Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis that student informal interaction with faculty significantly influences freshman-year "over-" and "underachievement." After controlling for pre-enrollment characteristics, interactions focusing on intellectual and career concerns were found to have significant, but…

This and other studies show that measurements of empathy and personality style reflect dimensions separate from those of academic achievement. Identification of students with both high MCAT scores and high empathy scores might represent one approach in predicting which students will make the best clinicians. (LBH)

Summarizes a lengthy report of a study of the use of graduate student instructors (GSIs) in Israel. Results suggest that teaching effectiveness depends upon individual characteristics, and that GSIs can be just as effective as faculty members. (Author/AV)

It is noted that Dallas' success with the busing of some children for the purpose of integration is because only some students from some districts are bused for only a few years. (Author/AM)

Relationships between cognitive style, conceptual tempo, and problem solving strategies of 81 fifth-grade students were examined. While cognitive style was not related to strategies used in problem solving, conceptual tempo influenced time spent and quality and quantity of questions asked. Effective training techniques were also described.…

Assessment is made of the effectiveness of teachers' ratings and of a battery of cognitive and psychometric tasks in predicting achievement in reading and arithmetic in grades 1, 2, and 3. (Author/BW)

The attitudes and experiences of black students who attend predominantly white colleges are explored. Two surveys, part of a longitudinal study by A Better Chance, Inc., indicate that most black students make a successful academic adjustment at white colleges, and that they do benefit from the opportunity to attend independent secondary schools.…

A statistical study of 90 students entering the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy in 1974 indicates that PCAT scores are clearly superior predictors over these scores: SAT-Verbal and -Math; college quality point average (QPA); Otis Quick-Scoring Mental Ability Test; and pharmacy course grade. (LBH)

A cooperative office education program at Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, increased its enrollment and work placement of students with the coordinator's treating the program as a year-round process, which is illustrated in her August-through-July schedule of monthly tasks. (MF)

This article suggests that many females select social occupations as a means of asylum from anxiety which is caused by competing in male-dominated fields. The attempt to reconcile societal expectations of woman as marriage partner with high achievement motivation denies her the full realization of her intellectual capabilities. (Author)

Analyzes the literature pertaining to the adult's need to learn how to learn and this concept's relevance for successful adult learning in three modes (learning on one's own, collaborative learning, and institutional learning). Also, discusses training (which helps adults acquire learning skills) and suggests some researchable questions. (EM)

Referral is an important facet of counseling and the success rate can be improved if counselors are aware of the factors discussed in this article that contribute to success or failure. (Author)

Discusses several major habilitative implications of normalization principles with particular reference to the socio-sexual development of persons with disabling and other deviancy-producing conditions; presents preliminary findings on the success of fostering normative socio-sexual behavior in rehabilitation clients; and suggests ways in which…

To provide guidelines for selection and recruitment of paraprofessionals in the New York State Cooperative Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNED), a study was made to determine differences between presently employed and former aides and their success in other jobs. Data are shown in the text and in nine tables. (MF)

The article deals with some of the special adjustment problems for a newly employed black manager, the additional orientation needed, and recommendations for top management to consider different attitudes and values, to establish an equal employment opportunity policy, and to provide appropriate orientation and evaluation systems. (MF)