Estimates of population values obtained using three sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, and cluster sampling) and three size samples for each technique (10%, 25% and 50%) were compared with known "population" values. 25% simple random sample provided quite good estimates of the "population"…

According to this study, it is feasible to use groups of teachers as means of developing diagnoses and assessments about concrete aspects of school situations. The pooling of judgments allows capitalization on teachers' collective professional wisdom while neutralizing individual idiosyncrasies. (Author/CMV)

In November 2005, the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer launched a consultation, Recalibrating the BC Transfer System, motivated by significant changes in the BC post-secondary system over the last decade and concern that these changes had not resulted in concomitant adjustments in the structure of the BC Transfer System or the BC Transfer…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which item parameters estimated on pretest data from the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can be used for equating purposes in a situation where intact final form SAT testing data have normally been used. Items appearing in two final SAT-verbal forms were calibrated…

The purposes of this study are: (1) to compare the results of linear, equipercentile, frequency estimation equipercentile and item response theory (IRT) true formula score equating; and (2) to investigate the feasibility of using IRT methods to equate new forms of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test…

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY INCLUDED INVESTIGATION OF THE INTEREST OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THESE OCCUPATIONS, ESTABLISHING THE NEEDS FOR PERSONS SO TRAINED, DETERMINING THE TYPE OF TRAINING NECESSARY, DEVELOPING THE CURRICULA, AND OBTAINING INFORMATION USEFUL FOR PLANNING FACILITIES AND NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. THE FOUR AREAS SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN…

CHARACTERISTICS OF 350 EDUCATIONAL AUDIO TAPE LIBRARIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATIONS, AND OTHER FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WERE COMPILED BY TWO QUESTIONNAIRES AND VISITS TO SELECTED LIBRARIES. PERCENTAGE DATA WAS GATHERED ON TAPE ACQUISITION AND EVALUATION, CATALOGING, FINANCING, EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT, AND…

A POPULATION INCREASE OF 71 PERCENT IS EXPECTED IN UTAH BETWEEN 1960 AND 1980. THE GREATEST GROWTH IS EXPECTED IN THE SALT LAKE METROPOLITAN AREA. THE COLLEGE AGE GROUP (18 TO 21 YEARS) WILL INCREASE BY 80 PERCENT BETWEEN 1960 AND 1970. IF CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES ARE USED, THE PROPOSED JUNIOR COLLEGE COULD EXPECT AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY…

SEVERAL PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE DISCUSSED. FACTORS ARE PRESENTED WHICH RULE OUT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE ADIRONDACK LAKES REGION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRANCH OF THE CANTON AGRICULTURAL-TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THE LAKES AREA. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN, THOUGH, TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN OR NEAR…

The purpose of the FACTS Program was to demonstrate whether or not facsimile transmission is technically and economically feasible for improving interlibary loan service by providing rapid access (24 to 48 hours) to major library collections. FACTS was in operation from January 20, 1967 to March 31, 1968 and included 15 library stations, 7 capable…

The Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) Committee on Computer Output Microfilm (COM) is drafting a plan for SOLINET's role in computer catalog production for member libraries. The primary purpose of this report is to record information on microfilm catalog production and utilization. The report presents alternative designs for SOLINET's role in…

In this report, two feasibility studies for international airports in the Far East, at Jakarta, Indonesia, and at Hong Kong, are described. For each situation, questions concerning the utilization and development of available facilities, future needs, and sources of finance were among questions investigated. This paper describes steps involved in…

The document presents the results of a preliminary study on the development of job performance aids. Job performance aids are information devices which are applied in actual work situations to assist the worker in the performance of his task. The uses and advantages of job performance aids for the training of Navy personnel are discussed. In order…

This short summary presents an outline of major findings of the feasibility study and makes recommendations for future directions. The study attempted to determine whether the model is pedagogically, administratively, economically, and technically feasible, whether clients whom the program is designed to serve are satisfied with the model, and how…

This report suggests a research design for a 5-year investigation of the feasibility and of the effects of three differentiated educational programs on the rate of recidivism for prison inmates. Eligibility for the program will be based on possession of a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, desire to participate in the program, and…