A proposed model for estimating psychomotor test battery reliability, based upon canonical correlation analysis, is described. (Author/JMK)

Guidelines for prospective conference proposal writers offer techniques that may help in having papers accepted at academic meetings. (DF)

This is the first of what will be a regular feature presenting reviews of foreign language software and discussions of problems and perspectives in foreign language computer-assisted instruction. Gives an overview of the state of the art in microcomputer courseware and presents criteria for courseware review. (SED)

Examines the performance of eight academic referees of two scholarly journals when the articles are presented to them either on paper or on a CRT screen. Concludes that the referees tended to be slower with the CRT text and made several criticisms of the facilities available to them in the electronic medium. (FL)

A dozen schemes proposing to classify research questions are surveyed, analyzed, and applied to the understanding and practice of inquiry. The extent to which these schemes account for questions found in educational journals is estimated. Principles and issues are identified to stimulate work on the classification of research questions. (Author/BS)

Responds that hypothesis testing is not a formula for judging debates but an attempt to model the nature of argumentation itself. Addresses criticisms of hypothesis testing and the role of paradigms in argumentation theory and practice. (PD)

Concludes that (1) the artificially high standards of hypothesis testing cannot be met by advocates who try to apply the paradigm in debate and (2) the values claimed for hypothesis testing can be achieved in other ways. (PD)

Research articles that applied quantitative techniques and were published in "Journal of Leisure Research" were examined for methodological adequacy. Suggestions to improve leisure research are offered. (DF)

The components of a priority-setting system are input (clearly defined items), process (people involved, judgment, criteria), and output (listing the items in rank order). (SK)

In Study 1, 85 percent of 248 third-, fifth-, and twelfth- grade students identified as normal could have been classified learning disabled (LD). In Study 2, 88 percent of a low achieving fourth grade sample could have been identified as LD, with 4 percent not meeting any criteria for classification. (Author/CL)

Different types of diving entries were filmed both above water and underwater to help identify factors which enable divers to enter the water without apparent splash. Anthropometric measures of subjects were taken to determine body streamlining. Results are presented. (Author/DF)

Investigated sex bias in the evaluation of performance in two experiments. College students evaluated an intellectual or artistic performance attributed to a man or woman. Results showed female judges showed antifemale bias when evaluating by ambiguous guidelines but not when guidelines were clearly specified. Male subjects showed little bias.…

Analyzes audience response to reveal what people mean when they report that a particular presidential candidate "won" a debate. Argues that, without explicit reference to decision criteria, surveys attempting to discover viewers' perceptions of a debate will be misleading. (PD)

Examines the way in which operational definitions contribute to scientific thought and discusses their use and expected results in research. (MH)

This short article is excerpted from the 1945 report of John Dale Russell, then secretary of the Commission on Colleges and Universities. The issue he raised, and the response he suggested, remain of current interest providing needed "consumer information." (Editor/RK)