This is an analysis of a needs assessment questionnaire consisting of 17 questions on the needs and programs for limited English proficient (LEP) pupils in Pennsylvania, which was distributed to all public and parochial schools in the state. The analysis is based on 77% of the total forms sent. The returned forms were sorted into three groups:…

Two recent developments in management information system technology and higher education administration have brought about the need for this study, designed to develop a methodology for revealing a relational model of the data base that administrators are operating from currently or would like to be able to operate from in the future.…

An analysis of staff development practices in Texas during the year 1975-76 is provided, and four principles of effective inservice education (planning, situational design, content, and support) are outlined. The summary of findings is based on data from three unpublished dissertations, which had compiled data gathered via questionnaire from…

A teacher inservice preference questionnaire was used to identify, categorize, and compare inservice preferences of educators, and findings indicated that workshops were ranked first as the inservice activity most preferred with conventions and professional conferences least preferred. Other categorical analysis indicated that professional…

Intended for those who are concerned with evaluation but do not have an extensive background, this textbook helps students, scientists, evaluators, and administrators conduct and interpret evaluations. It deals with evaluations in all social action programs--health, education, and welfare. The focus is on basic procedures, rather than on theory,…

This paper uses twentieth century American fictional literature to examine middle-age male development. Two historical periods, post World War I and post World War II, were chosen to provide a wide data base which could be analyzed over time. With seven American literature professors' aid, works of literary merit with a middle-aged male…

This study was designed to determine the extent to which schools of health sciences offering at least a baccalaureate degree are involved in the application of instructional technology. A four page questionnaire was used to investigate the schools' involvement in curriculum revision, instructional design and development, media production and…

This book looks at a sampling of notable socio-technical problems within a rational context. It seeks to determine if problems exist with recent decisions in the application of technology; how threatening any problems may be; the source of problems; and examines alternatives available to the nation. The broad goal of this rational consideration is…

This resource guide, one of seven related documents, contains suggestions and materials to help schools implement a six-step needs assessment process. The guide is divided into ten sections that cover alternative needs assessment systems, informing the community, felt needs instruments, sample preplan, data analysis tips, reporting results, causal…

This paper discusses a longitudinal, exploratory study of developmental dimensions related to object permanence theory and explains how multidimensional scaling techniques can be used to identify developmental dimensions. Eighty infants, randomly assigned to one of four experimental groups and one of four counterbalanced orders of stimuli, were…

The results of a mailed questionnaire survey are presented showing the opinions of a sample of teachers concerning the importance to them of 41 competencies related to measurement and evaluation. Out of a sample of 100 elementary school teachers, 50 junior high school teachers, and 100 senior high school teachers, 58 percent responded to the…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MASTER'S DEGREE SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF TEACHERS IN A PROPOSED NEW BURBANK SCHOOL DISTRICT SALARY CLASS, 3 QUESTIONS WERE INVESTIGATED (1) DOES THE ACQUISITION OF A MASTER'S MAKE FOR GREATER IMPROVEMENT IN TEACHING THAN AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF UNIVERSITY TRAINING IN OTHER AREAS, (2) DOES THE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM OR THE SCREENING…

THE THEME OF THIS PROGRAM WAS THE USE OF PROBABILISTIC MODELS AS MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IN TEST CONSTRUCTION AND FOR ANALYSIS OF TEST DATA. SOME CENTRAL ISSUES IN THIS FIELD ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED IN THE FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT UNDER THE FOLLOWING TITLES--(1) CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITEM SELECTION, (2) CLUSTERING…

This paper critically reviews sociological literature on youth protest. The major objective is to ascertain whether existing perspectives on youth movements are adequate to explain historical change in modern society. Most sociological research on youth activism is predicated on either a family socialization model or a structural functional model.…

The third (1978-79) of three writing assessments conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is reported. The writing achievement of American 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds was surveyed using a deeply stratified, multistage probability sample design. The specific procedures used in the assessment to develop objectives and…