The Timed Interval Categorical Observation Recorder (TICOR), a portable, battery powered microcomputer designed to automate the collection of sequential and simultaneous behavioral observations and their associated durations, was developed to overcome problems in gathering subtle interaction analysis data characterized by sequential flow of…

Designed to assist practitioners with the actual conduct of career education program evaluations in teacher education, this handbook has four sections which parrallel the evaluation process. The first section describes the evaluation process and the need to assess the audience to be in a better position to decide on the procedures to use and the…

The Consumer Information Center is a federal program which encourages federal agencies to develop and release consumer information to the public. It also promotes consumer awareness and access to information through the "Consumer Information Catalog" and a mail order distribution operation. Through research, the Center can learn the…

This document introduces research aimed to explore methods that could be used to make inferences about causual effects of educational change over time when data are from an educational panel. This preface, the first in a series of 14 chapters described in SO 011 760-772, discusses an educational research project designed to examine affects of…

The basic procedure in the evaluation of educational projects is described: clarification of project components and objectives; identification of information needs; assignment of priority rankings to objectives; allocation of resources, including personnel, money, and time; identification of data to be collected; construction of the evaluation…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF TESTING METHODS AND DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR USE IN THREE PARALLEL STUDIES OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF 73 FIFTH-GRADE URBAN, LOWER-CLASS NEGRO CHILDREN. A SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION RELATED THE CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT TO SELECTED VARIABLES OF SOCIALIZATION, ESPECIALLY APPROVAL-DISAPPROVAL,…

The principal aims of this study were to identify, select, analyze, and describe educational programs for culturally disadvantaged children from preschool through grade 12 which had yielded measured benefits of cognitive achievement. Identification and selection were accomplished through a literature search and the advice of a panel of experts.…

Project planning guides are required for every major capital improvement of California's junior colleges for which funds are requested for working drawings and/or construction for the project. This guide was developed to assist administrators and planners in justifying a proposed capital outlay project. The project planning guide permits the…

A number of problems faced by the custodians of large collections of data which are potentially useful for research in the behavioral sciences, are addressed in this presentation. These problems relate to the rights of individuals who provide research data, to questions of "informed consent", and to the circumstances under which the…

This model state legislation is the third report issuing from the Illinois Policy Project on Accreditation, Certification, and Continuing Education, and is a statement of the state's role in the professional development of inservice teachers. The legislation itself is preceded by an essay on the state's role in supporting continuing education of…

An approach is described for teaching undergraduate sociology students social research skills through student use of packaged computer programs while carrying out their own research projects. Two back-to-back courses focus on training in data collection methodologies, followed by training in data analysis using the computer. In order to meet the…

Forms Clearance standards and regulations are used by the Office of Management and Budget and by the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in order to upgrade the quality of federal data collection, to minimize cost, minimize reporting burden, maximize utility, and to protect the privacy rights of respondents.…

Designed for coordinators of student volunteer programs (experiential learning through community service), this manual provides information on some of the basic research approaches and tools which can be used to analyze a program's activities and effectiveness. The major areas discussed include the following: the reasons for and resources…

In order to develop a scientific theory of curriculum, a method for measuring the curriculum-related planning activity of teachers is proposed. This choice of focus is based on the assumption that a logical connection can be made between the level of teacher planning, the quality of the resulting actions, and the corresponding goal attainment by…

In a technologically advanced society, many of the dialogues take place within the "management information system," or as a result of the "hard data" acquired through such a system, rather than in a public forum. The absence of the Hispanic American from that type of systems dialogue can and does place unnecessary disadvantages on Hispanic…