Textbook passages commonly include elaborations (details supporting main ideas) with the assumption that elaborations will improve learning of the main ideas. However, elaborations increase text length, which subsequently increases the reading time of that text. These observations lead to the two focal questions of interest in the current study:…

This report investigates whether the time between scoring sessions has an influence on operational and nonoperational scoring accuracy. The study evaluates raters' scoring accuracy on constructed-response essay responses for the "GRE"® General Test. Binomial linear mixed-effect models are presented that evaluate how the effect of various…

This fifth annual report on national college completion rates offers a look at the six-year outcomes for students who began postsecondary education in fall 2010, toward the end of the Great Recession. It looks at the various pathways students took toward degree completion, as well as the completion rates through May 2016 for the different student…

The purpose of this study is to understand how lecturers delivering college-based higher education viewed their workloads, and how this (if at all), influenced their engagement in scholastic activities, which may then enable them to become more knowledgeable in their chosen field of study. The research was of a qualitative nature, whereby…

Reviews the process of unemployment and the benefits of leisure, as well as proposes a broader conceptual framework for integrating leisure with work as a means of assisting unemployed workers to cope with unemployment. Notes that, by viewing leisure as integral component of individual's career, employment counselors can more effectively assist…

Studies conducted in 1980s revealed that managers and direct service workers considered biggest record-keeping problems caused by lack of time. Findings from 114 agencies in 20 states that tried to resolve this problem revealed that agencies were more successful when they simplified recording and allocated new resources to task. (Author/NB)

Discusses three European educational practices from which Americans could learn: emphasis on building personal relationships; intelligent use of time; and superior teacher working conditions. Argues not for copying these practices, but for reflecting the broad principles behind them. (SR)

Time sharing, in which professionals distribute their working hours among several enterprises through part-time contracts, creates jobs, enables small businesses to take advantage of skills and experience, and gives flexibility. The question of how benefits, retirement, and unemployment insurance apply remains to be resolved. (SK)

This study examined how students at Pennsylvania State University chose to spend their discretionary time outside the structured classroom. A sample of 367 students (a 73% response) completed surveys (62% were from males) containing 19 questions classified in non-academic and academic categories. The three academic questions focused on amounts of…

The author describes how he teaches in an individualized instruction classroom using the approach outlined in the book "The One Minute Manager." His approach is (1) prepare a one-minute goal for each task, (2) give one-minute praise to students, and (3) give immediate one-minute reprimands. (CH)

Notes that variety of reaction time measures have been developed and studied as correlates of intelligence. Describes several of most widely used reaction time tests and reports summaries of their correlations with intelligence. Describes model that attempts to account for relationship between speed-of-processing and intelligence in terms of…

This report highlights enrollment data submitted by Maryland's colleges and universities. Final numbers may vary slightly due to students enrolling or dropping out by November 15, the last date on which 2004 enrollment figures are reported to the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Typical period of unemployment lasts two or three months. Length of unemployment period varies depending on age, sex, race, and education level. Older, college-educated workers often face job search period of four to six months. One in three unemployed persons stops looking for work and withdraws from the labor force (at least temporarily) before…

Using data from 12 life reviews of people suffering serious illness, attempts to integrate anthropological research project designed to formulate indicators that might explain cultural constructs which mark contemporary predeath practices in Quebec with theme of life-threatening illness, distress, and solidarity. (Author/NB)

The major tables of this annual report on student characteristics array four major characteristics: age group; sex; level (undergraduate/graduate); and load (full-time/part-time). The main body of the report is divided into five sections: Part I contains data for the entire system as well as each institution and institutional type; Part II…