Compared were children's reflective behavior in the classroom to their reflective behavior in individual environments. Examined were three environmental variables in terms of the way each affected reflective behavior in children. The variables are (1) report card grades vs. no grades for performance, (2) individual vs. classroom environment, and…

General comparisons are made between American and British reading instruction, and outstanding commonalities and differences between the two countries are emphasized. Both, for example, believe in the necessity for careful early instruction, and both believe in the importance of reading as a skill. Differences exist in attitudes toward learning to…

Impressions, observations, and conclusions about the conference on the teaching of English at the University of York in England are given in this brief report. Among the conclusions reached by the British and American participants are: (1) of primary and immediate importance is the construction of a model for organizing effective language-centered…

A study was conducted by Los Angeles City College to determine whether the early registration of spring 1972 was primarily responsible for the inflated enrollment figures for fall 1972 classes. A tabulation by course and department was provided by the college Data Center of the number of enrollments at the close of registration, at the close of…

In this methodological paper two indices are developed: a complexity index and an interpretation index. The complexity index is a positive number indicating on the average how many factors are used to explain each variable in a factor solution. The interpretation index will be positive ranging from zero to unity; unity representing a perfect…

This study was conducted to determine what attitude changes take place in a group of secondary school teachers as a result of participation in a short course on the environmental problems of air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, population problems and the use of natural resources. A secondary purpose was to determine if the teachers…

Comparisons of majority and minority group regression lines for purposes of assessing test bias may, under certain conditions, be viewed as comparisons of conditional bivariate distributions. Where these conditions hold, findings should reveal parallel regression lines except for a special case. Given the conditions described, one implication is…

In a manner similar to that used in the orthogonal case, formulas for the asymptotic standard errors of analytically rotated oblique factor loading estimates are obtained. This is done by finding expressions for the partial derivatives of an oblique rotation algorithm and using previously derived results for unrotated loadings. These include the…

A series of eleven concepts, eight of which were presented in a teacher training course, were rated by 252 undergraduate education majors on 15 semantic differential scales at the beginning and end of the course in an attempt to assess changes in the factor structure of semantic space and changes in the connotative meanings of the concepts. Scales…

Variance reduction analysis is a simple method for determining the effect of inequality of cell size on analysis of variance calculations. The suggested procedure has three steps. (Author/CK)

An investigation of techniques used to maximize response rates was the purpose of this study. Variables included perceived threat of questionnaire, questionnaire length, cover letter approach, follow-up correspondence, stamped/unstamped return envelope, and anonymity. The sample comprised 4,608 college faculty. Three analyses of response rates…

Highlights of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1972, are presented in this news brochure. Four sections are defined: Resolutions, Reports, Statements, and Speeches. The first, Resolutions, states the declaration of principles, recommendations for action, the action plan, and institutional and…

Summarized in this pamphlet are the U.S. Office of Education grants for 1972 in the field of environmental education. Grants were made in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Micronesia. Among the 162 grants totaling $2,999,040.00, most were made under the Environmental Education Act (P.L. 91-516), though some were…

In response to the increasing social concern for the quality of the environment and its conservation, and the need to ensure that all pupils in their final years of schooling be brought to share that concern, teachers in Hertfordshire, England, have constructed an 'A' level curriculum or syllabus of environmental studies for the sixth form. Based…

An experimental course covering some of the fundamental principles and terminology associated with environmental science and the application of these principles to various contemporary problems is summarized in this report. The course involved a series of lectures together with a program of specific seminar and discussion topics presented by the…