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Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. Special Populations Office. – 1996
This Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) report presents statistical information through charts, graphs, and text, on the 39,926 children with disabilities in Nebraska special education. The following data are included: (1) Nebraska special education child count as of December 1, 1995, by child's age, disability, race, and…
Descriptors: Age, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Small, Ruth V. – 1997
As the number of World Wide Web sites continues to grow at an explosive rate, the need for design guidelines also increases. Although there are a number of resources that provide guidance on structure and content, few address the motivational aspects of Web sites. The Website Motivational Analysis Checklist (WebMAC) was developed to help diagnose…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Stecher, Brian M.; Mitchell, Karen J. – 1995
This study explored fourth-grade teachers' understanding of mathematical problem solving, an aspect of the Vermont portfolio assessment program that has been largely ignored. Teachers' conceptions of problem solving, their knowledge of problem-solving strategies, their selection and evaluation of problem-solving tasks, and their instructional…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Johnson, Eugene G.; And Others – 1994
The 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) monitored the performance of students in American schools in reading, mathematics, science, and writing. The sample consisted of more than 145,000 public and private school students in grades 4, 8, 11, and 12. This technical report provides details of instrument development, sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Dallas County Community Coll. District, TX. – 1991
In order to establish a baseline for future recommendations, a study was conducted on what is currently being done and to determine strengths and weaknesses in the area of technical and vocational student tracking. Mail surveys were sent to all public community/junior colleges and technical institutes in Texas; 40 of 52 surveys were returned. The…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Data Collection, Needs Assessment, Outcomes of Education
Redding, Richard E.; And Others – 1992
A cognitive task analysis was performed to analyze the key cognitive components of the en route air traffic controllers' jobs. The goals were to ascertain expert mental models and decision-making strategies and to identify important differences in controller knowledge, skills, and mental models as a function of expertise. Four groups of…
Descriptors: Air Traffic Control, Air Transportation, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
Moore, Mary T.; Myers, David; Silva, Tim; Alamprese, Judity A. – 1998
The National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP) was a federal grant program that was initiated in 1988 to promote the following: contextualized, job-specific instruction in basic skills; joint governance through partnerships between employers, education providers, and employee organizations; and attention to individual workers' needs. The NWLP's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Schmitt, Lothar M.; Christianson, Kiel T. – 1999
Pedagogical features and implementation of a UNIX-based management system (UNIEM) designed to support the instructor in teaching English as a second language using a network of workstations are described. The application discussed here is for teaching English composition to students at the University of Aizu (Japan). UNIEM is constructed to assist…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Clagett, Craig A.; Kerr, Helen S. – 1992
Enrollment management is defined as coordinated effort to influence the size and characteristics of an institution's student body through recruitment, admissions, pricing, financial aid, advising, and other policy choices. Enrollment managers must understand the forces that influence individual decisions about college choice and persistence. One…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Educational Policy
Pelgrum, W. J., Ed.; And Others – 1993
The Computers in Education (Comped) study was designed as a two-stage survey. The first stage (1987-1990) was aimed at gathering information from a representative sample of schools at elementary, lower secondary and upper secondary level with regard to the state of computer use in education. The survey's focus was on the extent and availability of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Brown, M. Mae; And Others – 1993
The OSAP High Risk Youth Demonstration Program of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is directed toward the prevention of substance abuse through experiences offered in an after-school program. This is the second year that the program has been implemented in the six elementary schools and one middle school of the Mississippi Choctaw…
Descriptors: After School Programs, American Indians, Cultural Activities, Data Collection
Noel, Rita Thomas; Hunter, Jennie L. – 1994
The Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System (VoCATS) in North Carolina is a competency-based instructional management system that allows the collection of data on student performance achievement before, during, and after instruction. A preliminary pilot study was conducted to evaluate the implementation of the VoCATS program with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Business Education, Business Education Teachers
Brecht, Richard D.; Robinson, Jennifer L. – 1993
A study undertaken by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) is described. The project was designed to examine the process and results of language study abroad. The first phase of the project was a statistical analysis of the relationship between student characteristics (demographic and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, College Students, Data Collection
Gold, Patricia Cohen – 1983
Most presently existing literacy training programs for inmates in America's prisons are inadequate. Before program planners and developers can remedy this situation, they must be able to obtain accurate information on the numbers of illiterate inmates and the numbers of inmates currently receiving literacy instruction in America's prisons. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Coordination
Brennan, Mark; Brennan, Roslin E. – 1984
A study examined the literacy needs and activities of prison inmates in Australia. To gather data for the study, the researchers interviewed and administered questionnaires to 62 inmates from five Australian prisons. This report consists primarily of the comments and views of the individual prisoners who were clients, potential clients, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
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