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Goldsmith, Ronald E. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1989
Reports on a study that tested methods to control or reduce spurious response in order to improve survey technique. Examines two methods of controlling spurious response: alerting respondents that some questionnaire items are false, and using the "don't know" response option. Finds that only the "don't know" option actually…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Experimental Groups, Item Analysis
Yahya, Ismail bin; Moore, Gary E. – 1985
The efficiency and appropriateness of the cassette tape as a data collection medium was considered in this survey. A 19-item questionnaire was mailed to 117 agricultural teacher educators who had served at foreign locations. Most of the questions solicited qualitative data about their experiences, problems, and accomplishments. Respondents were…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Audiotape Cassettes, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Dynneson, Thomas L.; And Others – 1989
As a means of investigating the current status of citizenship education in the schools, this exploratory study was designed to study graduating high school seniors' perceptions of their citizenship experiences. A questionnaire was distributed to four schools in Texas, Minnesota, California, and Arkansas and data were analyzed using Boos's…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Data Interpretation, Developmental Stages
Grover, Burton L.; Post, Richard L. – 1984
The Arlington, Washington, School District--a mostly rural district with enrollment of 2,790--conducted a survey of its public using both blanket mailing and random sampling procedures in order to compare the views of the total population with the views of the typically small percentage who mail back a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 29…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation
Barone, John L.; And Others – 1986
This document is the users' guide for Version 3.1 of the Public-Use data tapes compiled by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1983-84. The Public-Use tapes are produced to allow outside researchers access to the NAEP data. The tapes accompanying this guide contain data assessing student achievement in reading and writing at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Storage Devices, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Johnson, Eugene G.; And Others – 1987
This document is the users' guide for Version 1.0 of the Public-Use data tapes compiled by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1985-86. The Public-Use tapes are produced to allow outside researchers access to the NAEP data. The tapes accompanying this guide, one for grade 3/age 9, one for grade 7/age 13, and one for grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Data Analysis