An important question regards how we use environmental boundaries to anchor spatial representations during navigation. Behavioral and neurophysiological models appear to provide conflicting predictions, and this question has been difficult to answer because of technical challenges with testing navigation in novel, large-scale, realistic spatial…

This study describes a strengths-based blended personalized learning model, the implementation of the model over a 4-year period, and the results of an impact study focused on measuring its effectiveness. The model includes many commonly-used features of personalized learning, including (a) competency-based progressions, (b) flexible learning…

The current study compared 3 models of recognition memory in their ability to generalize across yes/no and 2-alternative forced-choice (2AFC) testing. The unequal-variance signal-detection model assumes a continuous memory strength process. The dual-process signal-detection model adds a thresholdlike recollection process to a continuous…

A NUMBER OF PILOT STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED IN AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS SEMINAR HELD IN 1965 AT THE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UCLA, TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIALITIES OF APPLYING DELPHI TECHNIQUES TO PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE RESPONDENTS FOR THESE EXPERIMENTS SUGGESTED SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS…

With the rapid increase in number and size of junior colleges, administrators must take advantage of the decision-making tools already used in business and industry. This study investigated how these quantitative techniques could be applied to junior college problems. A survey of 195 California junior college administrators found that the problems…

OPERATION PEP REPRESENTS A DESIGNFUL ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA TO PLAN, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PLANNERS AND MANAGERS. THE BASIC CONTENT OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE DERIVED THROUGH THE ADAPTIVE TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TO THE CONTEXT OF…

This description of career education activities in Ontario-Montclair School District (California), was prepared as part of a study conducted to identify evaluated, exemplary career education activities which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. (See CE 018 212 for the final…