Although they express some reservations, the authors report that a consistent pattern of evidence from 10 studies suggests that implementation of a positive reinforcement program is accompanied by some reduction in employee absenteeism. (Author/IRT)

Reviews four aids to reading: notetaking, underlining, inserted questions, and organizers in text. For each method, investigations on the key variables are discussed and generalizations from the literature are drawn. (AO)

Inference procedures appropriate for the analysis of nominal and ordinal data are discussed. Matching models are shown to be useful under certain constraints. (JKS)

A simplified procedure for obtaining a weighted procrustes factor analysis rotation is presented in this brief note. Implications are discussed. (See also EJ 180 443). (JKS)

An examination of the roles and responsibilities of instructional supervisors reveals that there are--or should be--two distinct positions: the administrative instructional supervisor, and the consultative instructional supervisor. (Author/MLF)

This paper surveys available techniques and introduces an explicit statement of a new statistic to test for equality of correlated proportions in a polychotomous response design. A set of guidelines for the potential user of the techniques is provided. (Author/CTM)

A Bayesian solution is presented for the Johnson-Neyman problem (whether or not the distance between two regression lines is statistically significant over a finite interval of the independent variable). (Author/CTM)

A study was conducted using generated data sets that contained specified amounts of error to determine empirically which of two large sample approximations for the coefficient of concordance or weighted average tau was more appropriate for various numbers of judges and numbers of objects. (CTM)

Use of the same term "split-half" for division of an n-item test into two subtests containing equal (Cronbach), and possibly unequal (Guttman), numbers of items sometimes leads to a misunderstanding about the relation between Guttman's maximum split-half bound and Cronbach's coefficient alpha. This distinction is clarified. (Author/JKS)

Suggests using yearbooks of the National Society for the Study of Education (NSSE) to get an historical perspective on the discipline. Includes a classification scheme of the yearbooks according to subjects and authors. (TJ)

Report cards should give parents descriptions of the progress of their children in at least these seven areas: play, social/emotional growth, arts and crafts, music, oral language, academic skills, and following directions. (Author/IRT)

Discusses reliability issues in light of recent studies and debates focused on psychometrics versus datametrics terminology and reliabilities generalization. Discusses the way multiple perspectives on score reliability may affect research practice, editorial policies, and reliability generalization across studies. (SLD)

Comments on the evaluation by Margaret Mead of the first Salzburg Seminar (1947). Notes the strength and clarity of Mead's evaluation report, which was written without the aid of the many tools on which today's evaluators draw. (SLD)

Presents two reports, one from the National Endowment for the Humanities that discusses public-private partnerships, federal-state partnerships, and preservation and access projects, and includes a directory of state humanities councils; and one from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Library Programs that describes state programs,…

Discusses five attributes that, when well implemented, form the framework for successful relationships between college administration and services companies: reporting relationships, Quality of Service (QoS) measures, formal reports and reviews, employee relations, and subcontractor relations. (EV)