The theory of achievement motivation with a modification involving future orientation, was used to predict that: (a) subjects who perceive a course examination to have future implications should perform better than those who do not; (b) Highly anxious subjects who perceive the course examination to have future implications should persist longer at…

This report identifies factors which influence workers' behavior so that job performance and success are affected. In particular, the study resolves questions concerning talent development, occupational allocation, adaptability of workers, worker satisfaction, and performance. A detailed review of the literature is included. Suggestions are made…

This study investigates the effects of management expectations on the occupational success of disadvantaged workers. In five organizational experiments, supervisors were informed that certain workers out of groups of disadvantaged workers had superior abilities. However, these workers were chosen randomly, so that any differences in performance…

Few comparative studies of American Indian education have been completed. Despite the frequent tendency of researchers to generalize about the education of American Indians, little knowledge exists beyond local and occasional regional studies. Understanding the educational diversity of contemporary American Indians requires widescale controlled…

This investigator bases his study on the principle that competency-based teacher training programs require clear statements of objectives, sequenced according to the needs and interests of learners and according to instructional considerations. A classification system used to generate teaching competencies for teachers of varying levels of skill…

Described is a program to provide educational services for severely emotionally disturbed (autistic or childhood schizophrenic) children based on behavior modification principles. Both formal and informal tests of performance are given in the areas of preacademic and readiness tasks. Each child is individually tutored in language, pre-reading,…

Several factors should be considered in using standardized tests to measure achievement in the mentally retarded. Who should be included in the normative sample is a first consideration; this depends on the definition of mentally retarded being used. For achievement purposes the mentally retarded probably differ from one another as much as they do…

The present study attempted to identify and describe individual differences in concept learning. It was hypothesized that if a significant portion of the reliable individual variation in a complex learning situation could be identified and described, it would be reasonable to expect that subsequent predictions could be made about the conditions…

Groups of brain damaged and normal children were subdivided into young (age range 6 to 9 years) and old (age range 10 to 13 years) groups and subjected to an auditory reaction time procedure consisting of regular and irregular preparatory interval conditions. The most important results were as follows: the performances of the young normal, old…

This study investigated how a child's level and pattern of performance affected teachers' perception of the cause of the hild's performance and teacher's evaluation of the child and his characteristics. Pairs of either teachers, student teachers, or education students participated in the study, accepting the role of participant or observer. The…

The School of Management at Syracuse University recently undertook the task of classifying the kinds of competency one should demonstrate in order to function effectively in positions within the field of Business Administration. The study is aimed at identifying the mix of technical skills, general ability, and background knowledge that fits…

Performance on complex (Space Relations and Verbal Reasoning) and simple (Digit Symbol) tests was investigated as a function of Byrne's Repression-Sensitization (RS) dimension, phase of menstrual cycle and premenstrual-menstrual (PM) symptomatology in a group of females not taking oral contraceptives. Two control groups, consisting of males and…

Children in typical classrooms who were offered material incentives learned significantly more spelling words than did children not offered material rewards. The substantial effects of the material incentives continued throughout the 4-week period. (BJG)

Achievements cited for ESEA include that it broke the log jam on federal aid to education, spotted the needs of children, fueled other movements toward equality of educational opportunity, recruited quality personnel, promoted public-nonpublic cooperation, promoted parental and community involvement, and the evaluation/accountability movement.…