This conference report contains the texts of speeches delivered at a December, 1975 conference on Texas learning resource programs. Complete transcripts are provided for speeches on: (1) district and school site media programs; (2) guidelines for developing learning resource centers; (3) standards for learning resource programs; (4) the role of…

This report highlights findings discussed during 1976 hearings. Included are: (1) Technology assessment (TA) is an evolving study strategy being widely adopted by the public and private sectors; (2) TA should fit the resources, timing and needs of decision-makers; (3) TA can provide warning of consequences unanticipated in traditional planning;…

These are the speeches and the results of the Conference on School Consultation. The conference had four primary purposes: (1) provide an opportunity for mental health professionals to focus on an important area of services which has previously been overlooked by most CMHC's; (2) provide the opportunity for mutual discussion and development of new…

Correct as of May 1, 1976, this 16th annual Arizona tribal directory for American Indians includes listings relative to: (1) membership of Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs; (2) Arizona Indian Reservation Areas; (3) Arizona Indian reservation population and acreage figures; (4) Arizona's 19 Indian reservations (tribal officers, council members,…

Presented are the proceedings of a 1975 conference on the aged mentally retarded which focused on the following needs: health and medical needs, emotional and social needs, housing needs, and financial needs. Explained is the design and use of a workbook distributed to participants prior to the conference. The delivery of services on the state and…

As part of its first-year activities, the Atlanta University Department of Chemistry, which started as Doctor of Arts degree program in September 1975, sponsored a conference on April 23-24, 1976 to which were invited 20 two- and four-year college faculty and administrators. The main objectives were to discuss the need and credibility of the…

Seven papers presented at a research conference on space and geometry are contained in this monograph. The first paper gives an historical sketch of the development of geometry and discusses several considerations for selecting geometric content for the elementary school. Two papers deal with Piaget's research into the child's development of space…

This booklet presents the proceedings of an international symposium held at Madrid, Spain, September 6-7, 1975, to discuss the present state and future prospects of educational technology as it affects the teaching of chemistry. Ten papers and reports from 20 countries are included, with topics including: the potentialities of new educational…

As part of a review of emphases in high school and college language-arts curricula, the American College Testing Program sponsored an invitational language-arts conference at its national office, in February 1976. The eight conference participants were selected to represent various fields of specialization and several institutional affiliations.…

The primary purpose of the project documented in this volume was to identify the most fruitful directions for the development of speech communication instruction in the schools. The contents reflect the two phases of the project: input--a literature review, a behavioral study of children's communication competencies and attitudes, and an…

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of several methods of acquiring data on the nontherapeutic use of drugs. Data were collected by means of an anonymous questionnaire, a Randomized Inquiry technique, and a Card-Sort procedure. Subjects totaled approximately 1,100 enlisted men, noncommissioned officers, and junior officers,…

Papers collected in this volume were presented at the Fifth Annual Blumberg Symposium on Research in Early Childhood Education, held at Johns Hopkins University in 1974. Selections include "Alexia" (D. Frank Benson), "Young Children's Expectations for Reading" (Doris R. Entwisle), "Relations between Acquisition of…

This booklet provides abstracts of the proceedings of a conference on reading conducted on 27 April 1974 by the Department of Teacher Preparation of York College of the City University of New York. The following conference presentations are discussed: "Reading Readiness--What Do I Believe?" (Lilyan Peters), "Preschool as a Language…

Reports on an August, 1974 meeting at the University of Maryland in which some prominent science educators discussed the impact of the National Science Foundation (NSF) on future science education interests. Global and local areas recommended for NSF impact studies are listed. (CP)

Two multiple choice forms of two cloze reading tests were developed from responses to the cloze forms by college undergraduates. These tests were investigated using the original keys, empirical keys, and option weighted keys. Reliability and validity data are reported. (Author/JKS)