Life-span approach, monadic analyses, and quality of life as a criterion are basic considerations of follow-up research on Project TALENT, a 1960 survey of American secondary students. Preliminary results from sample populations of 30, 50, and 70 year olds indicate education's contribution to life quality. (SB)

This paper presents some implications concerning career choice obtained from an analysis of the test and survey results for 400,000 high school students. These students were tested by Project TALENT in 1960, were followed up five years later, and were again surveyed in 1970 with selected parts of the TALENT test battery. These papers relate mainly…

Discusses the role of the computer in a new educational program which is to provide a flexible system to assist the student to take as much responsibility as possible in the planning and carrying out of his own educational development. (DE)

This article summarizes major implications for career guidance of Project TALENT studies and includes a description of The Career Data Book. (Author)

Project TALENT is a nationwide, long term educational research study, both cross-sectional and longitudinal in its methodology and implications. Its main goal is to understand the nature and development of the talents of the nation's adolescents. More specifically, the goals are: (1) to obtain a national inventory of human resources; (2) to…

The Project Talent longitudinal survey of 400,000 students (grades 9-12) identified deficiencies in the nation's schools, particularly in reading comprehension and career planning. The Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs, PLAN, represented one response to Project TALENT findings. PLAN products included a list of educational objectives…

The supplementary report serves as documentation for the summary version (CE 005 383) and provides greater detail regarding study procedures and results. The investigation concerns the impact Army service has had on the quality of life of a representative sample of young Americans, which has been ascertained through interviews, data collection,…

This sample national survey compares results for students in the eleventh grade in 1970 to the Project TALENT national survey of high school students conducted in 1960. Several important conclusions resulted from this survey: 1) there has been little improvement in reading skills in the first eleven years of schooling; 2) guidance programs appear…

Project TALENT is a longitudinal survey designed to investigate the personal, educational, and experiential factors that promote or inhibit the development of human talents. Extensive data were obtained in 1960 from a sample of over 400,000 students in grades 9-12 in the United States. These data included cognitive skills of the individuals, their…

The Project TALENT Data Bank is a series of 55 machine-readable data files (MRDF) that resulted from a longitudinal study of selected United States high school students in grades 9 through 12 during 1960. Project TALENT was designed to investigate the personal, educational, and experiential factors that promote or inhibit the development of human…