers of affirmative action programs, a survey was conducted among 58 public institutions in the fall of 1973. These included 38 community colleges, 14 four-year institutions and six agricultural and technical schools throughout New York State. The study focused upon (1) whether the position of affirmative action…

Seventy-six references are included in the annotated bibliography dealing with minority groups, particularly the education of children from minority groups. Entries include texts, journal articles, and many research reports. Some of the major topics covered by the documents are American Indians, Mexican Americans, Negro youth, ethnic groups,…

Used in a cross-cultural study was the Attitude Behavior Scale-Mental Retardation (ABS-MR), designed to examine aspects of attitude-behaviors that are invariant, culturally determined, object determined, or situation determined, and multivariate relationships between these components. Data on structure, content, and determinants of attitudes of…

As a result of research conducted for the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) regarding opportunities in the job market, this report includes: (1) a description of the policy and program recommendations suggested by research findings, and (2) a synthesis of research findings applicable to OEO, particularly highlighting their relevance to…

Selected aspects and results of an interdisciplinary research and education program to examine the potential and problems associated with the use of communication satellites to help meet educational needs in the United States are summarized. The progress of the program to date in four major areas is described: needs analysis, communications…

This report traces the development of a model of Navy career motivation under the all-volunteer condition. This is an outgrowth of three interview studies in which information about factors influential in enlistment and reenlistment decision was elicited. Interviewee samples included men who were at various stages of considering enlistment in the…

Volume IV of a study of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) training programs for higher education personnel presents the third of a three-faceted approach to assess current training needs. This document presents case studies of six diverse situations in American higher education in the early 1970s with particular emphasis on the…

The relationships between locus of control and other personality variables were studied, using the Nowicki-Strickland Scale. The broad hypotheses were that internal locus of control would be related to a number of other competence-type behaviors and adaptive social functioning. Results of various studies are presented, and it is concluded that the…

A multimedia course on economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document describes how various project activities were performed in designing the course and gives a rationale for the way…

The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and opinions of certified school personnel in Pontiac, Michigan after the school district of that city had undergone approximately 9 months of court ordered desegregation. The survey instrument, a mail opinionnaire, used in this study was designed to gather attitude data concerning the…

This paper examines the skills and competencies which give students the opportunity to act effectively in social situations in relation to a student's view of self as competent, thus enabling him to take advantage of his opportunities. The sample was drawn from all 14 and 15 year olds attending state secondary schools in the State of Victoria,…

Three Internal-External (I-E) locus of control counseling techniques were used in regular counseling sessions to determine whether these techniques would result in a control expectancy shift from external to internal. Twenty-seven Ss were counseled in 4 groups for five weeks, twice each week in groups, and once each week individually by 4…