Results of an informal survey conducted by members of a curriculum committee of NCSS and others who expressed an interest in social studies curriculum revision and evaluation, describe and evaluate the dissemination and utilization of the NCSS Curriculum Guidelines published in 1971. (JR)

To let newspaper researchers know the information sources used for various applications and the value of each of the sources, 122 Newspaper Research Council members were surveyed in February 1988 (with a 75% response rate). Questions concerned the frequency of use of various listed sources, and the value, location, and applications for each…

This publication provides program planners and others with information and analytical tools for using demographic data in program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The report reviews the importance of demographic data and their relevance to programs and proper implementation of laws, discusses the collection of demographic information by…

The use of "Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: Citations from the Literature" and "Biogenic Amines and Transmitters in the Nervous System" are compared. (PF)

A test of cueing in relation to recall using five cueing systems in combination with three topical areas. (CH)

Article reports on a system for filing and accessing a personal collection of papers on educational technology. (Author)

In the past several years, evaluation researchers and practitioners have become concerned about the apparent failure to utilize evaluation information. A simplified model of decision making is presented, in which the decision maker is confronted with a situation requiring a choice, generates potential solutions, assesses the probabilities that a…

Three specific points are made about helping program managers improve their use of information: (1) program managers appear to be the easiest group for evaluators to work with to improve use; (2) realistically, these managers may be the most difficult group to help; and (3) several strategies exist that evaluators use to help program people…

This report compares five information-gathering efforts sponsored by the Dissemination and Resources Group of the National Institute of Education. These five activities were R&D System Monitoring--examining the structure, activities, funding, and communication flow at the systems level; Information Needs Sensing--identifying the information…

PART I REPORTS A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF LISTING MANUSCRIPTS SHORTLY AFTER THEIR EDITORIAL ACCEPTANCE, BY TITLE AND AUTHOR'S NAME AND ADDRESSES, IN LONG-PUBLICATION-LAG, CORE PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNALS. TWO SAMPLES WERE SURVEYED--(1) 609 AUTHORS OF AN EQUAL NUMBER OF LISTED MANUSCRIPTS, AND (2) REQUESTERS OF ABOUT 2,600 REQUESTS DIRECTED TO 603…

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DEPICT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT AFFORDED BY THE CONGRESS. DATA WAS COLLECTED ON TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS--THOSE WHO MADE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, THE AUTHOR GROUP, AND THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING PAPER PRESENTATIONS, THE ATTENDANT GROUP. PART I OF THE REPORT CONSTITUTES…

Employing concepts of formal symbolic logic, the philosophy of science, computer technology, and the work of Hans Zetterberg, a format is suggested for synthesizing and increasing use of the rapidly expanding knowledge of the social sciences. Steps in the process include formulating basic propositions, utilizing computers to establish sets, and…

To be more useful in educational planning, educational research must be (1) more broadly conceived to incorporate tasks and techniques from disciplines outside of education, (2) more systematic in the sense that both research and development must be more programmatic in nature, and (3) reoriented so that the results of research, whether called…

The training manual was developed as a tool for understanding the occupational information and descriptive data presented in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) (Volumes 1 and 2 and Supplements 1 and 2). Exercises are provided in workbook form to increase an understanding of the occupational information presented. Exercises coordinated…