The symposium focused on advances in techniques in the computer oriented technology of information retrieval. Early developments and the status of recent efforts in document retrieval, question answering and data management systems are briefly reviewed. Unless fundamental processing techniques are developed and made available to workers,…

A Paradigm for testing concept attainment, comprised of twelve tasks, was formulated. These tasks were hypothesized to form a cumulative hierarchy. Tests were constructed in mathematics and social studies using the paradigm. Data for these tests was analyzed by Kaiser's method for fitting a perfect simplex and Schonemann's method for fitting a…

Discussions with council members, a review of relevant documents, contacts with legislative personnel, and interviews with vocational personnel in the California State Department of Education were the sources of information used to determine the feasibility of a "career ladder" curriculum. It was concluded that the career preparation of all people…

A quality control model is proposed to facilitate development of effective instructional programs. The theories of R. M. Gagne and of M. D. Merrill provide the foundations for a theory of sequencing behavior into a hierarchical order in order to improve the learning potential of an instructional program. The initial step in the procedural model is…

A strategy for studying attitudes is developed by analyzing the nature of satisfaction, and, the requirements for its scientifically adequate measurement. A comprehensive set of requirements for sound measurement, rather than just one or two elements, is emphasized. For the academicians, this book serves as an impetus to further research on the…

Questions teachers use to elicit responses from students affect the kind of thought process the student will use and subsequently the type of answer he will suggest ways in which behavioral and educational objectives are reflected in teacher questions. Simplified interaction analysis techniques can be useful in diagnosing and assessing the…

Project Quest offers a strong approach to the problem of developing programs aimed at educational leadership in New Jersey. The primary goal of the project is to enhance in this leadership their knowledge of child growth and development, and their feel for, and sensitivity to, appropriate modes of education for young children, as well as pervasive…

Problems in the analysis of sequential behavior are discussed in relation to observation-coding procedures. A set of heuristic constructs are presented toward the development of a solution strategy for the analysis of chains of interactive behaviors. A proposed analytic computer program is briefly outlined and discussed. (Author)

This paper is an overview of different goals and strategies relevant to the economic development of poor minority groups in the United States. The logical structures of world views, goals, and the resultant strategic choices which underlie various programs are described. In subsequent sections, issues of strategy and tactics are further analyzed.…

This document is the second part of a 3-part report on the development of a generic State Educational Agency Data Analysis Plan (SDAP). It contains the SDAP-model I, the major product of the study. The model consists of a set of analysis statements directed at defining answers to a series of questions pertinent to the management of SEA programs.…

Approximately 250 manpower planning specialists employed by federal, state, and local governments and universities attended a 2-day conference, which examined the planning process for manpower action geared to state and local area needs. Topics covered in papers at the conference included: (1) principles and problems of manpower policy planning,…

This study was made to determine whether the Southern California Regional Occupational Center was attracting low-motivated students, to find ways to reach more such students, and to identify factors in the guidance program that contributed to its success. The project's objective was to develop a guidance model to better assist students in…

A computerized model was developed to evaluate local vocational education programs in relation to the various functions of vocational education. A data base was generated using the local school districts' information and the output was designed for local self-evaluation use in further planning and review of the overall vocational education plan.…

This handbook for teachers and the accompanying student workbook are the basic materials in a course on controlled composition that can be used for on-the-job training, adult education, or as part of a writing course for students at various grade levels. Controlled composition is a program for improving expository writing skills; the program…

The desire to provide high quality instruction to an increasing number of students while maintaining or reducing costs has led to the development of mediated instructional modules. A model is described, which is used to predict the costs of using various alternative media to achieve the same instructional objectives for the same student population…