The focus of this research was to determine the efficacy of a new method of selecting sample sizes for multiple linear regression. A Monte Carlo simulation was used to study both empirical predictive power rates and empirical statistical power rates of the new method and seven other methods: those of C. N. Park and A. L. Dudycha (1974); J. Cohen…

The case of adaptive testing under a multidimensional logistic response model is addressed. An adaptive algorithm is proposed that minimizes the (asymptotic) variance of the maximum-likelihood (ML) estimator of a linear combination of abilities of interest. The item selection criterion is a simple expression in closed form. In addition, it is…

This paper considers issues related to determining which students should attend summer school to bring their achievement up to standard. One of the first problems in selecting students who must attend summer school is determining the level of achievement students must meet. Determining the types of assessment that should be used, and possibly…

After 40 years, this new edition revisits a study of the academic labor market. Much has changed since 1958, but the essential commodity of the academic marketplace is still prestige. Faculty hiring and governance may be more democratic today, but the study still has more than historical interest. The chapters are: (1) "The Background"; (2) "The…

This report evaluates ten marriage and relationship skills curricula that are representative of materials currently in use as part of school-based marriage education for junior high and high school students. The evaluation is based on five criteria: (1) the curriculum has a marriage focus; (2) it conveys to students that marriage is typically…

This CD-ROM presents a collection of over 200 rationales for over 170 works (mainly novels but a few films) for use by teachers combating censorship. Some rationales on the disc are from published sources; others are student papers. Although the materials in the collection range from kindergarten through grade 12, the emphasis is on the middle…

The multistage alpha-stratified computerized adaptive testing (CAT) design advocated a new philosophy of pool management and item selection using low discriminating items first. It has been demonstrated through simulation studies to be effective both in reducing item overlap rate and enhancing pool utilization with certain pool types. Based on…

Concerned about the deadening effects of standardization imposed by monopolistic education bureaucracies, policymakers in many different countries endorse economic-style mechanisms of consumer choice and competition between autonomous providers as the key elements of "market-driven" education. The reasoning behind this approach is that market…

In this 3-tape series and viewing guide, first-grade teacher Debbie Miller takes viewers beyond comprehension instruction, and shows how she sustains a primary reading program that challenges and supports readers of all abilities and needs. The viewing guide is designed to help facilitators use "Happy Reading" on workshop settings. The…

This paper proposes an item selection algorithm that can be used to neutralize the effect of time limits in computer adaptive testing. The method is based on a statistical model for the response-time distributions of the test takers on the items in the pool that is updated each time a new item has been administered. Predictions from the model are…

The ideas in this booklet were collected by the Institute of International Education to promote greater participation by women from developing countries in international scholarship programs. Many of the points would be applicable to other underrepresented groups as well. A number of suggestions are made to increase recruitment of women to…

In 2000 and again in 2001, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) conducted an audit of course-taking patterns by a total of 4,244 graduating seniors from 51 rural high schools in 12 states. Each school provided data on a random sample of 100 seniors, including special needs students unless they required accommodation for participation in…

It is important for students to choose books that are at their instructional reading level. A future reading specialist investigated what types of books first-grade students choose, and if they choose books at their reading level during self-selected reading. She undertook a literature review and developed procedures for conducting the study. Data…

While gender differences in mathematics achievement and attitudes overall have been declining during the past two decades, there still exists a disparity in advanced mathematics achievement and upper-level mathematics course-taking patterns that contributes to fewer females than males choosing professions in math, science, and technology fields.…

The key to understanding the history of the comprehensive high school in the United States necessitates understanding that the comprehensive model has not been implemented as its inventors intended. Moreover, since the mid-20th century most scholarship on the comprehensive high school model has effectively dismissed the model as an antidemocratic…