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Peer reviewedArlin, Marshall – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Examines the interactive effect of educational structure and a psychological trait, locus of control, on pupil attitudes. Subjects were 660 pupils in open and traditional classrooms in grades 4, 6, and 8. Catalytic interactions in the hypothesized directions were supported by the data with internals more satisfied in open, low-structured…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedKlein, Pnina S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Creativity of 72 third-graders from open and structured classes was measured in relation to anxiety level. Low anxiety children were found more creative in open as compared to structured classrooms. No significant differences were found between creativity levels of high anxiety students in the two types of classes. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Classroom Environment, Creativity
Peer reviewedMeyers, Joel; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The purpose of this investigation was to respond to two deficiencies in past consultation research. It described the consultee-centered consultation techniques which were used, and it attempted to demonstrate the effectiveness of consultee-centered consultation in changing observable teacher behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Classroom Observation Techniques, Consultation Programs
Peer reviewedSchaefer, Charles; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities of the (DESB) Rating Scale were found to be satisfactory when averaged over two raters. Two separate factor analyses of the eleven subscales revealed three broadband factors: Classroom Management Problem, Self-Reliant Learner, and Seeks Teacher Approval. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Measurement
Peer reviewedEvans, Williams R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
This research generated norms on the Peterson-Quay Behavior Problem Checklist for an inner city population (N=101), as well as providing test-retest reliability coefficients between two applications of the checklist. Data is provided on the conduct, personality, inadequacy-immaturity and socialized delinquency dimensions of the checklist and for…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCooper, Joel B.; Richmond, Bert O. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Examines the relationships between intelligence, creativity, and the performance of EMR pupils as rated by their teachers. For this group of 217 subjects, equally distributed among black, white, male, and female, creativity appears to be as important as intelligence, or more so, in determining their rated performance scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Creativity, Evaluation Criteria, Intelligence
Peer reviewedKierscht, Marcia Selland; Vietze, Peter M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Low income and middle income four- and five-year old children were shown stimuli in three forms: objects, colored pictures, and black and white line drawings taken from commonly used assessment instruments, and were asked to label the stimuli. Results indicated both groups of children labeled the objects more successfully than the pictures.…
Descriptors: Children, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education, Individual Development
Peer reviewedAmmerman, Mary S.; Fryrear, Jerry L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The purpose of the present study was to enhance children's self-esteem through a five week self-photography project which provided each child in the experimental group with 60 pictures of himself in different poses. Fourth grade children were selected for both low subjective self-esteem and low behavioral self-esteem. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Image, Children, Individual Development
Peer reviewedLevinson, Philip J.; Carpenter, Robert L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Certain subtests of the WISC, ITPA, and Stanford-Binet are used as measures of analogical reasoning. Because several facts suggested that the form of analogy used on these subtests does not require subjects to engage in true analogical reasoning, the validity of these subtests as measures of analogical reasoning was investigated. (Author)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedStone, Mark – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The S.I.T. is an age scale of intelligence with demonstrated reliability and high validity coefficients correlated to the Stanford-Binet. The items of the SIT were classified according to a scheme resembling Valett's classification of Stanford-Binet test items. A comparison of the classifications is made. (Author)
Descriptors: Correlation, Evaluation, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedWakefield, James A., Jr.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI), the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS), and the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) were administered to 183 undergraduate students enrolled in teacher education courses. The MTAI was compared with each of the two personality instruments by canonical analysis. Concludes that teacher's…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Personality Assessment, Projective Measures, Psychological Evaluation
Peer reviewedMcKinney, James D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Four second-grade teachers completed the Classroom Behavior Inventory for every student in their class (N=101). Subjects were classified as either reflective (N=32) or impulsive (N=32) by using the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF). (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Classroom Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedFrech, William P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The researcher hypothesized that some instances of ethnic prejudice (ethnocentrism) are the result of faulty or inadequate knowledge. This study, therefore, focused on the affective outcome of instruction in two cognitive concepts of cultural anthropology. (Author)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitude Change, Bias, Childhood Attitudes
Peer reviewedTelegdy, Gabriel A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Results suggest that the STAR or MRT, coupled with teacher observations and the BGT, can provide a school system with an adequate screening readiness battery. Of the several skills measured by readiness tests, letter knowledge is the most predictive of actual first grade achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Predictive Measurement, Primary Education, Readiness
Peer reviewedBurns, Edward – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
The purpose of this study was to clarify the validity of the PIAT when used with primary age children classified as educable mentally retarded. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Handicapped Children, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
