Investigates the general factor and uniqueness characteristics of the individual tests of the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability-Revised (WJTCA-R). Only 2 of the 19 WJTCA-R tests examined had low general factor loadings, while 2 had low uniqueness. All other tests had medium or high uniqueness. Discusses implications for clinical…

Explores the use of quantitative EEG in the detection of lies employing a special electrode cap and specialized video recording and audio equipment. The method offers the ability to decide when it can predict accurately and when it can predict with 100% accuracy. (JPS)

Reviews surveys concerning the attitudes of San Marcos (Texas) school children toward geography in 1983 and 1993. Shows that they generally ranked geography low on their list of favorite subjects; however, discerns statistically significant improvement in the popularity of geography over the decade, tentatively associated with more active learning…

Descriptive information was analyzed for maltreated and nonmaltreated runaways from hospital (N=39,352, 255 runaways) and school (N=40,211, 562 runaways) populations. Children and youth with disabilities (especially those with behavior disorders, mental retardation, and communication disorders) were at increased risk to become runaways in both…

Shows how high-school dropout and completion rates are used as tools for making decisions and why different decisions require different measures. There are tools for making comparisons with the United States at large, other states, districts within a state, or districts sharing common characteristics. (MLH)

The "U.S. News and World Report" rankings of colleges do not affect institutions equally; the schools impacted most are those that have the most to lose because they benefit from, even rely on, the rankings for prestige and visibility. The magazine relies on the rankings for substantial sales revenues, and has garnered considerable power…

Reports on a statistical analysis of the determinants of success among more than 300 graduate students who applied for admission to a particular "top five" university economics department. Explains that the job placements of the students after nine years were used to measure the graduate students' success. (CMK)

Discussion of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) focuses on ITS evaluation studies, particularly methodological issues. Topics include summative evaluation for efficiency; quantitative evaluation; formative evaluation; informal evaluation; cognitive mediation perspectives of evaluation; integrating cognitive theories into ITS; effectiveness of…

Describes the role of an instructional sequence and two accompanying computer-based tools in supporting students' developing understandings of statistical data analysis. Documents the emergence of the sociomathematical norm of what counts as a mathematical argument in the context of data analysis. (Author/MM)

Discusses the role of selected variables in explaining changes in reading and mathematics achievement scores of fourth-graders in a low-wealth school district in North Carolina. Examines school and teacher characteristics, selected expenditures per student, and student demographics. Concludes that certain student demographic factors are…

Examines teacher perceptions of first-generation Arab parent involvement in elementary schools in an urban Midwestern school district. Reports findings involving teachers' perceptions of Arab family involvement and communication styles, teacher efficacy and approach to culture, perceived administrative support and available resources, and…

This study initiated inquiry regarding family and community literacies of children in British Columbia. The study applied descriptive and correlational statistics to large-scale assessment data from generalizable regional samples in the province and found distinctive regional portraits. Findings suggest that educators should go beyond information…

Children and adolescents (N=199) with autistic disorder were audiologically evaluated. Mild to moderate hearing loss was diagnosed in 7.9 percent, with deafness diagnosed in 3.5 percent of all cases, which represented a prevalence considerably above that in the general population and comparable to the prevalence found in populations with mental…

Presents two experiments addressing whether news reports depicting base-rate data assuage apprehension of threatening phenomena among undergraduate students. Finds that men exposed to the population data manifested lower levels of apprehension and victimization risk than men not exposed to such data, but women showed no reduction in either…

Revisits determinants of college student evaluations in a model allowing for the possibility that (expected) grades are simultaneously determined. Estimates evaluations using both ordinary least squares and two-stage least squares, finding that grades do affect a college instructor's evaluation. Results suggest that instructors can "buy" better…