Does school integration in a city lead to massive "white flight"? Examines the findings of demographer Reynolds Farley, a professor at the University of Michigan, who states that cities which maintain segregated schools have lost white students at about the same rate as cities undergoing school integration. (Editor/RK)

After reading about the problems of absenteeism in recent issues of the NASSP Bulletin, the authors felt other readers would like to know about the plan the Las Cruces (N.M.) schools implemented. They say the plan curbed absenteeism considerably and report the data to support their conclusion. (Editor)

The present study examined the effects of two variables, association value (low, high) and length of anticipation interval (3 sec, 6 sec) on the paired-associate transfer performance of young and elderly adults in the A-B A-B paradigm. (Editor)

Discusses the use of databases in order to encourage students to test hypotheses, generate conjectures, and interpret trends in data. Describes "Storybook Project" in which a survey of gender bias in children's storybooks is conducted. Grass database is used for data gathering and students interpret and discuss their results. (ASK)

Articles in this special issue suggest improvements in longitudinal program evaluation to meet the challenges of evaluation of human services programs. Contributions describe innovations in design, methods, data analysis, utilization, and interpretation of the findings of longitudinal studies. (SLD)

Describes, demonstrates, and promotes the use of log-linear analysis in research that investigates categorical variables associated with the study of career development and transition for individuals with disabilities. Formulas used by chi-square and log-linear analyses are presented, and log-linear analysis is demonstrated using data from a…

Discusses arguments that support the position regarding the distribution of non-grammatical markings of negation and of "wh"-scope and emphasizes the importance of looking for deep unifying principles in cross-modal studies of American Sign Language in order to further understanding of Universal Grammar. (33 references) (Author/CK)

Notes that, in Spanish, there is empirical support for the notion that, in visual word recognition, the syllables initially activate competing lexical candidates. Presents experiments intended to explore these inhibitory processes and discusses the applicability of the data to a dual-route model and the time course of syllabic processing. (55…

Outlines the seven stages of the Research Activity Timeline (RAT) data collection/analysis technique which structures the research interview around a discussion of participants' current specific work projects. Illustrates the use of RAT through results of the Information Access Project, which examined the use of information technology-assisted…

Explains an approach to teaching dimensional analysis that differs slightly from the traditional approach. The difference lies in the novelty of exposition in the presentation and interpretation of dimensional analysis as a speculative process. (DDR)

Argues for more adequate preparation of future engineers and researchers in the effective use of statistical methods in the areas of product development and improvement as well as in scientific research. Supports the view that educators must respond to the needs of industry. (DDR)

Provides details of a course that introduces chemical engineering students to a variety of spreadsheet applications. The course is taken concurrently with stoichiometry and introduces statistical analysis, probability, reliability, and quality control. (DDR)

Presents an interdisciplinary unit in which students ask questions about themselves, gather data, and participate in statistical analysis and graphing activities related to the data. Contains an assessment instrument and data sheet example. (DDR)

Problems and difficulties encountered in designing evaluation studies of educational projects in public education are reviewed, noting evaluation issues related to data collection, data analysis, and reporting. It is suggested that evaluation reports include qualitative and quantitative information and focus on descriptive methods of analyzing and…

Describes an interdisciplinary investigation of air pollution in a school in which students wrote the proposals, set up experiments, analyzed their data, and formulated conclusions. (JRH)