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Peer reviewedAbbott, Robert D. – Psychological Reports, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedBrittain, Mary M. – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Criteria
Van Riper, C. – Brit J Disor Commun, 1970
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Change, Feedback, Individual Differences
Goldman, Leo – Meas Evaluation Guidance, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Evaluation
Towle, Albert – Amer Biol Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science, Individual Differences
Murfin, Mark – Childhood Educ, 1970
Teachers should recognize that a wide range of ability and academic achievement in a classroom is normal, always present, and desirable. Such a range will not discourage or humiliate the slow-learner, but encourage him to proceed at his own pace. (NH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Dropout Prevention, Individual Differences, Low Ability Students
Franken, Robert E.; Morphy, David R. – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Achievement, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Maier, Norman R. F.; Casselman, Gertrude G. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Ability, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences
Lee, Robert S. – Public Opin Quart, 1970
Presents the results of a nationwide survey of attitudes toward computers in two categories: (1) the computer as a purposeful instrument, helpful in science, industry, and space exploration, and (2) the computer as a relatively autonomous machine that can perform the functions of human thinking. (MB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computers, Educational Background, Human Dignity
Peer reviewedWilliams, Sarah; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Tested the prediction that individual differences in sensation seeking moderate the relationship between attitudinal similarity and attraction. Results showed high sensation seekers were more attracted than low sensation seekers to dissimilar others, whereas low sensation seekers were more attracted than high sensation seekers to people with…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attitudes, College Students, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedChand, Ian P.; And Others – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Examined the relationship among selected ascribed and achieved traits and their relationship to occupational attainment, using a longitudinal sample of males (N=583). Data suggest that achieved and ascribed variables do not operate seperately. Residence in childhood and number of siblings had a significant effect on adult job status. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Background, Employment Level, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedTyler, Sherman W.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Individual differences and the role of advance organizers in reading comprehension were examined. Subjects read short passages sometimes preceded by a given type of advance organizer. Good readers showed greater recall of detail given either type of advance organizer; poor readers displayed enhanced recall of detail only for a particular type of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classification, Cognitive Structures, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHimmelfarb, Samuel; Murrell, Stanley A. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Assessed five scales as mental health measures for older persons (N=318). The internal consistency reliabilities for the anxiety, depression, and well-being scales were moderately high to high, but the reliabilities for the affect balance scale suggest some caution. Cutting points for the well-being and depression scales are suggested. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Gerontology, Individual Differences, Mental Health
Peer reviewedPuckett, James M.; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Investigated the impact of old-age and attractiveness stereotypes on persuasion. College students (N=220) read essays attributed to young or old authors. Attractive authors were rated higher and were more persuasive relative to unattractive authors when the essay was weak. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStewart, Rosemary – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Argues that if students are unable to show improvement after two semesters of innovative writing instruction, they should not be forced to continue to write essays. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Student Characteristics
