There has recently been a tremendous increase in the quantity of research published in gerontology. While the increase in the quantity of research has been regarded positively by gerontologists, there has been little discussion or evaluation of the quality of the research. Two articles that appeared in 1975 were both very critical of…

An introduction to the conventions of research design and statistical analysis is presented for graduate students of applied linguistics. The chapters cover such concepts as the definition of research, variables, research designs, research report formats, sorting and displaying data, probability and hypothesis testing, comparing means,…

This paper presents the elementary mathematics behind the traditional cost-volume-profit model of the business firm in both deterministic and probabilistic forms. By a simulation process the structure could be modeled to derive a wide variety of data analysis sets for use in the classroom. The data sets can be used to aid students in applying…

Report of a study which examined the English proficiency of 22 Arabic-speaking students enrolled in a low intermediate intensive English course at the American University of Beirut. (Author)

One hundred and eighty question-response diads were obtained from taped sessions of eleven elementary teachers interacting with a group of their students. (Editor)

The present experiment was conducted in order to assess the effects of practice, blocked versus mixed presentation and familiarity on "same"-"different" judgments. (Author)

This study attempted to secure information about some personal and social characteristics of the undergraduate psychology majors at Marquette University. (Author/RK)

The items and minimum cost necessary for estimating a research laboratory are provided for the small college instructor, as well as a programmatic statement of procedure. (Author/KM)

An evaluation of the performance of and attitudes toward the beginning course in economics at three mid-western collegiate institutions is investigated in this study. (Editor)

In this paper, we report a simple experiment demonstrating one form of continuity between recall and recognition. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to identify those individuals or groups who were the significant others and reference group members of student teachers. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the type of material was a significant factor in determining listening comprehension. (Editor)

The investigation described here was carried out in the hope that some kind of classification of children's early written English could be found which would help them to learn sentence skills more effeciently. (Author/RK)

The Ohio Career Development Program was evaluated and students were tested in order to carry out that evaluation. (RK)