College students were interviewed about the information they seek and use before enrolling in a course, during instruction, and after instruction. (Author)

This report is a compilation of federal efforts in educational research, development, dissemination, and evaluation for Fiscal Year 1975. Individual listings for 41 agencies report research, development, dissemination, and evaluation activities separately and, in many cases, name an agency contact person. (MM)

Defines the elements of the process of information retrieval. (PF)

The user Interview Study was designed to obtain a better understanding of the significant areas of school decision-making, to ascertain the relative importance of evaluation in these school decisions, and to determine what role might realistically be projected for evaluation. Topic-centered interviews focusing on "significant…

This is a workshop simulation and interpretation guide designed for Title I teachers and district personnel. The participants should have some experience with the norm-referenced evaluation model. They learn to interpret normal curve equivalents (NCE) and NCE gains. Participants are led through an interpretive hierarchy from simple, descriptive…

Intended to present information about the activities and use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system that are available through the ERIC clearinghouses, this report briefly describes the variety of activities, methods, and services that are employed in the dissemination of the system's educational information. After a short…

THE SUBSCRIBERS TO FOUR JOURNALS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION WERE SURVEYED TO DETERMINE (1) WHETHER COMMUNICATION HAS EMERGED AS AN IDENTIFIABLE AREA OF DISCIPLINE, (2) WHAT SHORTCOMINGS READERS PERCEIVE IN PROFESSIONALLY SIGNIFICANT JOURNALS, AND (3) HOW READERS PERCEIVE THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AS A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION. A…

THOUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TAKES PLACE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THAT RESEARCH IS NOT BEING USED DUE TO TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON PROGRAM SUCCESS AND TOO LITTLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE RESEARCHER AND THE SCHOOL STAFF. IN AN EFFORT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, THE COOPERATIVE PROJECT IN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (COPED) INITIATED A STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF…

This guide defines diffusion as the process by which a program or technique is transferred from the site where it was developed to another site. Effective diffusion is based on an understanding of how people and organizations can be helped to change as well as how programs are implemented. It is preceded by a carefully planned transition from…

Some 180 different forms are used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to cover the broad range of business activities regulated by the agency. This report examines the forms that are of greatest use to those seeking information about business. These forms are grouped in the following categories: general business information,…

A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO A SAMPLE OF APA MEMBERS WHO WERE AFFILIATED WITH CERTAIN SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND A SECOND SAMPLE OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT SO AFFILIATED TO OBTAIN A GENERAL PICTURE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES WITHIN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY. THIS REPORT PRESENTS FINDINGS OF THAT SURVEY UNDER THE HEADINGS--(1) PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS…

During the first year of publication of Current Papers in Physics (1966) a joint study was undertaken in the UK by Aslib working under contract with the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and in the US by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to assess the need for the new publication and its usefulness to the physics community. The study…

To determine what might be done to improve "Insect Alerts," which is a newsletter that carries "information on insect biology, abundance, activity and interpretation of control need," put out through the Michigan Cooperative Extension Service 26 weeks a year, a survey was conducted. A mail questionnaire was sent to all 120 county extension…

The overall objective of the Technical Information Support Activities (TISA) Project is the production of a "Post Commander's Handbook." The handbook will be instrumental in achieving greater utilization of available technical information resources to assist army scientists and engineers engaged in the support of army combat and other…

Remarks in this article were presented at the Conference on Management of Consolidated Research Institutions for Population Research, Washington, D.C., in February, 1970. Study is made of the process by which scientific and technical information in the population field must be identified, collected, stored, retrieved, translated, and disseminated…