Argues for a definition of information based on the facts and data contained within scientific documents, and which are consistent with their conceptual interrelationships. The scope and limitations of the definition are discussed, and analyses of the information content of a scientific paper and an abstract are appended. References are provided.…

Describes a technique for teaching poetry in which the poem is revealed one line at a time, with the students speculating on the content, rhyme, and meter of each successive line. (HTH)

Demonstrates use of Fry Readability Graph (FRG) and Adaptation for Spanish Evaluation (FRASE) graph to assess reading difficulty for use with Spanish material. (BK)

Explores the future goals and objectives of camping in order to identify trends that may help install camping as a social institution which provides adolescents with opportunities to develop identities in relation to peers. (Author/CM)

Advocates the retention of essay analysis as the most valid measure for determining an individual's preferred mode of response and argues against the use of the Response Preference Measure and statement analysis. (HOD)

An analysis of three newspapers' coverage during the last four weeks of the 1968 and 1976 presidential campaigns indicates that in 1976 there was a higher proportion of attention given to issues and to candidates' personal qualities than to the campaign as a dramatic contest, and a decrease in total campaign coverage. (GT)

Examines the accuracy of newspaper headlines as compared with the corresponding story content for four Philadelphia daily newspapers. Results indicate that dailies with the tabloid format had a higher percentage of misleading and ambiguous headlines than the standard papers. (JMF)

Articles about employment service counseling techniques compose only seven percent of all articles. The Journal generally publishes a broad spectrum of articles of interest to those involved with employment counseling. (Author)

An approach is described for the characterization of test questions in terms of the information in a passage relevant to answering them and the nature of the relationship of this information to the questions. The approach offers several advantages over previous algorithms for the production of test items. (Author/GDC)

Continues an ongoing debate with Charles Willard and other argumentation scholars. Examines the claim that arguments are essentially nondiscursive phenomena by reviewing relevant empirical evidence. Assesses the utility of formal characterizations and hermeneutic inquiry as tools of argument analysis by considering the practical problems intrinsic…

Content analysis of President Jimmy Carter's second State of the Union Address and press coverage before and after it reveals that the press may have set agendas for the message. (Author/FL)

A study revealed conservative rhetoric in evidence in editorials concerning women's rights and the Equal Rights Amendment in southern United States daily newspapers from 1970 to 1977. (Author/FL)

Indicates that for the most part, the vocabulary in workbook exercises at the third through sixth grade levels lacks adequate control and questions the practice of allowing students to complete the exercises independently of teacher assistance. (FL)

Analyzes the media campaign launched by the Mobil Oil Corporation in an effort to produce a public opposed to government regulation of business. (FL)

Defines documentary-drama or docudrama, which combines elements of drama with the television documentary. Outlines the antecedents of docudrama, traces its revival in recent years, and provides a quantitative description of its evolution. (JMF)