The second of three volumes of papers presented at the 1979 ADCIS convention, this collection includes 37 papers presented to four special interest groups--computer based training, deaf education, elementary/secondary education/junior colleges, and health education. The eight papers on computer based training describe computer graphics, computer…

Multiple group discriminant analysis was used to determine if college students' evaluations of instruction were influenced by the course, the instructor, both, or neither. A measure of students' course-oriented attitudes, the Adjective Rating Scale (ARS), and a rating of instruction form, the Instructional Development and Effectiveness Assessment…

When a program evaluation is conducted on the basis of gains made in standardized achievement test scores between a pretest and a posttest, serious bias can result where a floor effect exists on one or both of the test levels. Based upon the expanded standard scores on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills from three successive regular spring…

A generalizability study of timed observations was conducted in 25 primary grade classes to observe teachers' use of time--for instruction, evaluation of instruction, and classroom management--according to the hour and day observed. Observational methods used by on-site researchers included videotape, checklists, running documentaries, frequency…

Two questions were addressed: the clustering pattern of postsecondary deaf students' ratings of classroom instruction compared to the ratings of hearing students, and the relative merits of a checklist format versus a Likert response format. Seven principal factors related to classroom instruction were evaluated: (1) practical gain, or course…

The College Outcome Measures Project/American College Testing Program (COMP/ACT) Writing Assessment is described, and issues of validity and reliability in the assessment of writing samples using qualitative rating scales are explored. COMP/ACT is composed of three role-playing tasks in the social sciences, natural sciences, and arts, which are…

Focusing on the measurement of outcomes rather than on module materials specifically, test items were constructed to evaluate the Career Education Modules for grades 7-12 developed by the Missouri Career Education Project. First, the stated learning objectives of the modules were converted into outcome objectives. Next, the relevant vocabulary,…

Objectives of a survey of New Jersey colleges and universities were to identify institutions that offered programs or courses in adult education or maintain learning centers and to ascertain if library staff members were available for reading guidance and resource improvement. Based on a literature review, a questionnaire was developed and mailed…

Two social trends are affecting the way in which children--particularly those of different ethnic groups--become socialized: children are spending less time with parents and more in day care centers and schools, and desegregation alters normal patterns of peer relationships. Since classroom behavior is affected by antecedent social behaviors, a…

The ways single mothers and their adolescent children attempt to influence each other as compared with the patterns observed in two-parent families were studied in order to add to the conceptual understanding of the similarities and differences between single- and two-parent families. Verbal interaction of 60 parent-adolescent dyads was observed.…

A photographic projective occupational survey was employed as an occupational interest and career related data-gathering device. The major assumption underlying the development of the new instrument is that, when asked to respond to a visual stimulus, usually in the form of a design, drawing, or pictorial representation, the subject will respond…

Attitudinal factors that hinder the economic and social advancement of women were investigated. Graduate students between the ages of 20 and 50 and enrolled in two southern institutions of higher learning were administered the Dolly-Bell Sex Discrimination Scale: Social and Economic Factors. Results indicate that sex discrimination is determined…

There are a number of factors that combine to discourage public involvement in urban education, which in turn tends to discourage public leadership. The situation of city school boards has changed because of extensive regulation and collective bargaining. Most people will do nothing unless those with an especially large stake in the health of…

The concept of general education, its specific goals, and its role in the college curriculum are discussed. The goals of general education appear to center around teaching students to think analytically and to synthesize ideas into a general understanding. It is suggested, however, that these objectives tend to get lost in the specifics of…

An Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) is used to assess a health science subsystem within a Western statewide higher educational system. Institutional goals are defined as ideal conditions the institution can continuously seek to maximize or perfect. Data were collected from each college and campus responsible for health science education and for…