Provides information on how to organize and teach report writing skills in the intermediate grades. Divides the task into 8 steps, beginning with identifying a topic for research and ending with editing the final draft. Includes a list of evaluative questions which students may use to assess their work. (JDH)

The methodological soundness of adult education research was examined through a power analysis of the statistical tests used in volumes 21-32 of Adult Education. Results indicate that the power of statistical tests appearing in the adult education research literature is low when researchers are interested in finding small and medium effects.…

Review of general anxiety and its measurement provides a framework for considering computer anxiety. Test and math anxiety are discussed as specific anxieties with potential similarities. Five studies are identified and discussed for their contributions to an understanding of the definition, measurement practices, and correlates of computer…

Data are given on how well 1520 secondary school geometry students wrote proofs. Examples of the proofs on the test are included, and the significance of the data and recommendations are discussed. A "rather low level" of achievement was found. (MNS)

The manner in which results and methods are reported influences the ability of the synthesis of prior studies for planning new evaluations. Confidence ratings, coding conventions, and supplemental evidence can partially overcome the difficulties. Planners must acknowledge the influence of their own judgement in using prior research. (Author)

Computer-based instruction seems to improve learning process when rules of effective instruction are followed. Rewards include reinforcement from use of machine itself; content being taught; student's control of program; and external sources of support. Of these outside sources, the most important is probably the peer group. (MBR)

Included in this progress report are summaries of the developments and accomplishments associated with the Bulletin of Environmental Education, the Council for Urban Studies Centres, and the London Urban Studies Services. Highlights are presented of the previous year's workshops, conferences, and talks. Identifies and explains future priorities.…

Defines child abuse and neglect, describing indicators of abuse in child and adult. Urges teachers of young children to report suspected abuse and to serve as an appropriate role model for parents. (KS)

Discusses implications and ideas presented at the Rhetoric of the Human Sciences Conference (University of Iowa, March 28-31, 1984), a symposium in which distinguished representatives from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences met to share common dissatisfactions with prevailing scientific orthodoxies and common interests in…

Offers a rationale to justify compilation and publication of an annual summary of reading research reports. (AEA)

Empirical articles in the "Journal of Education Research" in 1970 and 1980 were compared to determine whether there were qualitative differences. Quality indicators used included statistics, focus of study, external funding, type of study, type of explanation, and reference characteristics. (Author/PP)

Proposes that because annual reports emphasize the role of audience in determining their purpose and content, they are effective in helping students understand the importance of audience awareness in business writing. (AEA)

Reports on the 1976 Pittsburgh Conference on Resource Sharing in Libraries. (PF)

The first article published in this Quarterly was a short history of the first year of the Association. There is still much of interest in those comments that quoted from the discussions at the First Annual Meeting, which was given over to sessions on the relations between schools and colleges. (Editor/RK)