The extent to which 230 university students following a one-year psychology course were 'active' (i.e., competitively or recreationally involved) in sport or 'non-participant' was compared with their scores on measures of personality, attitude, social class, sex, previous school involvement in sport, and attainment in university course work.…

This study tested the hypothesis that if a course is designed to encourage creative thinking and the corresponding examination provided a valid test of the extent to which the course objectives have been achieved, one could reasonably expect measures of divergent thinking ability and achievement in the examination to be positively correlated.…

The study focuses on the development and partial validation of scales measuring a complex of attitudes toward human fertility. Attitudes were collected from a 270-item questionnaire and factor, multiple regression, and correlation analyses of the collected data were conducted. Inferences for the development of a population education curriculum are…

Describes and compares three analytical methods of interpreting constant acceleration data from a stroboscopic picture or spark record. (CP)

The purpose of this study was to determine if a number of supervisory tasks could be categorized according to delineated dimensions. (Editor)

The role of school desegregation in the demand for private school enrollment by whites is examined. A model and data from two samples are analyzed empirically. Results state that desegregation has a significant effect upon private school enrollment, particularly in predominantly nonwhite districts. (Author/LH)

Describes a study using two types of macroanalytic analyses of observed teacher behaviors in the classroom. The findings of the study showed one of the macroanalytic techniques to be more effective as it identified broader behavior patterns occurring over longer periods of time. (MLH)

Uses a printed sheet of paper to represent a plant population in a given area. Quadrat sampling is simulated by dropping a square coverslip on the sheet and recording the symbols under the coverslip. Line-transect method is simulated by having a student randomly adjust the sheet under a string. (GS)

The aims of this study were limited to an attempt to ascertain the extent to which there was agreement between secondary pupils in a number of countries in responses to questions relating to various forms of social behavior. (Author/RK)

Describes the establishment of an international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology referred to by the acronym AGRIS. Presents AGRIS objectives, implementation stages, and relationships with other systems. (GS)

By plotting economic and population data on maps and coordinating the data on a scattergram, introductory world geography students work with the concept of spatial association, learn to identify geographic problems, and become familiar with world political units. (JR)

The author suggests how the quantitative analysis of data from census records, assessment roles, and newspapers may be integrated into the classroom. Suggestions for obtaining quantitative data are provided. (DE)

This report summarizes public library construction activities supported by Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title II, funds as of fiscal 1985. Following a brief legislative background and overview, the use of federal funds in support of public library construction is reviewed, and the impact of LSCA funding during fiscal 1983-85 is…

The application and utility of confirmatory second-order factor analytic methods are discussed. Factor analysis is central to concerns regarding measurement validity. Confirmatory methods are especially useful because they explicitly consider measurement error influences and because the methods are inherently theory-driven and theory-oriented.…

This paper summarizes four reports that comprised a study of ways in which technical and further education (TAFE) curriculum research for curriculum development can be speeded up in the data collection and analysis phases. The reports are "TAFE Curriculum Research: A Review of Group Process Methods" (T. Anderson, N. Jones); "The…