Described is the Deaf Blind Communications System (DEBLICOM), a somesensory coded information transfer system in which information is received cutaneously and transmitted kinesthetically. Reported is a pilot study done with 15 normal Ss (13- to 21-years-old) which compared communicative effectiveness of conventional temporal Morse code, spatial…

Reported is a study of research programs within the University of North Carolina that provided the basic information needed in the preparation of an official policies and procedures statement. Contents include: (1) an inventory of research being conducted; (2) an assessment of various classification schemes for accounting and reporting the…

Changes in the perception of figural aftereffects occurring during adulthood were investigated with 56 female subjects. A significant linear trend analysis indicated that the magnitude of the figural aftereffects increased very slightly with age. This was supported by a significant T value which suggested a difference between the two extreme age…

This compilation of approximately two hundred document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with…

This volume cumulates the indexes that appear in the six bimonthly issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," volume 11, numbers 1 through 6, during 1978. This cumulation is intended to be a companion volume to the individual issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," which contain the complete resumes of research,…

This compilation of approximately two hundred document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with…

This compilation of approximately two hundred document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with…

The Mathematics Study Bulletin series of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is intended to serve a number of purposes: (1) to consolidate the decisions of the International Mathematics Committee; (2) to provide a historical record of the development of the Project; and (3) to provide working…

This paper discusses the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the relationship between cognitive abilities and behavioral competencies in elderly institutional residents. The former was assessed by an array of five cognitive measures: two Piagetian tasks, Set Test, WAIS Vocabulary and Digit Span subtests, and the WMS Associate Learning subtest;…

Presented is a discussion of the state of the art of internalist and externalist positions within the literature of sociology and philosophy of science. The research utilizes interviews with scientists from a variety of disciplines in the agricultural sciences, a review of publications, research educational guidelines, and formal organization of…

This book seeks to acquaint communication researchers with the process of procuring research funding. Following an introduction, two chapters discuss the identification of potential funding sources and the process of developing proposals. Other chapters provide information about government grant and contract programs, private foundation grant…

The objectives in developing the interstate research effort were to cooperatively design and undertake a series of studies to find solutions to major vocational-technical education problems confronting a regional area of New York and Connecticut and to develop a framework for a regional approach to research effort. Six studies, completed under…

Activities conducted during the 19-month period ending July 1, 1968 are reported. Coordinating activities involved liaison work between state agencies, and participation in a planning group concerning the 1970 census. Stimulation activities resulted in seven research proposals. Three were approved and funded, two were approved, and two were…

Recognition memory of components of complex pictures was assessed developmentally for kindergarteners, third and sixth graders, and college students. It was assumed that the relations among items in multi-component line drawings are constrained by at least two organizational dimensions, structure and content, which influence retention of pictured…

This document presents the theory and learning rationale underlying unit research study as an instructional methodology in elementary secondary education. Defined as "the organization of various activities, experiences, and types of learning around a central theme developed cooperatively by a group of pupils under teacher leadership,"…