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Whitely, Susan E.; Dawis, Rene V. – 1973
Although it has been claimed that the Rasch model leads to a higher degree of objectivity in measurement than has been previously possible, this model has had little impact on test development. Population-invariant item and ability calibrations along with the statistical equivalency of any two item subsets are supposedly possible if the item pool…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, Item Analysis, Mathematical Models, Measurement Instruments
Vilentchuk, Lydia, Ed.; Haimovic, Gila, Ed. – 1972
Information science is a young and rapidly growing field, embracing a wide range of subjects and activities. The conference, in ten technical sessions, attempted to cover various aspects of information work. The areas covered were: information analysis and information analysis centers; retrieval of information; selection, education and training of…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Economic Factors, Information Networks, Information Science
Department of State, Washington, DC. – 1972
Staff Issue Papers for the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, are summarized in this compendium. Papers developed by the various sub-committees are included for: (1) institutional arrangements; (2) development and the environment; (3) human settlements; (4)…
Descriptors: Demography, Development, Environment, Institutional Administration
Stanford Univ., CA. School Mathematics Study Group. – 1967
This document is the report of a curriculum writing session, and covers three activities: (1) a textbook for grade seven, written using the outlines produced the previous year (SE 012 735), was reviewed and criticized; (2) the outlines for grades eight and nine, also produced the previous year, were completed in greater detail; and (3)…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Conference Reports, Curriculum
Helgeson, Stanley L.; And Others – 1971
This report, one in a series of three, is designed for school administrators to familiarize them with the field of environmental education. Following a general orientation, specific problems and needs are identified and research related to these is noted. Current practices concerning environmental education programs and materials are summarized…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1971
Discussed in the 1970 Annual report of the Register of Copyrights to the Librarian of Congress are the following topics: (1) General revision of the copyright law, (2) The year's copyright business, (3) Official publications, (4) Copyright contributions to the library collections, (5) Administrative developments, (6) Legislative developments, (7)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Depository Libraries
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1972
Discussed in the 1971 annual report of the Register of Copyrights to the Librarian of Congress are the following topics: (1) General revision of the copyright law, (2) The year's copyright business, (3) Official publications, (4) Copyright contributions to the library collections, (5) Administrative developments, (6) Legislative developments, (7)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Depository Libraries
Steiner, Hans-Georg, Ed. – 1971
This is a collection of 24 papers presented or prepared by participants of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) International Conference in 1970 covering a wide range of topics in mathematics and geometry education. Conference recommendations are summarized, including the use of geometry to lead into other branches of mathematics…
Descriptors: Algebra, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives, Educational Problems
Williams, Martha E.; And Others – 1972
The major objective of the IITRI Computer Search Center is to educate and link industry, academia, and government institutions to chemical and other scientific information systems and sources. The Center was developed to meet this objective and is in full operation providing services to users from a variety of machine-readable data bases with…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Chemistry, Computers, Databases
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1972
Experts from thirteen Arab nations met to discuss book development in their countries. This document, which is divided into four sections is a report of that meeting. Part one considers the problems of book development in the Arab countries under the following headings: (1) the present situation, (2) development of national book production, (3)…
Descriptors: Books, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, International Programs
National Association of Secondary Material Industries, Inc., New York, NY. – 1971
The National Association of Secondary Material Industries (NASMI) and the Bureau of Mines have cooperated to sponsor two technically-oriented workshops related to the role of metals recycling and air pollution control technology. The proceedings of these workshops, "Effective Technology and Research for Scrap Metal Recycling" and "Air Pollution…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conference Reports, Equipment, Metal Industry
Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, DC. – 1970
This report traces current environmental trends and assesses the adequacy of natural resources to fulfill human and economic needs. It reviews programs and activities of federal, state, and local governments and nongovernment entities or individuals, detailing effects on the environment. Ways are suggested for remedying the deficiencies of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Federal Programs
Dreyfus, Daniel A. – 1970
This report is a condensation of an unpublished paper by Daniel Dreyfus, a member of the professional staff of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Dreyfus develops a classification system of environmental management activities which has as its purpose to partially remove the present disagreement upon the scope of environmental…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Environmental Education, Federal Government
Koen, Frank M. – 1972
This final report discusses the principal goals and achievements of the journal project "Language and Language Behavior Abstracts" during 1971. The objectives during this grant period were increasing income, improving the scholarly qualities of the journal, reducing operating costs where possible, and improving accessibility to scholars. Problems…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annual Reports, Behavior Patterns, Language
Hensley, Gene, Ed.; Cain, Nancy Ellen, Ed. – 1972
Three selected papers and some additional comments from six regional conferences on state law and educational services for the handicapped are presented. Included are papers by Edwin W. Martin, Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, on the education of handicapped children as a new public priority and by James J.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Exceptional Child Education
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