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Werts, Margaret Gessler; Lambert, Monica; Carpenter, Ellen – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
An e-mail survey of special education directors was conducted to ascertain practices related to implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) processes in North Carolina schools. The data indicate that special education directors have information about RTI as a method of identifying students with disabilities, but there is little consensus on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mail Surveys, Special Education, Program Implementation
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Bookstein, Abraham – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
Based on data from two experiments, this article attempts to assess degree to which people differ in interpretations of questions referring to library services and the implications for interpreting survey results. Sources of error in questionnaire research--sampling, response (question interpretation, response decision, category choices)--are…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Library Research, Library Surveys, Problems
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Adeoye, Blessing; Wentling, Rose Mary – International Journal on E-Learning, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate possible relationships between national culture and the usability of an e-learning system. The theoretical frameworks that were used to guide this study were Hofstede's (1980) cultural dimensions, and Nielson's (1993) usability attributes. The sample for this study was composed of 24 international…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Students, Computer Uses in Education, Gender Differences
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Smith, Conrad – Journal of Broadcasting, 1984
Describes methodology and results of a study which elicited local news directors' comments to determine whether respondents thought technology has helped or hurt local news. Results indicate news gathering technology may have a negative effect on local television news content and on the autonomy of news directors. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Local Issues, News Reporting, Questionnaires
Lucas, Sam – 1985
In order to determine the capacity of high schools to profit from the pre-high school computer experiences of its students, a study was conducted to measure computer utilization in selected high schools of Middle Tennessee. Questionnaires distributed to 50 principals in 28 school systems covered the following areas: school enrollment; number and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, High Schools, Microcomputers, Questionnaires
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Kidston, James S. – Library Quarterly, 1985
This study develops a three-stage model of the question-answering process and investigates several potential sources of extraneous variability. Discussion includes implications of findings concerning what it means to "use" library materials and services, adverbs used as response category labels, and subject's responses as predictors of…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Library Research, Models, Questionnaires
Gratch, Bonnie – 1978
This report describes a study which was made by the Central Library of Rochester Public Library to determine how Central could best serve the needs of young adults and encourage them to be library users after financial cutbacks forced the closing of their Teen Lounge. Data were gathered in the period from August 1977 to May 1978 through staff…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Information Needs, Library Materials, Library Services
Elton, Martin; And Others – 1982
The first of two reports in this document details the use of a trial teletext service in residential Washington, D.C. during the second half of 1981. It is emphasized that caution must be exercised in interpreting the results since the trial was designed as a pilot with a sample of only 40 households. In addition, there were significant technical…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization, Pilot Projects
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Henke, Lucy L. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1985
This study investigated college students' use of and attitudes toward traditional and nontraditional news media, and the role of cable news network (CNN) and its integration into evolving news consumption patterns. Results indicate later college years are associated with heavier consumption. CNN viewers are heavier users of traditional media.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Media Research, News Media
Carter, Alex; Schmidt, Kenneth C. – Educational Technology, 1985
The effectiveness of a media workshop for elementary and secondary level student teachers was evaluated through a survey designed to determine the extent to which the student teachers (1) utilized media, and (2) produced instructional materials for use in their teaching. Use of specific types of media was also investigated. (MBR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Questionnaires
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Harter, Stephen P. – College and Research Libraries, 1984
Findings of study of online searchers' self-supported behaviors and attitudes indicate that: there are wide individual differences among online searchers in attitudes and behaviors; searchers from academic institutions differ from counterparts in other library settings; experience appears to be positively related to flexible, trial-and-error…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Experience, Hypothesis Testing
Marulli-Koenig, Luciana; Koenig, Michael E. D. – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1983
Summarizes results of library survey conducted in three developing countries to determine availability and utilization of documentation produced by organizations of United Nations system. Highlights include research methodology (libraries surveyed, sources of publications collected, method of acquisition, depositories); processing of documents…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Developing Nations, International Organizations, Library Acquisition
Holmstrom, Engin Inel – 1986
This survey was conducted to provide the National Science Foundation with baseline information on current computer use in the nation's major research universities, including the actual and potential use of supercomputers. Questionnaires were sent to 207 doctorate-granting institutions; after follow-ups, 167 institutions (91% of the institutions…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computers, Higher Education, National Surveys
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Powell, Ronald R.; And Others – Library Quarterly, 1984
This analysis of current adult reading habits, library use during previous year, and related childhood experiences of both the respondents and their parents reveals the importance of social learning and parents as primary agents in the development of reading and library habits. Twenty-three references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adults, Childhood Needs, Children, Habit Formation
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Powell, Ronald R. – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Examines the relationship between personality, as represented by Rotter's internal versus external control of reinforcement (locus of control), and frequency of public library use by university freshmen. Review of literature, hypothesis for study, definitions (independent and dependent variables), methodology and data collection, and findings are…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Freshmen, Correlation, Locus of Control
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