Prediction of academic achievement with the McCarthy screening test and metropolitan readiness test     

Dominic F. Gullo  Douglas H. Clements  Linda Robertson 《Psychology in the schools》1984,21(2):264-269

There is a need for accurate, efficient assessment of children's readiness, to provide information concerning strengths and weaknesses of children and to identify those children who may be at risk for school failure. This necessitates determining the relative usefulness of instruments in predicting later school achievement. This study examined the efficacy of the McCarthy Screening Test (MST) and Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) to predict academic readiness at the end of kindergarten and achievement at the end of first grade. Eighty-eight children were screened upon entering kindergarten, using the MST. As a measurement of academic readiness, the MRT was administered at the end of kindergarten, and the Scott and Foresman Achievement Test (SFAT) was administered at the end of first grade as a measure of achievement. Regression analyses indicated that the MST significantly predicted children's scores on the MRT and SFAT. Additionally, the MRT was a significant predictor of the SFAT.  相似文献   

Light's retention scale: Does it have content validity?     

Stanley F. Vasa  Frederick C. Wendel  Allen L. Steckelberg 《Psychology in the schools》1984,21(4):447-449

The content validity of the Light's Retention Scale (LRS) was examined by assessing the use of selected retention criteria from the scale. Results indicated that several criteria were not typically considered in retention decisions and the remaining criteria varied widely in their use. Suggestions for limitations on use of the LRS were included.  相似文献   

Reliability and validity of speech rating scales: Some error effects     

Douglas G. Bock 《Communication Studies》2013,64(3):145-151

Validity and reliability are important criteria in speech rating scale development and use. This investigation explores the effects of certain rater errors, compares a newly devloped scale to a widely used instrument, and suggests the existence of specific factors as crucial elements in evaluation.  相似文献   

A Review of “The Directory of Business Information Resources”     

Douglas Southard 《Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship》2013,18(4):366-369

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Creating,implementing and integrating a first‐year statistics requirement     

Douglas B. Redington  R. Alan Russell 《Teaching Statistics》2012,34(2):50-55

We present the process our institution used to create a statistics requirement for almost all incoming first‐year students. From conception and planning, to hiring and acceptance by the university community, we offer lessons learned should you consider making such a shift in your own curriculum.  相似文献   

A NEW LOOK AT PRESERVICE TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION: UNCOVERING COMPLEXITY AND DISSONANCE     

Douglas Kaufman  David M. Moss 《The Teacher Educator》2013,48(2):118-136

This article examines preservice teachers' conceptions of classroom management and organization in light of their training and beliefs about good teaching. Students in their final year of a 5-year program discussed their definitions and conceptions of classroom management, organization, and rule systems through an open-ended questionnaire. Researchers analyzed responses using a grounded approach. Findings revealed a portrait of student perceptions more complex than those in previous studies, with conceptions often changing according to the nature of the question asked. Respondents exhibited a preoccupation with behavior management previously recognized in other studies; however, findings also revealed underlying conflicts between respondents' theoretical orientations and conceptions of management, a lack of attention to developing student independence, and a conceptual schism between organization and management. Findings suggest a need for teacher educators to clarify the role of management, clarify relationships between organization and management, and help students to bridge specific theory–practice gaps.  相似文献   

The ideal speech department in the second half of the twentieth century     

Wallace W. Douglas 《Communication Studies》2013,64(3):182-187

A nonpartisan pressure group, Common Cause seeks to play an important role in political campaigns by forcing issues upon candidates which they would otherwise avoid, by providing information to shape public opinion on special issues, and by scrutinizing compliance with laws applying to campaign activities.  相似文献   

The Development of Caribbean Dialect Poetry     

Valerie  Douglas Bloom 《Cambridge Journal of Education》1984,14(3):21-24

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Boy with a Book     

Douglas E. Lawson 《The Educational forum》2013,77(3)

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Some aspects of the psychology of memory applied to the use of the overhead projector in the classroom     

Francis Douglas 《Irish Educational Studies》2013,32(2):273-287

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