In the 1830-1914 era, when the major powers had a high level of political-military interdependence and alliance flexibility, changes in bloc concentration were a good predictor of dispute escalation. But bloc concentration had little predictive ability when this interdependence and alliance flexibility declined (1919-1965). (RM)

Bibliometric traits were used to describe the development and clinical use of levodopa as an antiparkinsonian agent. (Author)

Neither standardized test data nor grades made in required high school contribute significantly to the prediction of occupational success or proficiency. Possibly new research designs will be required before success can be predicted. (Author)

The present study attempted to demonstrate that subjects do attend to and abstract complex contingencies between events in probabilistic, nondeterministic schedules. (Authors)

The relations between data, information and prediction are discussed. A conclusion is that the output of mathematical operations is not related to the input as a deductive or probabilistic consequence of its real information content, but rather to information attributed to the data by assumptions inherent in the method. (9 references) (Author/SJ)

"The purpose of this paper has been...to advocate one particular use of prediction, namely: to assess the validity of educational operations, and thereby facilitate the achievement of stated instructional outcomes. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association as part of a symposium on the Prediction of…

Analyzes some properties of the correction for range formula in the three variable case, (x, y, and z). (AG)

Reviews educational research in terms of Ausubelian learning theory and finds that the data reported can be interpreted as consistent with these theories, although many studies cited were inadequate for critical testing of the theories. Cites 10 studies concerning amount of instructional structure, 21 comparing group and individualized…

The contributions made by Catholic institutions of higher education to the development of the total educational process for librarians and the prospects for the 1980's are explored. (5 references) (NH)

Attention was focused on the effectiveness of single versus multiple variables, the differences between outcome variables, and nonlinearity of some relationships. (Author)

The author suggests that we should try to divert a little of our time and energy away from maintaining the vast educational apparatus that we have created, towards the task of obtaining vantage points from which the longer term choices that face us can be identified, and the significance of present day decisions in relation to these choices…