The study compared the performance of 35 lower SES black kindergarten children on the WPPSI and the 1972 Norm Edition of the Stanford-Binet. Contrary to the findings of previous investigations before the restandardization of the Binet, the WPPSI was found to yield a significantly higher mean IQ than the Binet. (Author)

Children (N=45) identified as learning disabled were rated by teachers on academic progress and personal-social adjustment using the Myklebust Pupil Rating Scale. Student attitude toward school was assessed using the Describe Your School inventory. Learning disabled students receiving special programming were rated significantly better than…

Student satisfaction with academic advisement was measured at eight community colleges employing four different advisement models. Comparison of satisfaction scores revealed significant differences among models and between full- and part-time students. No significant difference was found between two institutions using the same model or between…

Three major professional associations for research administrators (National Conference on the Administration of Research, National Council of University Research Administrators, and Society of Research Administrators) are described and compared in terms of their objectives, group membership, and activities. The three are seen to serve different…

In 1993, adult education (AE) researchers from 12 Canadian universities were asked to report on research trends at their respective institutions at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE). The reports were analyzed to characterize and differentiate AE research trends at the universities. Among the…

Training of teachers in behavior modification techniques did not lead to differences in observed in-class behaviors compared to a control group. However, bug-in-the-ear training in their own classroom resulted in changes in the classroom behaviors of praise and contingency statements. (Author/SE)

While interest in crafts has grown in recent years, relatively few persons earn all or part of their livelihood from craft production. A craft artist profile was constructed using the: (1) 1980 Survey of Members of Craft Organizations; (2) 1980 Survey of Subscribers; (3) 1980 Survey of Sellers and Exhibitors; (4) 1979 Ethnographic Studies of…

One of the major responsibilities of school psychologists is assessment, one goal of which is to provide services for children who need assistance in meeting the demands of the student role. Mercer (1977) points out that the student role includes two dimensions (social and cognitive), that student success depends upon progress in both dimensions,…

Identification of age differences as a major characteristic of satisfying heterosexual love relationships was investigated. Married couples (N=102), divided equally into three groups, i.e., young, middle-aged, and older adults, completed a 108-item instrument, rating each statement in terms of how well it described their current love relationship.…

The effect of testing on student retention was investigated to determine if it was the actual test taking, the prior preparation for the test, or the combination of studying for and taking the test which actually affected retention. Subjects were undergraduate students (N=90) who were divided into two different study conditions, i.e., test and…

The Delgado Rehabilitation Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, conducted this study to determine the influence of family therapy on clients receiving rehabilitation services at the Center. An experimental group of randomly selected relatives of 33 clients received group therapy while 39 other randomly selected relatives served as controls. Criteria…

The purpose of this study was to report long-range effects of group counseling and the college growth experience of students who were identified as underachievers and were enrolled as freshmen during the fall of 1969. Five variables were selected for this study as having possible influence on self-concept: (1) group, (2) education, (3) status, (4)…

The effect of rehabilitation counselor attitudes and specific behaviors on the potential for rehabilitation of the person with cancer was studied. Data indicate intensive, short-term workshops may not facilitate positive attitude change but merely intensify the existing attitudes of the participants. (Author)

A group of 41 learning disabled children were tested on the WISC-R. Two main questions were explored: (a) Do WISC-R tests assess "g" for learning disabled children to the same degree that they do for normal children? (b) Is there significantly more scatter among the tests for learning disabled than for normal youngsters? (Author)

Cree and Ojobwa children (N=100) ages 6-15, were administered the WISC. The mean Performance IQ (PIQ) was in the normal range at all ages; the Verbal IQ (VIQ) was in the mentally deficient or dull-normal range. A comparison of Indian IQ norms with original WISC normative data is given. (Author)