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Liston, David M.; And Others – 1978
The ERIC network conversion to an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) mode of data entry was studied to analyze the potential effectiveness of OCR data entry for future EPC/s (Editorial Processing Centers). Study results are also applicable to any other system involving decentralized bibliographic data capture and conversion functions. The report…
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection
Taylor, William H. – 1978
The System for Program Information in Continuing Education (SPICE), an information system being implemented at The University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), was designed to facilitate the collection, manipulation, and reporting of evaluative data from continuing education program participants. The objectives of the system include the following: to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
HOROWITZ, HAROLD – 1967
THIS IS AN EDITED AND SOMEWHAT CONDENSED VERSION OF AN EARLIER ARTICLE DESCRIBED IN AN ABSTRACT EF 001 460. ADDITIONAL GRAPHIC MATERIAL INCLUDES--(1) PROXIMITY/ACCESS CHART, (2) MILEAGE CHART OF INTERRELATION OF SPACES/PROXIMITY FOR A RESIDENCE, AND (3) AN INTERACTION MATRIX OF PERSONNEL AND ACTIVITIES FOR A MEDICAL FACILITY. THIS ARTICLE IS A…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Building Design, College Buildings, Controlled Environment
Leske, Gary; Frederickson, Steve – 1980
This report focuses on the field test initiated to substantiate the utility and application of previously developed staff development needs assessment instruments and their use. These instruments were intended for use by practicing and pre-service vocational education administrators. (A preliminary report documenting instrument design and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Feedback
Barley, William D. – 1980
Labeling bias is the distortion of diagnostic judgment as a function of prior diagnostic information. University students (N=102) were assigned to 16 treatment groups, with variables of: prior diagnosis attributed to a videotaped target person ("psychotic" versus none), setting in which the observed sample of his behavior was said to…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Bias, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology
Carpenter, Thomas P. – 1979
The purpose of this paper is to identify how the theory and techniques of research in cognitive development can be applied to the study of learning and instruction in mathematics. Five basic research paradigms are characterized; major directions of research on number, measurement, geometry, and adolescent reasoning are identified. Most of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Hiebert, James – 1979
The purpose of this study was to test the effect of several cognitive development capacities on first-grade children's ability to learn basic concepts and skills of linear measurement. The cognitive capacities of interest were logical reasoning ability and information processing capacity. The hypotheses predicted that children who had not yet…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Educational Research
Neumann, Karl F.; And Others – 1978
The adequacy of Rosenberg's classification scheme, in which he divides children's learning characteristics into four styles, was investigated. Middle school students (N=377) were used as a sample, and their behavior was assessed by 30 teachers using the Learning Style Checklist. After intercorrelations of the 40 Checklist items were obtained, the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Factor Analysis, Grade 8
HOLZBAUR, FREDERICK W.; FARRIS, EUGENE H. – 1966
DIRECT MAN-MACHINE COMMUNICATION IS NOW POSSIBLE THROUGH ON-LINE, REAL-TIME TYPEWRITER TERMINALS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO COMPUTERS. THESE TERMINAL SYSTEMS PERMIT THE OPERATOR, WHETHER ORDER CLERK, CATALOGER, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN OR TYPIST, TO INTERACT WITH THE COMPUTER IN MANIPULATING DATA STORED WITHIN IT. THE IBM ADMINISTRATIVE TERMINAL SYSTEM…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Computers, Data Processing
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Neuilly-sur-Seine (France). Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. – 1968
Papers included in this document are: (1) Communication and Secrecy in Science; (2) The Suppliers Point of View--Introductory Paper; (3) Four 'New' Sciences: An Approach to Complexity; (4) Les Problemes Poses par le Vocabulaire Documentaire et l'Organisation des Dictionnaires et Thesaurus: (5) Mechanical Reading--Trends and Developments in…
Descriptors: Automation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Processing, Documentation
Bierschenk, Bernhard – 1974
The development of a technique for a computer-based content analysis of interview data is described. A preliminary version of ANACONDA (ANAlysis of CONcepts by DAta-processing) is presented, and empirical results are shown from the application of the technique by independent coders to test material. Proposed modifications and extensions of the…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Content Analysis
Prineau, J. P. – 1973
The data system and its branches, computerized in 1970, provide information from the following: student records file, accountancy file, an experimental-stage personnel file, and a planning-stage facilities file. The files not only cope with the university's daily management duties but also supply the French Ministry with statistics. Two types of…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Budgeting, College Administration, Computer Science
Avram, Henriette D. – 1975
The Library of Congress presents the history of its Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) system. Descriptions of MARC pilot projects and distribution services are followed by a discussion of several conversion projects undertaken by libraries in order to implement MARC. Then MARC's influence on standardization of formats for information interchange,…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Coupling, Cataloging, Data Processing, Databases
Swallow, Ronald J. – 1974
The CHARGE computer terminal can provide graphics display for many applications in color, gray-level, 3-D, perspectives, and rapid updating. Perspective views can be generated from a three-dimensional coordinate system which changes to match actual physical descriptions. Image encoding and hardware design are described from a theoretical and…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computers, Display Systems
Lorenz, Thomas B.; And Others – 1976
Computer technology has been used since 1972 in the Madison, Wisconsin, public schools to control the flow of information required to support individualized instruction. Madison's computer-managed instruction system, MICA (Managed Instruction with Computer Assistance), operates interactively within individualized instruction programs to provide…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Technology
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