Using "error bars" on graphs is a good way to help students see that, within the inherent uncertainty of the measurements due to the instruments used for measurement, the data points do, in fact, lie along the line that represents the linear relationship. In this article, the author explains why connecting the dots on graphs of collected data is…

This article reviews and discusses the use of statistical concepts in a natural resources and life sciences journal on the basis of a census of the articles published in a recent issue of the "Agronomy Journal" and presents a flow chart and a graph that display the inter-relationships between the most commonly used statistical terms. It also…

As a result of the Reading First Program of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the view of reading has narrowed. Individual state's Reading First professional development programs, and hence reading teachers across the United States, have spent the six years since the funding of the program in 2002 focusing beginning and developmental reading on…

The purpose of this flowchart is to help the new or occasional user of ORBIT answer the question "What do I do now?" (Author)

A logic model, also called a conceptual model and theory-of-change model, is a visual representation of how a program is expected to "work." It relates resources, activities, and the intended changes or impacts that a program is expected to create. Typically, logic models are diagrams or flow charts with illustrations, text, and arrows that…

Competency-based instruction can be applied to a military setting, an academic program, or a corporate environment with a focus on producing performance-based learning outcomes. In this article, the authors provide theoretical and practical information about underlying characteristics of competencies and explain how the Department of Instructional…

The purpose of this article was to show how Krantz's test (for threshold theories of signal detection) can be applied to examine the discrete-state assumption of the models proposed by Bernbach and Kintsch for recognition memory and to review some critical experimental data. (Author/RK)

This report provides a detailed description of the architecture and programming of the PLATO V terminal, which contains an 8080 microprocessor and is capable of being operated by programs located in a host computer. The terminal contains 8k of memory for storing local programs, a 4k ROM resident program which supervises terminal operation, a 2k…

The research presented in this report examines the effect of prison-based postsecondary education (PSE) on offenders both while incarcerated and after release. Urban Institute researchers worked with the staff of four institutions in three states to conduct inmate focus groups and stakeholder interviews to explore the motivations for enrolling in…

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relative adequacy of the dry mouth vs. emotional theories of SIP using the desalivate rat. (Author)

The article discusses four types of flow charts which can be used in teaching business courses: (1) conceptual definition; (2) relational, showing relationships between concepts or entities; (3) procedural, showing how to accomplish some task; and (4) problem-solving. (BP)

This study systematically explored the interactive effects of verbal and behavioral compliance and noncompliance by comparing the aggressiveness of the instigations of subjects who interacted with various types of partners, defined in terms of verbal compliance or noncompliance crossed by behavioral compliance or noncompliance. (Author/RK)

The material in this book describes flowcharts and explains their use in simple language. It covers theory, standards, conventions, good practices, interpretation, computer-produced flowcharts, system flowcharts, and program flowcharts. It explains how to create and draw flowcharts, and it includes some exercises to sharpen the reader's skills. It…

A description of the automated circulation system of Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania, includes the system requirements, flowchart, formats, and sample printouts. (PF)