This study investigates the usefulness of a Dynamic Geometry Task Analysis Framework for indicating task quality in dynamic geometry environments in general, and The Geometer's Sketchpad in particular. This research sought to first establish the validity of the framework for indicating task quality, and to second explore the effects of the…

What factors might be causing the low participation of women Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields? What can be done to attract more girls and women into STEM in Asia and beyond? The report, "A Complex Formula. Girls and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Asia", answers three fundamental…

Fourteen appendixes to the fiscal year 1975 final evaluation report of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program are contained in this volume to provide supportive descriptive and technical information. Appendixes A to J relate to the Community Experiences for Career…

This report describes the implementation of the Individually Guided Education (IGE) program in the Armstrong School in Lynchburg, Virginia. In IGE, the graded self-contained classroom is replaced by the multiunit school so that individualized learning can occur. There has been much demand for similar kinds of changes in schools, but most previous…

The purpose of this study was to review and study the aspects of seventh- and eighth-grade programs located in elementary school buildings in contrast to seventh- and eighth-grade programs in junior high school buildings. Several separate studies were designed and conducted to gather data. One study consisted of a survey of 10 percent of all…

This speech presents evidence that (1) aspirations for education and expectations are different phenomena, and (2) these two variables define subgroups out of a total student population. The data on which this paper is based are the responses to a group-administered questionnaire by 5632 junior and senior high school students in the Pittsburgh,…

A survey of 301 Illinois special libraries was conducted in 1982 to determine the number and type of statistics collected by these libraries and the ways in which these data are used. The mean number of statistics collected was reported as 10, including both technical and public service measures. Measures kept regularly by at least 50% of the…

This study analyzes the process used in developing the 1977-78 operating budget of the Philadelphia school district. The purpose of the study was to determine what changes are required to assure greater efficiency and effectiveness in resource allocations in the face of increasingly scarce funds available to urban public school systems. Using a…

Discusses topics related to the introduction of CD-ROM databases at the Hahnemann University library, including hardware and software, staff training, changes in workload, access and promotion of the service, bibliographic instruction, and public response. Tables listing basic knowledge and protocol for assisting users, a user questionnaire, and…

Explores marginal costs involved in decentralization of academic libraries by analyzing labor and material costs of a branch library (Library School Library, University of California, Berkeley) and discussing cost to users and universities. Benefits of a branch library are summarized based on survey done among 40 users. References are provided.…

This paper examines the policy implications of school choice opportunites in the public sector, based on a study of the school choice behavior of a group of public school parents residing in areas where they were permitted to choose which of two dissimilar schools their child would attend. Data were gathered through interviews with 48 mothers who…

Presents statistics from 1978 survey of public library patrons concerning relationship between distance and library usage and compares them with results from 1968 survey. Data for branch libraries showing effects of age, education, and mode of transportation used are discussed, and three specific contexts are examined. Seven sources are cited.…

This project had three goals: (1) to seek out the policies and practices currently in place to prepare academic teaching staff to develop, write, and teach in distance education; (2) to identify effective professional preparation and staff development practices for distance education currently in use in Australian postsecondary institutions; and…

This study investigated various characteristics of the multiunit school and a seven-step Instructional Programing Model as they relate to home-school-community relations. Within this framework, the study had two objectives--to describe the characteristics of the multiunit school and Instructional Programing Model, and to analyze the…

Volume three presents community case studies of cities selected for the study. Cities chosen were those in which: a public school district or community college was doing an outstanding job in adult education; and the sponsorship of all or a part of the adult education program had been transferred from one district to another; and any district…