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Peer reviewedFlake, Muriel H.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1975
The effectiveness of short-term counseling on Career Maturity of tenth-grade students as measured by the Career Maturity Inventory was studied. Results indicate that career maturity as a developmental process can be measured and facilitated through counseling. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Counseling Effectiveness, Decision Making
Peer reviewedKicklighter, Richard H.; Bailey, Brenda S. – School Psychology Review, 1980
The Children's Adaptive Behavior Scale is described, and statistics based on children aged 6 through 10 with IQ's 50 to 89 are presented to show the relationship of scores to chronological age, the low relationship with intelligence, and the negligible relationship with race or sex. (CTM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Role, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWalker, Richard N. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992
A test battery that corresponded to the Gesell Developmental Assessment (GDA) was given to 400 4-6 year olds. A truncated version of the GDA had moderate reliability and predictive power. Experienced judges sometimes differed in their assessments of a child's developmental level and recommendations for grade placement. (GLR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Individual Development, Maturity (Individuals)
Direct linkPatton, Wendy; Watson, Mark B.; Creed, Peter A. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2004
The present study investigates the career maturity of 1090 high school students in Years 8 to 12 in Australia (n = 656) and South Africa (n = 434). Scores on the Australian version of the "Career Development Inventory" were analysed. While a developmental explanation for career maturity was supported, gender differences between countries…
Descriptors: Career Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, High School Students
Peer reviewedLoevinger, Jane – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Evidence for the construct validity of Washington University's Sentence Completion Test of Ego Development is reviewed. The test has adequate validity for research purposes but is neither valid nor reliable enough to be used as a clinical instrument without further confirming data. (BH)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedWillits, Fern K.; Crider, Donald M. – Youth and Society, 1988
Examines changes in attitude toward traditional morality accompanying the change from adolescence to adulthood. Finds that while the transition to adulthood involved changes in attitude, these shifts were not consistent in nature. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Development, Adults
Peer reviewedReynolds, Arthur J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1991
A longitudinal early schooling process model was developed for first-year and second-year reading achievement, mathematics achievement, and socioemotional maturity with 1,539 low-income minority children. Data were collected from children and teachers over four time periods. Results indicate that family- and school-related cognitive readiness had…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
