This article examines the intersection of age and ICT (information and communication technology) competency and critiques the "digital natives versus digital immigrants" argument proposed by Prensky (2001a, 2001b). Quantitative analysis was applied to a statistical data set collected in the context of a study with over 2,000 pre-service…

Reports on the state of academic libraries in 1876 with extensive statistical data and gives 166 references. (PF)

Outlines a method for producing book output and cost statistics. (PF)

Article presented a report on the American college freshman class, described biographically and demographically as of the fall of 1974. (Author/RK)

The effectiveness of delayed static and dynamic visual feedback is assessed through blind maze tracing tasks. (JS)

Multiple linear regression has been shown to be applicable for analysis of variance hypotheses, for scaling purposes, and for analysis of single organism data. The present paper shows the application to chi square. (Author)

A study tested the data-ink ratio theory, which holds that a reader's recall of quantitative data displayed in a graph containing a substantial amount of non-data-ink will be significantly less than recall from a graph containing little non-data-ink, as it might apply to graphics used in mass circulation newspapers. The experiment employed a…

Meta-analysis does not solve all the problems encountered in qualitative research reviews, but it holds out some hope for increasing the reliability and dependability of a reviewer's conclusions. Several developments in meta-analysis are cause for optimism. First, different meta-analysts are doing work in the same areas, leading to increased…

Information on state court organization as of January 1, 1980, in the 50 states, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands is provided. Data were collected from published sources and through questionnaires. There are two major parts. Part I consists of 36 tables containing comparative data from all the…

Data on the amount of government funding for research and development operations from 1966 through 1974 are provided. (DT)

Presented is the executive summary of the National Study on Child Neglect and Abuse Reporting in which data from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories are represented. Tables and charts are used to provide such statistical information as case status of reports, source of initial reports, 1976 family income figures for…

This report is a summary of the number of educational personnel prepared by institutions of the State University of New York and recommended to the New York State Education Department for educational certification. The period covered by this report is July 1, 1966, through June 30, 1976, with detailed descriptions of the latter four years. Tables…