Major finding was that neuroticism is unrelated to overall academic attainment for the high school sample. Although no global relationship was found, some interesting relationships were shown to exist between specific neurotic subvariables and specific achievement tests. (Author)

This article reviews the personal qualifications of the effective scientist

This article reviews Arthur Comb's and Charles Reich's views on awareness and authenticity in relation to the open classroom structure. (MM)

In the period 1917 to 1934, from being a country where almost ninety percent of the population consisted of illiterate peasants, the Soviet Union was transformed into an emerging industrialized society, where almost ninety percent had achieved literacy. The massive campaign which achieved this is described in this article. (Author/CB)

A review of research on nongrading and achievement suggests that the case for nongrading is not established and, because of methodological problems in many studies, may not have been adequately tested. (Author)

Purpose of this paper is to synthesize the various aspects of the relationship between students' creativity and the basic elements of the school system; and to show some of the implications of such relationship for the functioning of society. (Author/CB)

Results of the battery of verbal divergent thinking tests differed markedly between the sexes and the test battery showed superior validity among girls. (Author/CB)

This study was designed to test the following hypothesis in Alberta: the higher the socio-economic status the more complex the use of language. (Editor)

Describes the pattern of school segregation for five major ethnic groups in the city of Toronto, compares findings for Toronto with those for other North American cities, and describes the relationship between the extent of segregation and the percentage of students in special education classes. (Author/RK)

This paper is concerned with the effects of test settings on the evaluation process. (Author)

The primary purpose of this paper is to test-using multiple discriminant analysis-the ...generalized, multivariate null hypothesis...'' that three groups of prospective teachers-female elementary, female secondary, and male secondary do not differ on two sets of personality variables. (Author)

The main purpose of this study was to select some 7 1/2 to 8 year old subjects and to determine if there was a difference between those classified as impulsive and those classified as reflective in their ability to conserve length. (Author)

The purpose of the study was to provide information which would be of interest to, and of practical value for, school boards, departments of adult education of universities, and teacher training colleges. (Author)