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Tenenbaum, Ellen; Padia, William L. – 1978
The results of two surveys of students who took the California High School Proficiency Examination are presented, with emphasis on the similarities and differences between passing students and failing students. Major concerns included: the students' reasons for taking the test, sources of information for the students about the test, what changes…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates, High School Students
Download full textHiggins, Jon L., Comp.; And Others – 1979
This report was compiled to serve as a reference on assessments of achievement in pre-college mathematics. Patterns of mathematical assessments are discussed in terms of the history and nature of assessments of achievement, the relationship between assessment and minimum competency testing, and the current status of state assessment programs.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Noeth, Richard J. – 1979
Career experiences, plans, and academic characteristics of 30,000 college-bound seniors in the state of Washington in 1979 are detailed. Among findings were that a large number of college-bound seniors have been active in extracurricular activities, ranging from athletics to community service to special interest groups; that 67 percent held a…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, Cohort Analysis, College Bound Students
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, St. Paul. – 1979
A sample of 2,486 full-time, non-freshmen students enrolled in Minnesota's public post-secondary institutions were surveyed during fall 1978 by the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board to determine their experiences with and attitudes toward the college transfer process. Survey results, based on a 75% response rate, indicated that: (1)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Students, Community Colleges
1977
In this study the use of puzzles, games, and other instructional adjuncts was explored as part of a statewide evaluation of the California Early Childhood Education Program. Based on geographic, bilingual, and minimum school size criteria, 72 schools were selected for intensive study. Two second and two third grade classrooms were chosen at random…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education
Richardson, Patricia B.; And Others – 1979
Using an opinion questionnaire with students, parents, and school personnel and personal interviews with secondary students, a Kentucky research study examined the extent of sex bias in vocational programs, the factors contributing to the enrollment of nontraditional students, and the barriers or problems affecting the enrollment of nontraditional…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Enrollment Influences
McCormick, Anne – 1979
As part of a study of the role of relaxation training in the reduction of student test anxiety, a survey of the deans of instruction at 102 California community colleges was conducted to determine the extent to which the colleges were teaching Centering, Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Hypnotism, Yoga, and Relaxation. For each of these…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, College Credits, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Goulet, Kathleen; Head, Nancy W. – 1980
The way that New Hampshire high school students make decisions about their post-graduation plans and the factors that influence these decisions were studied. Twenty-seven public and parochial New Hampshire high schools representing about 3,000 seniors were studied. Seniors from the 1979-80 graduating class and their parents were administered…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Christenson, James A.; And Others – 1980
Focusing on migrant decision making processes in the selection of nonmetropolitan or metropolitan destinations, the main and interactive effects of Kentucky migration behavior were examined in terms of community size preference, economic condition, and value adherence. Data were gathered in a 1979 mail survey of registered voters in Kentucky which…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Employment, Futures (of Society)
Burg, Leslie A.; Kaufman, Maurice – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the impact on remedial reading instruction of recent Massachusetts legislation aimed at providing diagnostic/prescriptive services to identified special needs children in the public schools. Specifically, the study concerned available programs, certification and deployment of specialized personnel, delivery of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Reading Consultants, Reading Difficulties
MILNE, JAMES D. – 1962
IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN (1) THE DEGREE OF ASSIMILATION OF THE ALASKAN NATIVE INTO OUR CULTURE, (2) THE EXTENT THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM PLAYED IN THIS ASSIMILIATION, AND (3) THE PART THAT SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS PLAYED IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ALASKAN NATIVE, THE 23 DIRECTORS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ALASKA WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR DUTIES,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Gordon, Eric M.; And Others – 1980
An evaluation of the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS) was conducted. (The MOIS is a system designed to provide reliable and current career information organized in a readily accessible system for individuals involved in career exploration and decision making.) Three types of survey instruments (site, staff, and client surveys) were…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Education, Career Exploration, Elementary Secondary Education
Safman, Phyllis C. – 1980
A study conducted in Illinois determined how or if decision-makers actually used the results of a community problems needs assessment survey ("Illinois: Today and Tomorrow") of 15,000 persons in the state. Data for the use study were collected from sixty in-depth personal interviews with randomly selected cooperative extension advisors…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Decision Making, Extension Agents, Legislators
Foster, Terry, Ed. – 1980
This executive summary of a 1979 household survey of 1,033 Texas families with children under six years of age updates previous (1973) findings. Of the households surveyed, 50% reported an annual income of less than $14,500. A single parent, usually a woman, headed 15% of these households. Most of the parents worked; 98.5% of the fathers and 40.6%…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Day Care, Discipline
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Div. of Occupational and Vocational Studies. – 1979
With the primary goal to enhance the degree of cooperativeness between CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and vocational education in Pennsylvania, CETA "prime sponsor" staffs were surveyed in a study to determine (1) general staff background and information; (2) types of educational and noneducation experiences; (3)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Competence, Educational Needs, Information Needs
