This study identified features of innovations which help decision-makers compare and select appropriate innovations for adoption, resulting in the development of guidelines for evaluating innovation characteristics. Following a comprehensive search of the literature for taxonomic dimensions of innovations, interviews were held with school…

THIS IS A RESEARCH PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP AND TEST A TYPOLOGY FOR CLASSIFYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL ADULT CENTERS. THIS TYPOLOGY WILL BE INDUCTIVELY DEVELOPED, BASED ON EDUCATIONAL DISTINCTIONS LOGICALLY FORMULATED, DESCRIPTIVE, AND SET AT A LEVEL OF GENERALITY WHERE LOSS BY FRAGMENTATION WILL NOT BE TOO GREAT. IN A…

Graphical methods for evaluating the fit of Johnson's hierarchical clustering schemes are presented together with an example. These evaluation methods examine the extent to which the clustering algorithm can minimize the overlap of the distributions of intracluster and intercluster distances. (Author)

Some of the ramifications of the linear order assumption underlying much of measurement theory are discussed. Ordering theory is then described as an alternative deterministic measurement model that does not make the linear order assumption. (Author/RC)

Methods of automatically generating controlled subject headings and classifications from free indexing in the INSPEC data base were evaluated. (PF)

The process of discriminant analysis is reviewed in four different aspects: focusing on formulations, interpretations, and uses of discrimination, estimation and classification. Other issues, problems, and recent developments in discriminant analysis are also reviewed. (Author/DEP)

The author purports to prove that Bloom's taxonomy is not hierarchical. He argues, however, that the taxonomy can be a useful tool for planning mathematics syllabi and tests. (SD)

Sixty-four four-year-old and 64 five-year-old children were presented a set of 25 pictures of common objects, classifiable either perceptually (color) or semantically. (Author/CL)

Two experiments investigated the role of the sorting-presentation procedure in promoting organized recall in second grade children. (Author/JMB)

Examined the relationship between two components of class inclusion (hierarchical classification and quantification of inclusion) and investigated the effects of methodological modifications. Subjects were nine girls and nine boys each from first, second, and third grades. (Author/JMB)

Lists potential reinforcers that may be employed with various motivational tactics, and groups them into ten categories with specific examples of each. Most of these reinforcers may be used in manager-evaluated contingencies, with the exception of a few, which are listed because of their value in self-control tactics. (Author/VT)

Although publications of conferences may be handled as either serials or monographs, at present there are no definitive guidelines. The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, International Standard Bibliographic Description for monographic publications, and practices at the Library of Congress, and the University of Iowa Libraries are discussed.…

Fifth- and sixth-grade students were asked to sort cards by one of three possible sorting methods. Subjects received either general praise, descriptive praise, or no praise. The extent to which the two praise groups sorted by the method for which they were reinforced was assessed. (Author/JMB)

Functional relationships among domains of learning and a process of diagramming relationships between instructionally significant behaviors are discussed. (RAO)

Assumptions that learning is basically concept development and that it is also a process of successive approximations of a terminal behavior lead the author to a definition of concept and a hierarchy of concept development. The nine-stage model of cognitive development is presented in a chart with sample items and instrumentation for each state.…