Analyses of data from operational course placement systems are subject to the effects of truncation; students with low placement test scores may enroll in a remedial course, rather than a standard-level course, and therefore will not have outcome data from the standard course. In "soft" truncation, some (but not all) students who score…

The steps involved in setting up an individualized course utilizing multi-media are enumerated with an example of the individualized approach in secretarial science courses. The advantages to the program are that the focus is on the student, and the program is flexible and easily updated. (AG)

The assumption that book title choices can be used for identification of pupil interests is supported. (RB)

Guidelines for selecting cases and games for basic business courses are offered to help teachers make a decision regarding their appropriateness as motivators for the students. (AG)

Suggests using the cloze procedure as a means of quickly, efficiently, and accurately matching students with appropriate reading materials. (TO)

In the establishment and development of a two-year agribusiness program in Watertown, South Dakota, the problems of hiring appropriate and qualified staff are traced from the beginning through the developmental stages of the school. (EA)

There is a trend toward greater ease of more dynamic and varied media in instruction today. Multimedia generally refers to a combining of modern with traditional materials. A media mix can liven up the classroom, provide for individual differences, motivate, and bring in the outside world. (DS)

Discusses passage content and style, accessibility of the passages, their completeness, the extent to which the items are passage-dependent, and the extent to which additional knowledge is required to answer the questions on reading comprehension tests and exercises. (TO)

A description of an evaluation instrument developed for efficient and meaningful selection of instructional materials. (HB)

This paper attempts to relate the needs of lecturers and students of developmental psychology in introductory courses, of teachers, parents and lay discussion groups, to recently published and widely available books. (Author/KM)

Details some general marketing principles that a college admissions officer could use: adjusting plans to a changing institutional environment; making consumer-oriented plans and policies; aligning institutional qualities with the market segment that seeks such qualities; developing materials to be mailed to prospective students; and using…

Libraries face problems because of lack of discrimination between similar and same in dealing with circulation systems, shared systems, collection development and evaluation, classification systems, and in tailoring collections to meet user needs. (Author/SJ)