Bibliographic reference is here defined as identification of documents by combinations of report numbers, accession numbers, contract numbers, personal authors, and/or corporate authors with subject. Bibliographic reference was taught to a non-professional staff member to service an uncataloged collection of scientific and technical reports. (7…

Discusses short term education institutes in terms of evaluation, including the procedure, findings, conclusions, summary and implications of an institute on Teaching Competencies Needed by Educational Personnel in Post-Secondary Health Occupations Program. (GR)

Reviews federal and state regulatory activity within the context of applicable child development research findings and reports selected results of the 1976 comparative licensing study. Concentrates on classroom composition and caregiver characteristics; special attention is given to child/staff ratio, group size, the Child Development Associate…

Discusses course development activities and program of a research practicum instituted at Florida State University to provide doctoral students in the instructional systems program with instruction and practice in (1) planning and conducting an experimental research study; (2) writing manuscript describing study; (3) giving oral presentation.…

Relates how experience writing technical documents yielded insight into the nature of the problems attending the composition of technical discourse. (JL)

Comparative research involving American minorities is examined in terms of external validity. It is proposed that an adequate approach to research would involve cultural, interpretive, population, ecological, and construct validity. (Author/MP)

Reviews research on the uses and potentialities of television in education with emphasis on work done with chemistry programs. Television is also compared with film from the viewpoints of producer and audience, and off-air recordings are compared with "home-made" programs. Forty-four references are listed. (Author/LLS)

The author discusses the methodology underlying the national survey, Primary Education in England, and the way data are presented. He finds much to commend and some things to criticize. (Editor/SJL)

The process of reporting evaluation results is described in terms of communications theory. Results of several simulated studies of factors which influence the credibility of evaluators and reports are summarized, and implications are discussed. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.)…

A review of research articles published in educational journals revealed that while psychoeducational research from 1910 to 1950 tended to be descriptive, the current trend is toward empirical generalization. (JD)

The success of state assessment programs depends on how well the results are reported to their various audiences. This paper presents 11 guidelines for improving reporting practices, including: plan ahead; develop different reports for different audiences; and field test report formats, language, and content. (BW)

Reports a study of how adults form mental representations of large scale environments. Findings revealed that people use landmarks as initial anchor points and subsequently elaborate path structures. Multivariate techniques proved to be useful analytical tools. (Author/WB)

This article discusses recent studies which have shown that the peptide hormone vasopressin apparently can stimulate memory and learning in healthy human volunteers and in certain mentally disturbed patients. (ECO)

Cites historical works, state of the art publications, handbooks, manuals, reports, and research studies that comprise the literature of school librarianship and discusses the need for bibliographic control of these materials. (CHC)

This examination of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) covers early predictions concerning CAI, the variables that have been addressed by CAI research, guidance in identifying the effectiveness of CAI, and future directions for CAI in education. (MER)