Data collection and recordkeeping are the topics discussed in this instructional aid. Examples are given of creative ways of recordkeeping developed by children. Justification for the process is presented, such as the kinds of skills that can be developed by keeping science records. The evaluation of childrens' work is discussed and suggestions…

Based on the procedures, materials, and resources used in "A Study of the Feasibility of Vocational Modules", this manual is one of the products of the study. Since guidelines for feasibility studies in the areas of public services that relate to human behavior are not clearly defined, it is hoped that this manual will guide, support,…

Development of a typology for linguistic situations has been a continuing concern of sociolinguistic research. Thus far, however, typological studies have served primarily to demonstrate the difficulties involved in such an undertaking rather than producing results of obvious utility. With few exceptions, notably Greenberg 1956 and Pool 1972,…

This report presents statistical analyses of data derived from the first year's use of the Instructional Assessment System. Included are: means, standard deviations, and several reliability estimates for each item within each form; inter-item correlations; and correlations of items with non-evaluative variables. Among the major results discussed…

The document presents the final report of a study to measure and compare the satisfaction and satisfactoriness of office employees 18 months after graduation from model office, cooperative office education, and office procedures courses. Differences among the three programs on a number of job- and education-related variables were also…

The data gathering forms and activities developed during the planning and implementation of an adult independent study and guidance program at the Salt Lake City Public Library are described. The need for a utilization of this data is outlined, and the study's goals and objectives are stated. Appendixes contain flow charts of the Salt Lake City…

Increased pressures continue on faculty in higher education as expressed by faculty workload and faculty activity analysis. Often those who collect and utilize such data do not consider the outcomes of decisions from the faculty viewpoint. Examined are how the uses of certain faculty load data and faculty activity analysis data place pressures and…

The objective of the project was to develop methods for establishing output and input performance standards for the placement and placement-support functions of the U.S. Employment Service (ES). Volume 4, a preliminary or working handbook, contains all forms, guidelines, procedures, and training materials for primary data collection and analysis…

This report presents summary analyses of descriptive and comparative data collected during the 1973 Home Start evaluation project. The data presented were collected at 6 of the 16 Home Start sites, from three experimental groups of families (those entering the Home Start and Head Start programs in fall 1973 and those identified to enter Home Start…

This second of a series of evaluation reports of the Cooperative Urban Teacher Education (CUTE) program covers 1968-69 and replicates portions of the 1967-68 evaluation, assesses the effects of the program, and provides recommendations to the program directors. Data were collected in Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma City, Okla., and Wichita, Kansas,…

This study concerns the development of a measure of educational need and its use in a State school support formula in New York. The study assumes that public schools should operate positively to further equality of opportunity and that schools are able to affect achievement levels and rates of learning. The present State-aid formula is not…

The Non-Traditional Community College Project was developed to determine the conditions surrounding postsecondary youth and adult learning in the metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri area. This report is one of two publications resulting from the project. The 10 chapters of the report are: Survey of Postsecondary Youth and Adult Learning; Population…

Purposes and activities of the Targeted Research and Development Project No. 3 are described. The project seeks to identify and describe the national reading problem, methods of reading instruction, and the training of reading teachers. The project, a literature search, is designed to identify literature related to reading instruction, to develop…

The first volume details the procedures used in second, fourth, and sixth grades and inservice training projects and their results; the second presents data on achievement, attitude, and interaction analysis. The purpose of the project was to test some theoretical principles of teacher influence with particular emphasis on different patterns which…

A telephone survey of the size, characteristics, and viewing preferences of the audience of WPSX-TV, the educational television station of The Pennsylvania State University. Audience data are based on 1,686 households from a systematic probability sample of 4,176 prime and alternate respondent households in The Central Pennsylvania area. Included…