Gerald M Meredith
Biographic Data
| ID | 154580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald M Meredith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald M |
| FAMILY NAME | Meredith |
| SIGNATURE | MEREDITH G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaii System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gains in Well-Being Achieved Through Retrospective-Proactive Life Review By Independent Older Women
This study investigated gains in psychological well-being achievedby nonclinical, community-dwelling older women through a retrospectiveproactive life review program. The procedure was astructured group experience of 14 weekly 2-hour sessions. The workshopgroup, 18 women aged 56 to 80, completed the program at anacademy for lifelong learning. A comparison group, 18 women aged 61 to88, were also academy students but not in the workshop program.No …
The Leadership of Department Chairpersons: Time/Resource Management, Rewards, Frustrations, and Role Satisfaction
This study identified modal patterns of time/resource management, rewards, frustrations, and job satisfaction among 109 department chairpersons. A Multiple R = .64 was attained for predicting satisfaction level. The complex role of chairperson requires new selection, training, and support systems in higher education
Dossier Evaluation in Screening Candidates for Excellence in Teaching Awards
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Levels of Organizational Responsibility in a New Faculty Orientation Program
This study established topic priorities for planning a workshop for new faculty members at the university level
Exploratory Scaling Procedures for Evaluating Mini-Grant Instructional Improvement Proposals
Rating procedures were applied to screen small-grant proposals based on three criteria: relevance, innovation and feasibility. A composite total score correlated .70 with project funding. Reliability of the procedures must be improved
Shared Components in Students' Ratings of Instructors' Effectiveness and Need for Improvement
The study determined the best predictors of instructors' effectiveness and need for improvement ratings by 2,012 college students. Ratings were more useful in predicting effectiveness ( R = .86) than in predicting need for improvement ( R = .71). Interest/Attention Value and Clarity of Explanation were major predictors in both stepwise regression analyses
Ethnicity and Sex Differences in the Concept of the Ideal College Teacher
Study examined the influence of ethnic background and sex classification on students' ratings of the “ideal” college teacher. Responses of 1186 Japanese-American and 594 Caucasian-American men and women on 28 characteristics of teachers were compared. Findings were interpreted in light of Vinacke's competitive game strategies and Kitano's traditional Japanese values
Scaling Considerations in Screening Candidates for Excellence in Teaching Awards in Higher Education
The study examined the process of identifying and rewarding faculty members for teaching excellence in a university setting. A holistic scoring procedure was developed to screen candidates and to facilitate the decision process. Improvements in measurement are required before a statistical approach can replace a collegial approach based on consensus among academic peers
Attributes of Group Atmosphere as Predictors of Students' Satisfaction in Seminar-Format Classes
Moos' Group Environment Scale was administered to 450 college students in 63 seminar-format classes. The Leader Support and Cohesion scales were salient predictors of several end-of-semester ratings of effect of the program
Seminar Appraisal by Student Group Leaders and Participants in a Teaching/Learning Option
The study compared 518 participants and 53 leaders in a student-taught seminar program on 24 evaluation rating scales. Five differences were identified and discussed
Student-Based Indicators of Campus Satisfaction as an Outcome of Higher Education
Study identified major predictors of student satisfaction. Student ratings may be used to locate problems and implement decision-oriented solutions within a college
Two Rating Indicators of Excellence in Teaching in Lecture-Format Courses
Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to predict two criterion measures of teaching excellence. Findings partially support Lowman's two-dimensional model of “masterful teaching.”
