These proceedings of the Second Annual Three-Site National Conference on Instructional Assessment provide the agenda, an outline of a self-directed tour of the Meramec Learning Laboratories, "Individualized Instruction in Community Colleges, a Status Report" by Walter E. Hunter, and the keynote presentation, "Why Reinvent the Wheel?" by George H.…

The Information Retrieval Center of the Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services (NCEBOCS) offers computer-and manually-produced information products to educators within a regional network. The Center searches the automated Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base to provide three products: Catalog of…

This progress report on Project TALENT, covering the period 1 June 1972 - 31 August 1972, contains five sections. The sections are as follows: I. Major Activities during This Quarter (reports on 73 different tasks); II. Activities Planned during the Next Quarter (related to 9 tasks); III. Utilization, Dissemination, and Recognition of Outcomes of…

The 54 papers related to test development, interpretation, and use that were presented at the 1972 AERA Conference are reviewed. The papers were classified into 11 categories, as follows: A. What to measure--educational objectives; attitude measurement; and creativity; B. How to measure--item types; test development; response modifications;…

Longley proposed a set of data for use in testing regression programs. This paper shows that the numerically accurate solution is likely to be an unreasonable estimate of the regression coefficients for this problem. This is true because the accuracy of the data and appropriateness of the model may affect the solution more than the computational…

This project studied pupil creativity in terms of the interdependence of the affective and cognitive domains. The relationships of the two facets were studied over the period of a full school year with 945 fifth grade pupils from a small urban district. Over the period of the study, growth was apparent in both domains. Parallel testings of the two…

The Airman Training Line Simulator was designed as a managerial aid for investigating and evaluating the various and diverse policy interaction which impact on basic military training and entry-level technical training courses. The user's manual provides user-oriented documentation on the concepts and logic underlying the model. The presentation…

About 30 educators, cable operators, and foundation and government representatives discussed cable television and continuing education at a conference. They concluded that cable has great potential for education, because of the following features: 1) multiple channels, 2) controlled access to cable channels, 3) an educational access channel, and…

This publication is the report of the instructional program, "Measure and Find Out, A Quantitative Approach to Science," designed for grades four, five, and six. The basic rationale of the program is not to present any material which a child can not observe, describe, and measure. The report is divided into five parts, each explaining different…

Compared were children's reflective behavior in the classroom to their reflective behavior in individual environments. Examined were three environmental variables in terms of the way each affected reflective behavior in children. The variables are (1) report card grades vs. no grades for performance, (2) individual vs. classroom environment, and…

General comparisons are made between American and British reading instruction, and outstanding commonalities and differences between the two countries are emphasized. Both, for example, believe in the necessity for careful early instruction, and both believe in the importance of reading as a skill. Differences exist in attitudes toward learning to…

Impressions, observations, and conclusions about the conference on the teaching of English at the University of York in England are given in this brief report. Among the conclusions reached by the British and American participants are: (1) of primary and immediate importance is the construction of a model for organizing effective language-centered…

A study was conducted by Los Angeles City College to determine whether the early registration of spring 1972 was primarily responsible for the inflated enrollment figures for fall 1972 classes. A tabulation by course and department was provided by the college Data Center of the number of enrollments at the close of registration, at the close of…

In this methodological paper two indices are developed: a complexity index and an interpretation index. The complexity index is a positive number indicating on the average how many factors are used to explain each variable in a factor solution. The interpretation index will be positive ranging from zero to unity; unity representing a perfect…

This study was conducted to determine what attitude changes take place in a group of secondary school teachers as a result of participation in a short course on the environmental problems of air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, population problems and the use of natural resources. A secondary purpose was to determine if the teachers…