This paper outlines the potential benefits of using computers to enhance the action research process for classroom teachers. An argument is made for classifying action research as a type of qualitative methodology. This argument is then used to apply the literature on computer use in qualitative research to its use in action research; advantages…

This paper is an examination of student assessment data using multi-level analysis methods often referred to as "value-added" models. The analyses performed provide measures of "effectiveness" for both teachers and schools. The purpose of the paper is to examine the residuals derived from the model for teachers and schools (i.e., their…

Idaho Alternate Assessments (IAAs) are part of Idaho's statewide assessment system. Alternate assessments were developed for students with significant disabilities. This manual provides information on understanding, preparing for, and conducting an IAA. The contents of the manual include the following: (1) The Idaho Statewide Assessment System;…

Article describes a career program evaluation model which emphasized an employer evaluative data base. (Author/RK)

Previous puzzling inconsistencies in results of experimental comparisions of paired-associate anticipation with recall (study-test) methods are indicated by Izawa's 1971 data to reflect longer inter- and/or intratrial intervals in experiments showing marked superiority of the recall method. (Editor)

The authors were intrigued by James B. Conant's view of change and wished to relate his perspective to the advancement of practical knowledge within the field of education. (Author/RK)

Different groups of 27 Ss learned lists of high- or low-imagery nouns or adjectives in a part-whole transfer experiment. (Editor)

What is the best and most economic way to identify pre-school children with handicaps? This study measures the relative effectiveness of parent check-lists and minimal screening procedures. (Editor)

The position taken in this paper is that if a person were an actual user of a Rorschach percept, the clinical significance of the percept undoubtedly would be different from that of the non-user who had minimal interest in the percept. (Author)

This study attempts to discriminate between 2 theories about strategies Ss use when trying to remember a linear ordering. (Editor)

The present experiemnt is an attempt to further clarify the relationship between rehearsal and retention. (Author)

This study explored tactile retention by children with attention-demanding and modality-specific distractors. (Author)

The present study reports two investigations; the first concerning the relationship between WISC verbal-performance IQ discrepancy and reading and spelling retardation, the second representing an analysis of the spelling errors made by these children. (Author)

The present study evaluates the relationship between social learning and developmental theories in the prediction of changes in cognitive behavior. (Author)

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the motivation level of the student and his respective class size. Furthermore, if a relationship does exist, is this relationship reflected in the student's evaluation of the course's effectiveness. (Author)