This summary presents highlights of the 1976 ATE Conference, including remarks by federal government, teaching profession, state agency, and teacher educator personnel on the question of governance. (MB)

Good records of a vocational agriculture program should be divided into three areas: a tentative schedule of summer activities, a daily diary of actual happenings, and a thorough summary report. Listed are eight reasons for the importance of this record system. (Author/MS)

Related herein are the proceedings of The Education Conference held at the University of Nottingham in March 1976. Topics discussed included: the work of the Education (Research) Committee; the LAMP (Less Academically Motivated Pupils) Project; and the Schools Council proposals for a common system of examining at 16+ and 18+. (BT)

This paper explores the ways results of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data might be communicated to a variety of audiences, each with differing needs for information, interest in its findings, and sophistication in interpreting the results. The paper describes market-basket reporting as a feasible alternative to traditional…

This report provides data about enrollment in the institutions of the North Dakota University System (NDUS) in 2002-2003, specifically Summer 2002, Fall 2002, and Spring 2003 NDUS Institutions of Higher Education. The unduplicated total of degree credit, nondegree credit, and noncredit enrollments was 52,480. Some students were enrolled in more…

In 2002, five state agencies overseeing technology centers and technical colleges formed a consortium with the Council on Occupational Education, a national accreditor of workforce education institutions. The purpose was to develop common benchmarks and a common report card. Subsequently, the consortium received a 3-year grant in 2001 from the…

This report contains 14 chapters on the following topics, as required by Texas Education Code 39.182 and 39.185: (1) State performance on the academic excellence indicators; (2) student performance on state assessments and correlation of course grades with state assessments; (3) students in alternative education settings; (4) performance of…

Factor analysis has historically been used for myriad purposes in the social and behavioral sciences, but an especially important application of this technique has been to evaluate construct validity. Since in the present milieu both exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) are readily available to the researcher,…

This annual report contains information on federal funding of the research and development components of agency programs as proposed by the administration for Fiscal Year 1995. Research and development data are classified into the same federal budget function categories as those used in the "Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year…

This paper addresses the state of the art regarding the use of statistical significance tests (SSTs). How social science research will be conducted in the future is impacted directly by current debates regarding hypothesis testing. This paper: (1) briefly explicates the current debate on hypothesis testing; (2) reviews the newly published report…

This book aims to provide a coherent and thoughtful framework for viewing the complex issues related to grading and reporting student learning. The primary goal of grading and reporting is recognized as communication, and grading and reporting are seen to be integral parts of the instructional process. Chapter 1 explores why grading and reporting…

The Regional Educational Laboratories comprise a national network of institutions with similar missions, goals, and strategies. Since their establishment in 1965, the Regional Educational Laboratories have undertaken long-range initiatives to solve difficult problems in U.S. schools. This annual report describes some of the efforts of the Regional…

The American Psychological Association (APA) has recently published the fifth edition of its "Publication Manual." This paper provides a brief overview of how this edition differs from previous editions and summarizes features of the new edition that will be likely to have an impact on social science research over the next several years.…

Large-scale surveys of educational attainment gather data about the proficiencies of a sample of students to support inferences about the distribution in the populations. Several approaches to gathering data have been used, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Several scales have also been used to bring results together from different…

This annual report details the activities of the National Association of Child Advocates (NACA) from June 2001 to June 2002. The report discusses the efforts of NACA to help members protect funding levels for programs supporting children and their families during the nation's economic downturn, including conducting focus groups to test specific…