The purpose of the study reported on in this paper was to gain insight into how instructional designers conceptualise learning objects (LOs) and their attributes. It aimed to identify the range and types of conceptualisations of LO attributes held by a group of designers. Data were collected during two phases of semi-structured phone interviews…

Statements of need are used promiscuously by caretakers and children. The term may refer to mere wants (desire), to wants that have become socialized into secondary needs, to needs inferred by adults based on interpretations of future adaptive requirements, as well as to fundamental needs required for a child's well-being. It is important to…

In this article, the author discusses his researched framework that has been used in government organizations, the military (including international militaries), large corporations around the globe, and educational institutions such as the Sonora Institute for Technology in Sonora, Mexico. This framework is termed an "Ideal Vision" that expresses…

The terms metacognition, self-regulation, and self-regulated learning appear frequently in the educational literature and are sometimes used interchangeably. In order to explore the theoretical and empirical boundaries between these three constructs and the perceptions or misperceptions that their broad and often unqualified application may…

Intended for bookbinders and conservators of library and archival material and for those working in related fields, such as bibliography and librarianship, this dictionary contains definitions for the nomenclature of bookbinding and the conservation of archival material, illustrations of bookbinding equipment and processes, and biographical…

Article provided some definitions from a short political dictionary of educational jargon, compiled by the author, who has written 'Reading, How To' and '36 Children'. (Editor/RK)

A glossary of terms commonly used in discussing measurement is presented. Terms, arranged in alphabetical order, contain definitions as they pertain to the measurement field. Terms defined are: (1) achievement test; (2) age norms; (3) average; (4) battery; (5) ceiling; (6) criterion-referenced test; (7) diagnostic test; (8) domain-referenced test;…

It is argued that English dictionaries currently provide evaluative information in addition to descriptive information about the words they contain, and that this aspect of dictionaries should be developed and expanded on. First, the historical background and distribution of the axiological parameter in English-language onomasiological…

Article proposed to define the manifesto as an art form. (Author/RK)

This booklet provides an overview of Arizona career education for interested educators and school board members. It is divided into seven sections which cover (1) definition and characteristics of career education, (2) the broad goals for career education with special emphasis on Arizona's goals which are learning to live, learning to learn, and…

This booklet was published to help school board members communicate more effectively with agencies of the federal government. It presents essential terminology of the legislative process and, to a lesser extent, of the executive function. Definitions are phrased in terms used by legislators and spelled out in the Constitution. (Author/LD)

Arguing for a "taxonomic approach" to the determination of the meaning of "rhetoric," this paper first indicates the need for renewed speculation about the ordering of knowledge as a whole. It then indicates the importance of general taxonomies for understanding rhetoric, illustrates its position with a pair of modern taxonomies, and concludes by…

This glossary is a compilation of terms commonly used in the area of reading. It is intended to serve as a guide for Florida educators at both the administrative level and the classroom level. Its purpose is to provide a clearer and more accurate means of communication and to encourage more consistent usage and understanding of the reading terms…

The glossary consists of approximately 585 terms used by documentalists. This compilation draws on the terminology from such disciplines as: computer science, information science, library science, mathematics and linguistics. Relatively few initialisms or contractions of terms are included. The arrangement of terms within the glossary is…

A glossary of terms used in cable television and other broadband communications is given. Definitions vary in length from a few lines to long paragraphs for more complex terms. There are over 150 entries, many of which are chosen since they are unfamiliar to persons outside the field of telecommunications. (WH)