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Taylor, Charles; Tanter, Raymond – 1971
As presented in this report the basic purpose of CAIR (Computer-Aided International Relations Teaching) is to introduce university students and policy analysts in government agencies to substantive data analysis in the field of international studies. The student will be exposed to quantitative political science, learn the role and limitations of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Conflict Resolution, Data Analysis
Greenberg, David; McCall, John – 1973
An economic framework that melds the theories of human capital and internal labor markets in a probabilistic matrix has been developed to analyze teacher mobility. This framework is general and could be applied to other labor markets possessing similar institutional structures, such as those in the Civil Service sector. Several important…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Faculty Mobility
Penfield, Douglas A. – 1972
Thirty-four papers on educational statistics which were presented at the 1971 AERA Conference are summarized. Six major interest areas are covered: (a) general information; (b) non-parametric methods; (c) errors of measurement and correlation techniques; (d) regression theory; (e) univariate and multivariate analysis; (f) factor analysis. (MS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Science Research, Computers
Pennock-Roman, Maria – 1990
Six American universities were studied to assess the predictive validity of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and other admissions data and of student language background relative to college grades for Hispanic students. Sample sizes at the universities ranged from 76 to 686 for Hispanic subjects and from 924 to 4,919 for White students. The…
Descriptors: Background, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Blust, Ross S. – 1986
This study investigated the use of teacher perceptions of school effectiveness variables as part of the Pennsylvania state assessment program and briefly reviewed the teacher survey instrument development. Data were available for 155 of the 500 school districts from the 1985 Educational Quality Assessment administration. A norm sample included 111…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Daellenbach, Lawrence A.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on the cognitive and affective development of college students enrolled in a principles of macroeconomics course. The hypotheses of the experiment were stated as follows: In relation to the traditional principles course, the experimental treatment will…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Woodley, Alan – 1981
A multivariate model to explain student success and failure at the Open University of the United Kingdom is outlined. The model is based on the results of an evaluation study that explored the suitability of this teaching system for young people under 21 years old. Twenty-three characteristics were designated as social and psychological problems,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Failure, Age Differences, Behavior Problems
Hengstler, Dennis D.; And Others – 1981
The reliability, factor structure, and discriminatory power of faculty perceptions of the performance of departmental administrators were investigated, using the Administrator Evaluation Survey (AES) developed at the University of Illinois. Faculty from a major research university in the midwest, a smaller state university in the midwest, and a…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Black Colleges
Kolstad, Andrew J. – 1979
The effects of school type and curriculum on high school grades, plans for further schooling, and enrollment in higher education and postsecondary training were studied. The data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. The base-year sample contained over 16,000 seniors in over 1,000 high schools of all…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Greeley, Andrew M. – 1976
This book reports on a replication of the 1963 National Opinion Research Center study of the effectiveness of the value-oriented education carried out in the Roman Catholic schools in the United States. It is part of a growing body of social change research being done by American sociologists. In Part I, the first five chapters, the context for…
Descriptors: Behavior, Beliefs, Catholic Schools, Catholics
Herr, Edwin L.; Baker, Stanley B.
There is a need for improved techniques for selection of students and prediction of student success in vocational-technical education. This study concerns identification of the kinds of readily available data which may be used to predict student success in Pennsylvania area vocational-technical schools and to differentiate among the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Data Analysis
Wahlstrom, Darryl A. – 2001
A study investigated 210 secondary vocational/technical education students' cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to a skill assessment process. Students received feedback on their skill strengths and weaknesses and those skills in which they over- or under-estimated their abilities. Results from hierarchical multiple regression indicated…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Development, Cognitive Structures, Competence
Salzman, Stephanie A. – 1987
A meta-analysis was conducted of 137 studies investigating the effects of father absence due to employment, military service, death, divorce, separation, or desertion on children's cognitive performance as assessed by scores on standardized intelligence, scholastic aptitude, and academic achievement tests and school grades. Aggregation of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests
Roberts, Keith J. – 1986
A series of studies were conducted at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) to determine the relationship of basic skills assessment test scores, sex, and race to student success for the following groups of fall 1985 students: 229 developmental studies (Crossover Program); 501 associate degree level students; 66 business and graphic arts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Programs, Community Colleges
Edington, Everett D.; Martellaro, Helena C. – 1984
To determine if a relationship can be found between school size and academic achievement, a study examined correlations for 566 New Mexico public schools (grades 5, 8, and 11) from 1978 to 1981. The measure of academic achievement used was the schools' average "total scale score" on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. The two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Consolidated Schools
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