Presents a synopsis of the regional conference of the International Geographical Union held in August 1986 in Sitges, Spain. Identifies 10 international problems in geographical education and eight emerging instructional trends. Included is information on how to order copies of the papers presented at the conference. (JDH)

Compares three approaches to writing the introduction to a scientific or technical research paper, as developed in the research literature--incremental, problem solving, and goal-oriented--including the advantages and disadvantages of each. (HTH)

Presents findings which showed that researchers tend to cite a larger proportion of authors of their own sex than they do those of the opposite sex. Concludes that citations should not be regarded as unbiased indicators of merit, although they have been shown to significantly influence an author's salary and stature within the profession. (KH)

This article reviews the research on student summarization of text--presenting basic rules of summarization, relating grade-level abilities, and giving teacher guidelines. A 10-item reference list is provided. (DCS)

Bibliography of research on pictures and imagery is organized according to major sections of general-purpose taxonomy, i.e., theoretical approaches to picture perception; picture perception research; memory for pictures; concept learning, problem solving, and cognitive skills; learning from prose; affective picture responses; pictoral media design…

Discusses strengths and weaknesses of the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of Mathematics in Schools (Cockcroft report). Points out that the report should be considered by Australian teachers since it addresses issues which are pertinent to the teaching of mathematics in Australian schools. (JN)

Outlined are current activities within the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Included are reports on the needs of Native Americans for science education, annual meetings scheduled, and results of the review of National Science Foundation Chautauqua-Type Short Courses for small colleges. (SL)

Author argued that the attempt to gather valid data to measure educational standards is bound to fail. (Editor/RK)

Address of Joel H. Hildebrand to the American Chemical Society general meeting on August 30, 1976, Berkeley, California. Topics include personal accounts, historical developments in chemistry, and philosophical considerations of the role of science in modern society. (SL)

Address of Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg to the American Chemical Society banquet on August 31, 1976, San Francisco, California. Discussed are the contributions chemistry has made to human progress in the past and looks at some that it may add in the future. (Author/SL)

The National League of Compulsory Education Officials, beginning with its 13th annual convention in 1923 and ending with the 30th annual convention in 1940, published annual proceedings of each convention. This article includes both a topic and presenter index and a summary of the 1935 and 1941 annual conventions, based on newspaper articles, for…

This paper discusses two topics related to diagnostic score reporting for credentialing examinations. The first deals with various ways to compute subscores for credentialing examinations. The second addresses some pertinent factors to consider when presenting diagnostic results. To illustrate these issues, a sample set of subscores is used. This…

This paper addresses the significant role that writing plays in research. It argues (using the form of 10 email conversations between the authors) that too often writing is oversimplified, consigned to the final "stage" of a research process and designated as "writing up." Research methodology texts and websites rarely discuss writing as integral…

This technical guide provides complete information on the indicators presented in "Measuring Up 2002: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education." The guide describes all indicators in "Measuring Up 2002," explains the methodology used to measure the indicators, and lists the sources of the data. Part 1 presents the methodology for…

This is the second annual report on the condition of Connecticut's public school facilities required pursuant to Section 10-220 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The data in this report reflect the responses of school district officials to various survey questions. The report includes tables which list school-by-school responses to all survey…