Intimacy as a Variable in Lecture-Format Courses
This study reported ratings of intimacy collected over five semesters from 49,127 students in 2,166 classes. The best predictors of intimacy were instructors' encouragement of discussion, size of class, and observed format; R = .72
Student-Taught Seminar Groups as an Instructional Alternative in Higher Education
1747 students enrolled in student-taught seminars were compared with 2680 students in faculty-taught seminars. Four rating items discriminated between the groups; three items favored the use of student-apprentice teachers
Diagnostic Value of Composite Student-Based Ratings of Instruction
A 10- and 5-item scale based on students' perceptions to identify instructors in need of improvement in teaching skills is proposed
Instructional Format and Impact of Graduate-Level Teaching Assistants
A 20-item evaluation scale for teaching assistants demonstrated a low relationship with the lecture-discussion format of the sessions. The single-factor instrument will be used with a teaching assistant development project
Observed Format of Seminar/Discussion Groups among College Students
Recently Meredith (2, p. 869) reported that college students described the instructional format of 365 lecture courses as “mostly lecture with some group discussion.” In addition, students preferred significantly more discussion than they received. The seminar-and-discussion group format provides a small group setting, and increased social interaction among participants (1). The empirical questions were formulated: (a) How do college students des…
Preference for Discussion in Lecture-Format Courses among College Students
Study was concerned with observed and preferred instructional format among 8502 students in 365 college classes. The best predictors of observed format were the instructor's attitude toward encouraging small group interaction and the size of the class
Grade-Related Attitude Correlates of Instructor/Course Satisfaction among College Students
Recently Eison ( 1 ) proposed a bipolar Learning Orientation/Grade Orientation (LOGO) dimension that may influence students' evaluation of courses and instruction (p. 924). Meredith ( 4 ) found scant statistical support for the predicted inverse relationship between LO and GO marker items but reported significant relationships between two marker items and five ratings of instmctor/course impact. The present study assessed the relationship berween…
Preference for Class Size in Lecture-Format Courses among College Students
Study compared the observed and preferred size of lecture classes among college students. Increased class size was associated with a decrease in group interaction/intimacy. Observed size exhibited moderately low relationships to satisfaction with course/instructor and perceived educational outcomes
Course- and Instructor-Related Correlates of Students' Orientation toward Grades and Learning
Impact of Lecture Size on Student-Based Ratings of Instruction
The study compared “small” and “large” size lecture classes on 35 ratings of instructional effectiveness. Group Interaction/Intimacy items were rated lower in classes with enrollments of 50 or more students
Marker Items for Evaluating Graduate-Level Teaching Assistants
Study identified 10 items for appraising classroom performance of graduate-level teaching assistants
Factored Items for Appraising Classroom Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants
This study identified items for evaluating instructional effectiveness of graduate-level teaching assistants
Exploration of Reasons for Disaffiliation among Boy Scouts
Social psychology is concerned with the dynamic interplay of factors related to group affiliation and disaffiliation (2). A perennial problem within scouting is high rates of drop-out or disaffiliation. Salient changes have taken place in Scouts in response to changes in youth culture values (1, 4). Most notable has been the updated alternative to the traditional khaki uniform, greater independence to stimulate leadership, and activiries that add…
Ethnic Identification: Honolulu and Seattle Japanese -Americans
This study compared the magnitude of ethnic identification among three generations of Japanese-Americans in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ethnic identification was measured by a recently constructed Ethnic Identity Questionnaire. The first generation Japanese immigrant (Issei) scored higher than the second (Nisei) and third (Sansei) generations. The EIQ scores between the Nisei and Sansei, although not significantly different, were in the hypothesized direct…
Religious Affiliation and Self-Conception among Japanese-American College Women
Religious Affiliation and Self-Conception Among Japanese-American College Women
Personality Correlates of Pidgin English Usage Among Japanese-American College Students in Hawaii
Hawaii has developed its own characteristic speech, Island Dialect, or Pidgin English. The present study investigated the personality characteristics of college-level Japanese Americans in Hawaii referred to remedial speech courses because of severe Pidgin English usage. 79 Island-born Japanese Americans in remedial speech were compared with 60 Caucasian Americans and with 75 Island-born third-generation (sansei) Japanese-American “controls” on t…
Personality Correlates of the Similes Preference Inventory
Recently, Pearson, and Maddi (1966) presented evidence that the Similes Preference Inventory (SPI) may serve as a rapid screening device for assessing tendency toward variety. An inspection of the task posed by the SPI suggested the alternative hypothesis that preferential judgment for the ending to common similes (e.g., Hot as . . .) is linked to established traits within the personality sphere. Specifically, the purpose of the srudy was to inve…
Personality Correlates to Religious Belief Systems
The study investigated the multiple relationships among 39 personality and attitudinal variables with 2 clusters of religious attitudes. The findings suggest that conservatism plays a pervasive role in the prediction of religious belief for both male and female Ss
Public Stereotype of the Ideal University President
Ethnic Identification: Honolulu and Seattle Japanese -Americans
