Describes the development of a prototype system to analyze the ambiguity and complexity of cataloging rules to aid the quality control of cataloging standards. Highlights include AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition) rules, syntactic structure of rules, rule parsing, rule templates, relationships between rules, examples, and further…

Discusses the research needed in implementing the National Science Education Standards. Research needs include being approached from multiple perspectives, being conducted in the real world, not assuming change can be driven from the top down, focusing on student roles and student work, giving major attention to teacher learning, and attending to…

Adolescents are at high risk for preventable health problems, but it is difficult for many researchers to obtain primary data. Secondary analysis of existing data is a reasonable alternative. This method saves time and money and allows for a more diverse sample. However, the data may have questionable internal validity and lack documentation.…

Argues the field of education has not attended adequately to the literacy learning and development of adolescents; and that the future of adolescent and secondary literacy research is in research that examines the connections between the everyday discourses of adolescents and the academic discourses they navigate each day in school. (RS)

Summarizes highlights of a discussion among nine leaders in the field of child sexual abuse on issues in the epidemiology of child sexual abuse. (DB)

Offers an outline and a characterization of the didactics of mathematics--alias, science of mathematics education--as a scientific and scholarly discipline. Discusses why its endeavors should be of interest to research mathematicians. Presents a number of findings in the discipline, including the astonishing complexity of mathematical learning and…

Compares and contrasts standards and techniques of qualitative and quantitative usability testing methodologies. Focuses on ways technical communicators can ensure rigorous tests in terms of the validity and reliability of findings, defining criteria of validity and reliability for both quantitative and qualitative methods. Presents a list of…

Performed an empirical Monte Carlo study using predictor and criterion data from 84,808 U.S. Air Force enlistees. Compared formula-based, traditional empirical, and equal-weights procedures. Discusses issues for basic research on validation and cross-validation. (SLD)

A reliability generalization study was completed on the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey achievement goal orientation scales to assess the prediction of (a) the different orientation scales, (b) the adaptation of items to meet research needs, (c) the number of respondents completing the instrument, and (d) the publication date cited for the…

A broadened library and media center orientation program was developed to include those parts of the academic community often neglected by traditional programs of library instruction. Focusing on the perceived need and political advantages of including administrators and support staff as well as "invisible" faculty in library instruction, library…

Children naturally explore and learn about their environments through inquiry, and computer technologies offer an accessible vehicle for extending the domain and range of this inquiry. Over the past decade, a growing number of interactive games and educational software packages have been implemented in early childhood education and addressed a…

Treatment integrity (also referred to as "treatment fidelity," "intervention integrity," and "procedural reliability") is an important methodological concerning both research and practice because treatment integrity data are essential to making valid conclusions regarding treatment outcomes. Despite its relationship to validity, treatment…

Vocational development research and interventions have focused primarily on adolescents and young adults. The lack of attention to career development antecedents in children has led to a serious neglect of this period of life when the foundation is laid for career choices and outcomes in later life. A harmful by-product is the frequent preclusion…

This paper reviews the research output on English language education in China published in 24 international journals from 2001 to 2006 and delineates the nature of this corpus of research. The review covers research in the following areas: the linguistic situations and culture of learning in China in relation to English language education,…

This descriptive correlational study examined the relationships between teacher immediacy and student motivation. Specifically, verbal and nonverbal independent variables were compared with dependent traits of expectancy-value and approach-avoidance motivation. Students self-reported perceived levels of instructor immediacy and self-rated their…