Describes an International Reading Association award-winning dissertation comparing two methods of teaching reading at the secondary level. (RB)

Compares the MMPI and Mini-Mult data using a sample of narcotics users. Results indicate that when correlations between corresponding MMPI and Mini-Mult scales are used, there is good correspondence; with respect to clinical evaluation and high point correspondence, there is low accuracy. (Author/PC)

This monograph examines a collection of empirical evaluation studies, each of which compares two or more instructional practices, techniques, or systems for teaching a particular subject or curriculum in terms of one or more quantitative indices of instructional productivity, e.g., teaching effectiveness (pupil performance), and cost factors or…

The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of preschool children toward their program experiences and school adjustment, in order to ascertain whether differences existed among program type, age, and gender variables. A total of 90 preschool boys and girls 3 to 5 years of age from a church-related program, a Montessori program, and a…

This study surveyed all-day and half-day Ohio kindergarten teachers regarding their reading or reading readiness instructional practices. First grade teachers in the same schools assessed the preparation and experiences of their incoming students. A Chi Square analysis comparing all-day and half-day programs revealed more areas of similarity than…

In response to growing concern about the lack of basic writing skills, this paper presents an overview of the issues involved in selecting a method for the assessment of students' writing skills. After general criteria for determining the appropriateness of a writing evaluation procedure are outlined, the merits and limitations of objective tests…

An order form used in a university printing office was evaluated, redesigned, and tested to determine whether the original or the revised version could be completed more quickly and accurately. Two types of subjects were used: six "experienced" subjects who had previously used the old version of the form, and six "novice" subjects who had never…

The objective of this pilot study was to directly compare operationalizations of Piagetian and behavioristic learning theories in terms of acquired skills and transferability of knowledge acquired. It was hypothesized that, in a population of kindergarten children, (1) Piagetian and behavioristic methods would be equally effective in teaching…

A review of current literature regarding the state of the art in the conduct of internal communication and public relations audits by public relations practitioners reveals that these two related measurement activities are of considerable importance to the practice of public relations. Public relations audits are concerned with exploratory…

This paper compares two methodologies for selecting peer institutions used by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and by the State of Kansas. The University of Kansas was used as a test institution to compare the NCHEMS and Kansas methodologies. Attention is directed to differences in results, the impact of data…

Three techniques for estimating Kuder Richardson reliability (KR20) coefficients for incomplete data are contrasted. The methods are: (1) Henderson's Method 1 (analysis of variance, or ANOVA); (2) Henderson's Method 3 (FITCO); and (3) Koch's method of symmetric sums (SYSUM). A Monte Carlo simulation was used to assess the precision of the three…

Following an exposition of the differences between comparative librarianship and international librarianship, this paper advocates comparative studies for use by developing nations. The discussion emphasizes the necessity for adequately defining the historical and environmental context of library concerns as a prelude to an explanation of two…

Test-study spelling instruction (diagnostic-prescriptive) involves a pretest on words, practice with mispelled words, and a posttest. Study-test spelling (nondiagnostic-prescriptive) involves the study of all words, known or not known, followed by a test. A review of the literature reveals overwhelming support for the test-study method, but it is…

Twenty children between six and nine years of age and of average or above average intelligence were used in a study to determine whether methods that restrict pupil participation to visual attention or oral response are of more or less value in attempts to recognize words than methods that involve activity with the hands, such as tracing or…