Recent trends indicate the increasing concern regarding the broad issue of accountability at institutions of higher education. Because of this, colleges and universities are being forced more and more to base their decisions on hard fact instead of intuition. The institutional research function is instrumental in assisting in this kind of data…

The purpose of the project was to determine if a pre-existing job classification plan, arbitrarily constructed, can serve as an effective instrument for affirmative action in personnel selection and promotion. In order to meet this objective, the job classification plan of the Altadena (California) Library District was examined. A theoretical…

An interactive test analysis system was developed which interfaces a 3M DATRONICS system with a XEROX Sigma 9 computer. The computer programs were written in A Programming Language (APL). The current implementation of the program is characterized by its capability to: read responses from a DATRONIC answer sheet; allow the faculty member the option…

The degree of nonorthogonality in a factorial design was systematically increased. Five methods of dealing with nonorthogonality were selected and applied: two were least squares solutions (Method 1 and Method 2); two were approximate solutions (the unweighted means analysis and the method of expected frequencies); and the fifth was the…

An occupational survey comparing active duty and Reserve Forces nurses was conducted to support a Nursing Resources Study Group gathering information on current and future nurse requirements. Job inventory booklets were sent to chief nurses at Reserve and Air National Guard locations which were administered during unit training meetings. Returned…

The study was conducted to develop methods for using timely, firsthand occupational task information on automotive mechanics in order to identify critical performance requirements that warrant formal training. The methodology used is described in detail. A Task Inventory Questionnaire was completed by 18 auto mechanics and 12 supervisors in each…

A profile of vocational educators in the State of California is presented in the document. The study was designed to provide basic descriptive information about the State's vocational educators: who they are, where they are located, and what their inservice education needs are. A pilot testing of the Basic Description Questionnaire was conducted…

The study was conducted to determine if the Air Force has been able to sustain the quality of its force during 1973-74 as compared to 1972, the last year of the Selective Service Draft Lottery System. Data were collected on male and female non-prior service basic trainees who enlisted in the Air Force in 1972 (4,688 females and 81,563 males), 1973…

To determine critical deficiencies in institutional reform related to accreditation, data from surveys conducted by the Accreditation Council for Facilities for the Mentally Retarded were analyzed. Identified were critical standards with which significant proportions of the facilities surveyed did not comply, formulated was an…

One of a series on library services to disadvantaged adults, this guide gives a three step plan for assessing community information needs. Seven methods of information gathering are described, and the important factors to be considered in interpreting the information are outlined. A pre-planning information form, a sample questionnaire for agency…

This study was designed to provide the College of Lake County with data to promote critical thinking and discussion about the revision of the present admission criteria for the practical nursing program. Subjects were the coordinators/directors of the 36 approved schools of practical nursing in Illinois. A letter and a questionnaire comprised of a…

This report summarizes and discusses the results of the Texas Teacher Effectiveness Project, a two-year, replicated, naturalistic-correlational study of the relationships between presage and process variables with student learning product criteria at the second- and third-grade levels. Both linear and nonlinear relationships between predictor…

This report on the operation of the Cooperative Urban Teacher Education Program (CUTE) for the fall semester 1969 is divided into two parts. Part 1 examines the objective data in terms of the hypotheses: 1) On each of the measures taken during the semester, students participating in the program do not change. 2) On each of the measures taken,…

This study investigated whether a random sample of 50 elementary teachers, 10 in each of grades 2 through 6, in Topeka, Kansas, discriminated against elementary school boys--and in favor of girls--in rating of pupil reading achievement and assignment to reading groups. Teachers rated each pupil in their class on level of general reading…

This document reports on a program to train administrative, supervisory, and consultative personnel in evaluation methods, techniques, and procedures for instructional programs. Specific program objectives were: (1) to define each participant's role in planning and evaluating an instructional program, (2) to write specific behavioral objectives…