The taxonomy adopted for use with projects operating under the auspices of the Florida Educational Research and Development Program embodies five primary categories: motor skills, verbal information, intellectual skills, cognitive strategies, and attitudes. Performance objectives are classified in terms of the learning process required for the…

Three procedures of the free-sort methodology which are usually standardized were varied in an attempt to discover the effects of such variation upon the number and nature of manifest categorizations. The conditions investigated were effectiveness of the sorting cue, the effects of the order of stimulus presentation and the effect of re-sorting.…

The Project Grant Information System (PGIS) is a computerized information indexing and retrieval system which supports the U.S. Office of Education. Its purpose is to provide OE officials with up-to-date information about the Office's discretionary grant programs and projects. The purpose of the Taxonomy is to provide: (1) those individuals who…

This study identified features of innovations which help decision-makers compare and select appropriate innovations for adoption, resulting in the development of guidelines for evaluating innovation characteristics. Following a comprehensive search of the literature for taxonomic dimensions of innovations, interviews were held with school…

THIS IS A RESEARCH PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP AND TEST A TYPOLOGY FOR CLASSIFYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL ADULT CENTERS. THIS TYPOLOGY WILL BE INDUCTIVELY DEVELOPED, BASED ON EDUCATIONAL DISTINCTIONS LOGICALLY FORMULATED, DESCRIPTIVE, AND SET AT A LEVEL OF GENERALITY WHERE LOSS BY FRAGMENTATION WILL NOT BE TOO GREAT. IN A…

Graphical methods for evaluating the fit of Johnson's hierarchical clustering schemes are presented together with an example. These evaluation methods examine the extent to which the clustering algorithm can minimize the overlap of the distributions of intracluster and intercluster distances. (Author)

Some of the ramifications of the linear order assumption underlying much of measurement theory are discussed. Ordering theory is then described as an alternative deterministic measurement model that does not make the linear order assumption. (Author/RC)

Methods of automatically generating controlled subject headings and classifications from free indexing in the INSPEC data base were evaluated. (PF)

The process of discriminant analysis is reviewed in four different aspects: focusing on formulations, interpretations, and uses of discrimination, estimation and classification. Other issues, problems, and recent developments in discriminant analysis are also reviewed. (Author/DEP)

The author purports to prove that Bloom's taxonomy is not hierarchical. He argues, however, that the taxonomy can be a useful tool for planning mathematics syllabi and tests. (SD)

Sixty-four four-year-old and 64 five-year-old children were presented a set of 25 pictures of common objects, classifiable either perceptually (color) or semantically. (Author/CL)

Two experiments investigated the role of the sorting-presentation procedure in promoting organized recall in second grade children. (Author/JMB)

Examined the relationship between two components of class inclusion (hierarchical classification and quantification of inclusion) and investigated the effects of methodological modifications. Subjects were nine girls and nine boys each from first, second, and third grades. (Author/JMB)

Lists potential reinforcers that may be employed with various motivational tactics, and groups them into ten categories with specific examples of each. Most of these reinforcers may be used in manager-evaluated contingencies, with the exception of a few, which are listed because of their value in self-control tactics. (Author/VT)

Although publications of conferences may be handled as either serials or monographs, at present there are no definitive guidelines. The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, International Standard Bibliographic Description for monographic publications, and practices at the Library of Congress, and the University of Iowa Libraries are discussed.…