To determine whether or not a modified delayed auditory feedback would smooth the speech pattern and increase fluency in stutterers, eight severe stutterers were given individual 10 to 40 hour speech sessions. Feedback was delayed by .2 seconds, the rate of speech controlled by the experimenter, and speech patterns were smoothed by prolonging…

The technique of "voiceprint identification" has been invested with a myth of infallibility, largely by means of a specious analogy with fingerprints. The refusal of its chief proponent to submit to a properly controlled test of his ability, coupled with the inability of observers in independent studies to get comparably low error rates,…

Proceedings of a seminar on the present status of vision engineering and the possible effects on criteria for school planning. A discussion by Dr. H. Richard Blackwell on vision engineering is included. Topics of discussion include--(1) broad aspects of the effect of light upon sight, (2) lighting variables and task visibility, (3) lighting…

The results of all basic measurements and calculations of reflected glare for different lighting materials and conditions are presented in a series of tables and charts. All basic concepts of a quantitative method for evaluating the visual significance of reflected glare are identified in relationship to different types of visual performance. The…

This study sought (1) to explain variations in (a) faculty acceptance of the junior college role and (b) the degree of faculty consideration for their students and (2) to see if those who accept the junior college concept also show a higher degree of consideration for students. It was hypothesized that faculty members acquired their attitudes to…

The aim of this study was to provide quantitative measurement of the degree of identification, or lack of identification, that takes place between the viewers of television and the television roles they like and view regularly and those they dislike and view infrequently. Participants in the study were asked to keep a Television Viewing Diary and…

This study investigated the role of one factor in the dramatic conformity reduction produced by a partner who agrees with S in the face of group pressure--the independent assessment of social and physical reality provided by the partner. Two social support conditions, varying only in S's perception of the partner's adequacy as a valid reference…

In order to study the role performance of a media generalist working in public schools at the district level, a population of teachers and administrators in two upper middle-class suburban communities was studied. A secondary objective was to utilize the study as a pilot scheme to test the feasibility of applying operational simulation techniques,…

Sixty-four 8-year-old children were divided into fast and slow learner groups and trained on a tactile simultaneous discrimination task. Selective attention was measured in terms of percentage contact time per trial to the relevant dimension. Inter- and intracouplings per trial were also recorded. A multivariate analysis was carried out to examine…

The research was designed to determine whether: (1) ninth-grade male and female students differ in their perceptions of job characteristics which would be important to them in choosing an occupation, (2) ninth-grade male and female students differ in their perceptions of what constitutes job "success," and (3) counselors and teachers can predict…

This guide is activity oriented and designed to provide environmental experiences for children in grades four through six which will involve them in making value judgments relative to their own community. Content covers problems dealing with air pollution, water pollution, solid wastes, and the aesthetics of visual pollution. Five to fourteen…

In this paper, a general conceptual framework for the role of consultant in the Bureau of Program Development and Diffusion as an education extension agent is presented. The key elements of the definition are (1) service, (2) local school system advocacy, and (3) developmental leadership. The operational definitions for each are viewed as…

The relationship between variations in an auditory signal identification task and consequent changes in the abilities related to identification performance was investigated. Characteristics of the signal identification task were manipulated by varying signal duration and signal-to-noise ratio. Subjects received a battery of reference ability tests…

With the upsurge of interest in career education and its implementation at all educational levels, the need for leadership in setting goals, establishing policies, and implementing programs is apparent. This paper devotes itself to a discussion of the position which leadership must take for a full expression of the possibilities in the career…

The usefulness of the method of memory judgments as a tool for studying human memory was explored in this research. The first experiments involved the nature of the information about when an event occurred, the spacing of repetitions of an event, and presentation modality of an event. Results suggested that time and spacing are represented in…