This report is based on data gathered in a 1982 survey of college and university libraries conducted as part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). The survey had a 91% response rate from a universe of 3,326 colleges and universities. The 1982 data categories cover the following time frames: staff and library hours as of fall…

Comparisons were made of three Angoff Design V linear equating methods (two forms equated to a common test, two forms predicted by a common test, or two forms used to predict a common test) and Tucker's and R. Levine's linear methods, under common item linear equating with non-equivalent populations. Forms of a professional certification test…

A general approach is proposed for modeling the structure of a two-way contingency table, and for drawing inferences about the marginal and interaction effects, cell parameters, and conditional probabilities. The prior distribution expresses uncertainty in a simple reduced model, in particular the independence model. The posterior estimates of the…

This set of 82 summaries is based on papers written between 1963 and 1982 concerning the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL is currently required by more than 2,500 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to determine the English proficiency of applicants whose native language is not English. It is also required…

Using data from the Westinghouse Learning Corporation Study, the effect of the Head Start Program on cognitive achievement in preschool children is examined. The use of statistical models to evaluate programs which non randomly assign children to "treatment" and "control" groups is discussed. Necessary conditions for unbiased…

The central reports clearance authority of the Federal Government is a legislatively sanctioned mechanism for applying constraints on the conduct of statistical and other data gathering activities by Federal Departments and agencies and other research parties funded by Federal government contracts. General recommendations for improving the overall…

This report is the second in the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) series of studies on current, policy-related issues. The objective of the FRSS is to provide quick national estimates of key data that are needed for planning and policy purposes. The survey that resulted in this report was conducted at the request of the office of the Assistant…

This study concerns itself with a comparison of selected interpersonal and intrapersonal perceptions, attitudes, and values of teachers in industrial cities in three countries--England, West Germany, and the United States. The nonsubstantive, positional nature of teachers' responses were compared across the three national settings, and questions…

Content analysis of job descriptions written for principals in 68 of New Mexico's 88 school districts led to identification of 1,650 specific duties. Of these, 1,416 dealt with administrative or managerial functions while only 234 defined educational leadership responsibilities. Such an analysis is limited in that it identifies formally stated…

A critical look at two typical research designs is presented, the first study being an investigation of field dependence and reaction time in senior tennis players, and the second being an investigation of the concepts of locus of control and achievement motivation in highly successful male competitive tennis players age 65 and older. A critique…

The findings from two studies (Pre-Post and Matched-Pairs) suggest that the mini-instructional system that was designed to provide teachers with training in the analytic-pluralistic approach to classroom management did have a very positive impact on those teachers who received this training. The mini-instructional system is one in which classroom…

A questionnaire was sent to 100 superintendents to find out how they viewed the preparation of the recent graduates of the University of Maine at Orono hired for teaching positions within their districts. The superintendents were asked to rate the graduates and to list the competencies that were strong points as well as weak points in their…

The average design effects for statistics estimated from the base-year National Longitudinal Study data are presented. Attempts to partition the effects into those due to stratification, clustering, and unequal weighting are discussed. The expected increases in subpopulation sample sizes due to oversampling are calculated and compared with the…

A "TIME LAG" STATISTICAL METHOD WHICH COMPARES THE RELATIVE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF NEGROES AND WHITES TO REACH THE SAME LEVEL ON A NUMBER OF INDICES SHOWS THAT NEGROES LAG IN LIFE EXPECTANCY, RATE OF BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS, INFANT MORTALITY, HEALTH CONDITIONS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES. THE NEGRO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FLUCTUATE…

The survey objective was to determine the 1976-77 salaries and fringe benefits for instructional faculty with nine or ten month contracts, both at the four-year colleges and community colleges in the Washington state system and at institutions of comparable size and scope in other states. Survey groups were established for: (1) research and…