Included are issue statements, workshop reports, and recommendations. The conference was held for educators and educational data collectors to exchange ideas on improving postsecondary education surveys and to plan for making such surveys universally compatible. Among the issues discussed are the uses of information, government concerns in…

The California State University and Colleges English Placement Test was designed to provide information about the reading and writing skills of newly admitted college students. The validity of this measure is examined. (Author/JKS)

The validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the National Organization for Education Evaluation of the Iranian Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education was examined in relation to the prediction of success of 406 college sophomores in Iran. (Author/JKS)

The responses from 212 college students in an educational psychology course to the Inventory of Student Perception of Instruction and the Instructional Improvement Questionnaire were factor analyzed and related to three measures of course achievement. All three measures correlated significantly with each of the six factors drawn from each…

The responses of five samples of elementary and secondary school students to the Brooks Student Questionnaire were factor analyzed. Extracted factors, centile norms, and reliability data are reported. (Author/JKS)

A scale measuring attitudes toward small-group teaching was administered to 442 teachers from 28 elementary and secondary schools in Israel. At least two dimensions of attitudes were identified: control over class and efficiency of the method. (Author/JKS)

Responses of 5,000 parents to a family background questionnaire were assessed in the belief that social structures of underdeveloped countries must be studied before determining how they influence education. A logistic model is presented to statistically analyze social class and caste, parents' education, income, religion, and language ability.…

The author reviews several government reports and other publications for their definitions of core curriculum and comments on particular problems of middle school curriculum: balance and articulation. (SJL)

A critique of the Arts, Americans, and Education Panel report, "Coming to Our Senses," for its study methods, its national policy recommendations, and its rhetorical styling. (SJL)

Presents summaries and evaluations of some 250 recent researches and developmental studies in chemical education. Identifies existing trends in the various research areas, and suggests future research needs and priorities. (GA)

Covered in the proceedings of AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting were: foreign student admission offices; admission of students from American-type overseas secondary schools; AID's International Education Research File; sponsored vs. nonsponsored foreign graduate students; credential evaluation; English proficiency; Vietnamese and Cuban refugees; and…

The registrar-admissions officer and his role were discussed at AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting. Also included in this session was a report of the AACRAO Salary Survey. (LBH)

A high school electronics teacher describes the integration of technical report writing in the electronics program for trade and industrial students. He notes that the report writing rather than just recording data seemed to improve student laboratory experience but further improvements in the program are needed. A sample lab report is included.…

Themes covered by this round table include the genres in Chicano literature, publication problems for Chicanos; the social role of the Chicano author; the Chicano-Mexican relationship, and the theater festival in Mexico City in 1974. (Author/AM)

The core of social work development lies in the assumption of full responsibility for providing, administering, and planning concrete care services for populations dependent on others. Other therapeutic or curative services would depend on this foundation. Public sanction, demand, and criteria for developing and training personnel are elaborated.…