Database files and additional log files of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) contain an enormous volume of data which usually remain unexploited. A new methodology is proposed in order to analyse these data both on the level of both the courses and the learners. Specifically, "regression analysis" is proposed as a first step in the…

HyperCard is a general-purpose program for the Macintosh computer that allows multiple ways of viewing and accessing a large body of information. Two ways in which HyperCard can be used as a research tool are illustrated. One way is to organize and analyze qualitative data from observations, interviews, surveys, and other documents. The other way…

DATA ABOUT TRANSFER OF TRAINING AS BOTH A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS WERE CONSOLIDATED AND EVALUATED. THIS DOCUMENT (SECTION I OF A FINAL REPORT) PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF APPROXIMATELY 1,700 ARTICLES IN THE LITERATURE UNDER THE AUTHOR'S TAXONOMIC SYSTEM WHICH IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUMMARY IS TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS…

Four independent approaches to the formulation of a taxonomy of review publications and the subsequent development of criteria useful to their planning and evaluation are presented. One approach considers reviews on a continuum of criticality ranging from the bibliographic review through the interpretive to the critical. Another considers types of…

Describes simple, unobtrusive method of determining who uses government publications by analyzing manual check-out circulation data at Arkansas State University. Per capita circulation and cross-tabulation results, analysis by classification number, document circulation and library circulation statistics, and publications that make up more than…

This report describes and analyzes statistical indicators of educational knowledge production and dissemination capability, presenting data at both the state and regional levels of aggregation. Three factors underlie 12 statistical indicators: a document production and access factor, a human-based linkage and exemplary practices factor, and a…