The teacher of English as a second language can perform valuable language research in the classroom. Types of research include: natural language acquisition; small-scale pedagogical intervention; and large-scale methodology in long-range studies. Procedures for formulating research questions, hypotheses and design are outlined. (CHK)

Research based upon the concept that teaching consists of separate, enumerable acts has proven the opposite: that it is composed of interrelated activities and influences. (MJB)

Research on job analysis and on the application of that data to the problem of selection test construction has grown out of its infancy. However, there is insufficient evidence for the sole use of any method for the construction of a content valid test. Proposes that multiple methods of job analysis be used and specifically that a task-oriented…

Attempts to ascertain whether small group, individualized instruction based upon an identified reading weakness was more effective than regular classroom instruction in terms of student reading achievement scores and in terms of student attitudes toward reading. (Author/RK)

In an effort to determine whether the Dolch list of basic sight words continues to reflect the majority of the words in basic readers, this study was undertaken to calculate the percentage of Dolch words in four basic reader programs published since 1970. This would make it possible to decide whether the Dolch list is still viable for recently…

Clarifies a general approach to understanding teaching effectiveness research, outlines the requirements of the kind of research that is believed likely to result in verified generalizations about the primary dimensions along which effective and ineffective teachers vary, and provides an example of the kind of research it is believed is needed.…

Defining "effective teaching" involves a general conception of education and teaching, a conception of a curricular domain and its priorities, attention to the possible conflict in values and priorities among relevant groups, recognition of "functional equivalence," a multidimensional approach to data collection, combination and reporting, and "a…

Responds to papers in this Quarterly by Colley and Smith. (JM)

Examines the development of statistical power as a methodological concern in the communication discipline and the effects of this concern on recent empirical research conducted by communication scientists. (MH)

Four groups of preservice teachers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions to test the effectiveness of brief training in time-management techniques. Significant differences among the groups were observed on measures of promptness in completing tasks during student teaching and on self-ratings of proficiency in time management.…

Makes a distinction between developmental and remedial programs and suggests reasons for the difficulty in evaluating these programs. Identifies basic limitations in educational research, factors found in successful programs, questions to be considered in selecting and formulating the evaluation design, and five useful educational research…

Recent research examines school effectiveness and the way variations in school characteristics and structures affect achievement. Such research is limited because it is atheoretical and the findings are not uniform. Future research must study a wider range of student performance and identify how classroom and school processes combine to create an…

Discusses reliability and validity of continual response measurement (CRM), a computer-based measurement technique, and its use in social science research. Highlights include the importance of criterion-referencing the data, guidelines for designing studies using CRM, examples typifying their deductive and inductive functions, and a discussion of…

A series of ten articles describe the research process and discuss the results of the Second National Children and Youth Fitness Study (NCYFS II) undertaken in 1985 by the United States Public Health Service. (MT)

Dimensions characteristically descriptive of applied behavior analysis over the past 20 years are explored: applied, behavioral, analytic, conceptual, technological, effective, and capable of appropriately generalized outcomes. Effectiveness in the future must take into account cost-benefit ratios, social validity assessments, and the need for…