This study compared the magnitude of ethnic identification among three generations of Japanese-Americans in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ethnic identification was measured by a recently constructed Ethnic Identity Questionnaire. The first generation Japanese immigrant (Issei) scored higher than the second (Nisei) and third (Sansei) generations. The EIQ scores between the Nisei and Sansei, although not significantly different, were in the hypothesized direct…
Toward a Competency-Based Taxonomy of Objectives in a Multi-Purpose Senior Center
A taxonomy of objectives was developed in a multi-purpose senior center in three domains, individualized services, group activities and community development. The system was based on the interplay between experience and theory in gerontology, and is used for monitoring need assessment and delivery of services to the elderly
Factored Scales for Measuring the Impact of Seminar and Laboratory Formats in Higher Education
The task of an educational manager is to plan, design and implement an efficient and effective learning system, responsive to the needs of the learner and of society. Financial constraints in higher education require greater accountability. The present study identified a set of items to measure the impact of seminar/discussion and laboratory formats. Corrected split-half reliabilities reached .89 and .93 for two 8-item scales
Gender Preference and Stereotypes in Hiring of Licensed Beauty Operators
The Male Mystique The male mystique is a complex quasi-mystical mixture of attitudes and expectations concerning the American male (2 ) . In our society the sex-role appropriate behavior, acquired developmentally, may leave a male with a broad and sometimes exaggcrated definition of masculinity and his expected sex role ( 4 ) . The extent to which social roles are reflected in American society was studled by Broverman, et al. ( 1 ) : aggressivene…
Faculty-Based Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness in Higher Education
The study investigated the credibility ratings assigned to 16 indicators of teaching effectiveness by 749 faculty members. Four factors were identified, information sources related to students, colleagues, performance, and external validation
Evaluation of Apprenticeship Teaching in Higher Education
To a special 20-item rating instrument, constructed to evaluate the performance of teaching assistants in the classroom, responses of 2258 undergraduate students in social science and humanities courses were intercorrelated and factored. Three oblique factors were identified: Relational Impact, Classroom Organization, and Learning Outcomes. The instrument may be used to assess instructional impact and/or diagnose areas of strength and weakness in…
Core Items for Evaluation of Community College Instruction
A summative evaluation instrument was administered to 4575 community college students, and three factors identified: Instructor Competence, Student Effort, and Accountability. Items may be used as a brief scale or part of a cafeteria-type evaluation system
Differential Outcomes for Seminar and Laboratory Formats in Higher Education
Perceived educational outcomes of 1490 college students enrolled in seminar/discussion and laboratory courses were measured on 16 items. Initially, three oblique factors were identified: Personal/Interpersonal Development, Cultural Humanism, and Cognitive Outcomes. A 2-factor solution was identified as Affective and Cognitive Outcomes. Seminar/discussion students rated affective outcomes higher than laboratory students; laboratory students rated …
Evaluation of Studio Experiences in the Lively Arts
The humanities distill what is most valuable in human experience—feeling and form, outer style and inner cultivation. The present study proposed a 10-item rating scale to measure the instructional objectives associated with studio experiences
Marriage-Role Attitudes among Japanese-American and Caucasian-American College Students
The study replicated an earlier study of marriage-role attitudes among Japanese-American and Caucasian-American college students in Hawaii for 41 third-generation ( Sansei) Japanese Americans and 31 Caucasian Americans enrolled in human development courses. Attitudes toward marriage roles on the 28-item Jacobson scale indicated sex differences but non-significant ethnic effects and no interaction
Exploration of Reasons for Disaffiliation among Boy Scouts
Social psychology is concerned with the dynamic interplay of factors related to group affiliation and disaffiliation (2). A perennial problem within scouting is high rates of drop-out or disaffiliation. Salient changes have taken place in Scouts in response to changes in youth culture values (1, 4). Most notable has been the updated alternative to the traditional khaki uniform, greater independence to stimulate leadership, and activiries that add…
Evaluation of Clinical Experiences in Nursing Education
Study identified items to measure two dimensions of teaching-learning experiences in clinical education, Clinical Impact and Accountability
Students' Evaluation of a Computer-Based Instructional System in Higher Education
Study identified two attitude factors for students' assessment of computer-based instruction, PLATO Learning Impact and Learning Obstacles
Student-Based Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness in Legal Education
This study identified items for evaluating teachers' effectiveness in legal education
Factored Items for Appraising Classroom Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants
This study identified items for evaluating instructional effectiveness of graduate-level teaching assistants
Impact of Lecture Size on Student-Based Ratings of Instruction
The study compared “small” and “large” size lecture classes on 35 ratings of instructional effectiveness. Group Interaction/Intimacy items were rated lower in classes with enrollments of 50 or more students
Marker Items for Evaluating Graduate-Level Teaching Assistants
Study identified 10 items for appraising classroom performance of graduate-level teaching assistants
Course- and Instructor-Related Correlates of Students' Orientation toward Grades and Learning
Instructional Format and Impact of Graduate-Level Teaching Assistants
A 20-item evaluation scale for teaching assistants demonstrated a low relationship with the lecture-discussion format of the sessions. The single-factor instrument will be used with a teaching assistant development project
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