Effective display of organized content is demonstrated through the Organized Content Technique (OCT), which synthesizes, collates, and organizes information into a sound conceptual configuration, including layout, display, typography, descriptors, and style. The result is a content page that has entity and unity and is pleasing and effective with…

Carefully collected, quantifiable evidence must be assembled regarding not only the content representativeness of a test but also the significance of that content. In addition, the concept of "adequacy of preparation" should be seen as separate from the issue of content validity. (Author/GC)

Discussed is how G. M. Young's historical essay, "Victorian England: Portrait of an Age," is a reflection of its time and of the abiding cultural concerns of Young's intellectual life. (RM)

Shows how soap operas veer from reality in the stylized way they organize and present content. Divides the genre into its component parts--focusing on temporal structures, spatial structures, themes, plots, and character types. (PD)

Reports that criticism of news and editors dates back to before the first daily newspaper appeared in 1660. (FL)

Discusses the use of French language newspapers in the second language classroom. Gives a model for analyzing the articles' content and examines some of the advantages and drawbacks in using newspaper articles as teaching materials. (EKN)

This paper investigates the unique intellectual partnership of Max Weber and Robert Michels, with particular emphasis on Weber's influence on Michel's inquiry into the sociology of parties and organization. Concludes with an evaluation of the import of Weber's critique of Michels' work. (DB)

Analyzes business news coverage by three major daily newspapers in the United States and concludes that they now emphasize the stock market less and international business more than they did in 1931. (FL)

An analysis of the coverage given to foreign industrial disputes in "Time" and "Newsweek" from 1966 to 1973 reveals that a nonlinear relationship exists between the number of times an event occurs and the amount of coverage it receives. (FL)

Argues for a definition of information based on the facts and data contained within scientific documents, and which are consistent with their conceptual interrelationships. The scope and limitations of the definition are discussed, and analyses of the information content of a scientific paper and an abstract are appended. References are provided.…

Describes a technique for teaching poetry in which the poem is revealed one line at a time, with the students speculating on the content, rhyme, and meter of each successive line. (HTH)

Demonstrates use of Fry Readability Graph (FRG) and Adaptation for Spanish Evaluation (FRASE) graph to assess reading difficulty for use with Spanish material. (BK)

Explores the future goals and objectives of camping in order to identify trends that may help install camping as a social institution which provides adolescents with opportunities to develop identities in relation to peers. (Author/CM)

Advocates the retention of essay analysis as the most valid measure for determining an individual's preferred mode of response and argues against the use of the Response Preference Measure and statement analysis. (HOD)