THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CONDUCTED A TWO-PHASE STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ACQUIRE INFORMATION FOR PERFORMING WORK ASSIGNMENTS ON DOD PROGRAMS. THE PHASE I STUDY COVERED THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF DOD PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,…

THIS CHAPTER OF A PROPOSAL FOR A YOUTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DISCUSSES DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ADULT CRIME IN BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. INFORMATION ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS IS PRESENTED UNDER THE RUBRICS OF (1) DEFINITIONS AND INDEXES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, (2) HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, (3)…

Using data obtained from opinion questionnaires and standardized tests of educational development, attitudes, and critical thinking, a study was made in 1968 to test the findings of a 1965 study of students and teachers in two high schools--one experimental and one control--in the same school system in Colorado. Approximately 500 students were…

This study continues an earlier project (ED010369) to determine if student achievement and attitude toward school subjects (1) can be improved by increasing feedback to teachers concerning pupil and/or trained observer reaction to their teaching, (2) correlate significantly with attitude of teachers toward their pupils, (3) can be improved to a…

Projections of the number of jobs in 1970 and 1975, by occupation and industry, for New York State and its 11 major industrial areas are being developed through techniques described in this publication. The five major steps are: (1) to establish the number in the labor force by age and sex, (2) to establish the number of nonfarm and salary jobs by…

An author of the 1966 USOE report titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity" discusses some of the criticisms leveled against the study. The most serious charge is that the study attempted to do too much. By analyzing resource inputs and levels of achievement and by trying to analyze the effects of various inputs on achievement, the…

The validity is questioned of testing the intelligence of Mexican Americans via intelligence tests constructed for Anglo Americans. An overview is included of the literature concerned with the comparability of intelligence scores. Critiques are presented of 9 current studies utilizing intelligence test scores of Mexican Americans and Anglo…

This book of scoring guides and national percentages is part of a kit consisting of four documents which bring together different types of items that measure a number of career and occupational development (COD) objectives developed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). (NAEP--which completed a national survey measuring the…

The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship of structural aspects of the school organization and leadership behavior in schools to job satisfaction within Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools, and to determine whether organizational structure or leadership behavior had more impact on job satisfaction in IGE schools. Data…

No matter what the basis of allocation of federal aid funds, a primary goal of most proponents of federal grants to local school districts is an increase in district expenditures. A study of 706 school districts in California, accounting for 95 percent of the state's elementary and secondary students, shows that about 70 to 80 cents of every…

The implications of a mathematical model of test scores are explored where the data are limited to a random sample of items without replacement from an indefinitely large population or item domain in which items are scored either zero or one. The purpose is to obtain an unbiased estimate of a student's proportion of items correct in the item…

The effects of achievement-oriented and neutral instructions on the humor ratings of both testing and non-testing cartoons were assessed for high- and low test-anxious students. The effects of humor in reducing state anxiety were also evaluated. Fifty-two undergraduate students were selected on the basis of their Test Anxiety Scale scores. Both…

Shifts in college enrollments until 1985 are discussed and attributed to a number of factors, among them: differences between states, birthrate changes, and between-state migration. Only students of traditional college age are considered. Enrollment trends are charted, and statistical data for each state appear in tabular form. (MSE)

An analysis was made of quality ratings of elementary level standardized tests. Applying multidimensional scaling to intercorrelations of quality ratings, it was found that the criterion of content and construct validity was a central element in the evaluation of elementary tests. In addition, several types of validity and reliability were found…

Selected data from the Commission on Human Resources data base are reported for two major groups that have been underrepresented in doctoral education in the past: minorities and women. A wide selection of tabulations of data on doctorate holders by sex and racial/ethnic group membership is presented. Characteristics of minority and women Ph.D.…