This module was not meant to make handwriting analysts of students, but to make them aware that mathematics is used in analyzing handwriting. Activities revolve around ratio, mean, mode, measurement and some graphing. Sample spaces are explored and used to gain insight into how people write habitually. (Author/MK)

DESPITE RECORD PEAKS IN EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION, THE ECONOMY IS FAILING TO UTILIZE FULLY THE POTENTIAL OF ITS MANPOWER RESOURCES AS COMPARED TO THE 1950'S. IN 1965, THE EMPLOYMENT OF MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 64 WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 725,000 HIGHER IF THEY HAD WORKED AT THE RATE WHICH EXISTED FOR WHITE MEN IN 1951-53. THE GAP BETWEEN THE…

OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS WERE ASSESSED AS A BASIS FOR PROJECTING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDED (1) IDENTIFICATION OF FIRMS EMPLOYING PERSONS WITH AGRICULTURAL COMPETENCIES, (2) DETERMINATION OF NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, (3) DETERMINATION OF THE JOB ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, AND…

THE JOB CONTENT OF THE TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS AND THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGES REQUIRED ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY EMPLOYERS FROM 17,414 ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW YORK STATE. DATA ARE ALSO GIVEN ON GRADE STRUCTURE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS, TESTS AND LICENSES REQUIRED FOR THE JOB, SOURCES OF…

INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS WERE INTERVIEWED IN 25 TOWNS AND VILLAGES DURING 1964-65 TO DETERMINE (1) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN ALASKA, (2) PREVIOUS JOB TRAINING FOR WOMEN, (3) THE BEST METHODS OF TRAINING WOMEN FOR AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT, (4) THE NEED FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND (5) POSSIBLE NEW TRAINING PROGRAMS. INFORMATION ON…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY PRESENT AND EMERGING OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, TURNOVER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, NEED FOR AGRICULTURAL COMPETENCIES, BEGINNING AND MAXIMUM SALARIES, AGE FOR JOB ENTRY EDUCATION, AND SO FORTH. THERE WERE 1,879 MAJOR BUSINESSES CONSIDERED TO BE AGRICULTURALLY RELATED, AND 719…

Two studies examined the extent vocational research and development products are distributed to primary audiences and the extent of use of selected products. Input from thirty vocational educators in twenty states was used to formulate two questionnaires distributed in Florida and Pennsylvania to persons who distribute and use research products.…

Advantages of normalization regression estimation over ridge regression estimation are demonstrated by reference to Bloom's model of school learning. Theoretical concern centered on the structure of scholastic achievement at grade 10 in Canadian high schools. Data on 886 students were randomly sampled from the Carnegie Human Resources Data Bank.…

Until recently there had been no systematic effort to gather comparable data from public and private schools. However, for the years 1976-77 through 1978-79, with the cooperation of the National Catholic Education Association and the Council for American Private Education, the National Center for Education Statistics surveyed all known private…

This report summarizes, through narrative and statistical tables, data collected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in its 1974 elementary and secondary staff information survey. Statistics from approximately 6,900 school systems responding to the survey were the basis for the national employment estimates in this report.…

This is an experimental SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system as a progressing development, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Chapter topics include why study mathematics, decimal and non-decimal numeration, the…

In a collective report of New Mexico's twelve two-year colleges and postsecondary vocational schools, the following information is reported for each institution: the organizational statute, year of organization, vocational school designation, public school districts included within the institutional district, and the percent of district high…

Five papers are presented that deal with the theory and methodology of suggestive learning. The psychological basis of suggestopedia and its application to language instruction are outlined by Gabriel Racle in "The Key Principles of Suggestopedia." An outline of the organization of a classical suggestopedic language course is appended to…

In the early 1970's, a major modification of the introductory service course in statistics at Brigham Young University was implemented, first on an experimental basis and then in all sections by 1974-75. The basic components of the course that distinguish it are: a self-pacing text prepared under the guidance of educational research specialists; a…

The 48 papers in this conference report are concerned with the use of computers in undergraduate curricula in various educational settings. Articles are split into general topic headings, including Computer Augmented Video Education (CAVE), Mathematics, Simulation, Testing, Humanities, Social Science, Computer Assisted Instruction/Computer Managed…