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Clark, Mary Jo – 1986
This paper examined test scores and information about test takers collected from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) national test administration files, GRE validity study data provided by institutional users, and survey questionnaires sent to test repeaters. Data were collected from 200,000 men and women who took the GRE General Test in June…
Descriptors: Adults, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Grade Prediction
Denton, Jon J.; And Others – 1987
Perceptions were obtained from former and current doctoral candidates and faculty concerning the research climate, doctoral advisory committee, and admission and continuation requirements at Texas A&M University's Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction. The 27-item rating scale was completed by 126 individuals, a 72% return rate.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attitude Measures, Doctoral Programs, Educational Environment
Davis, Barbara G., Ed. – Teaching at Berkeley, 1985
Efforts to train graduate student instructors (GSIs) at the University of California, Berkeley, are considered in this newsletter issue. Administrative changes and ways to improve GSI selection, training, and evaluation are considered, along with: proposed changes in graduate student teaching titles, grants to help faculty and departments…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Departments, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies. – 1988
Data on tuition and other student costs for the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented, along with a brief narrative summary. Information is provided on: in-state and out-of-state tuition charges for graduate and undergraduate students 1980-1988; trends in undergraduate and graduate student tuition and other charges by program level,…
Descriptors: College Housing, Commuting Students, Fees, Graduate Students
Matchett, William H. – 1988
Attrition for various demographic groups in the several major disciplinary areas represented by graduate students enrolled at New Mexico State University during the fall semesters of the years 1979, 1980, and 1981 are presented. Questions addressed include: overall rate of attrition; significant variance among students from year to year; sex ratio…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Dropout Rate
Cooper, Harris M. – 1984
The process of research synthesis is examined in this paper. The results of a case study of what happens to the attitudes of six experts in the field of school desegregation and black achievement when they interactively review the relevant research literature are presented. The impact of these subjects' resulting reviews on the attitudes of a less…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1983
Fall 1981 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of credit course students attending institutions of the State University of New York are presented. Student and institutional data elements include the following: student level (undergraduate/graduate); student load (full-time/part-time); permanent residence (for New York…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Foreign Students, Full Time Students, Geographic Distribution
Murphy, Christine A.; And Others – 1988
A 32-item Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) was developed to measure perceptions of capability regarding specific computer-related knowledge and skills. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy (1986) and Schunk's model of classroom learning (1985) guided the development of the CSE. Each of the skill-related items is preceded by the phrase "I feel…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Computer Literacy, Construct Validity, Graduate Students
Fragiadakis, Helen – 1988
A course in English as a second language for international graduate student instructors at the University of California at Berkeley is described. In its first offerings, the course served students from three Asian countries and a variety of disciplines. It consisted of work in language, culture, and instructional techniques integrated into all…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Course Organization
California Univ., Berkeley. Office of Educational Development. – 1986
Suggestions for the selection, training, guidance, supervision, and evaluation of graduate student instructors (GSIs) are provided by the University of California, Berkeley. "Good practices" for departments are identified, including assigning individuals or a committee with the task of selection, training, and supervision of GSIs;…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Departments, Employment Practices, Graduate Students
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1982
The Experimental Program for Opportunities in Advanced Study and Research in Education was a 3-year training program (1979-82) funded by the National Institute of Education to increase participation in educational research of women and minorities at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During the third project year, these objectives guided the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Conference Papers, Doctoral Programs, Educational Research
Cox, Virginia B.; Khoury, Bernard V. – 1981
Information is presented on graduate student enrollments, applications for graduate study, availability of assistantships and fellowships, graduate degrees awarded, and stipends for teaching assistants, based on the 1981-1982 Survey of Graduate Enrollment of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)-Graduate Record Examinations Board. Of the survey…
Descriptors: Assistantships, Chemistry, College Applicants, Degrees (Academic)
Christal, Melodie E. – 1982
Current residence and migration patterns in states affiliated with the Southern Association of Institutional Research (SAIR) were studied, based on 1979-1980 data from the Higher Education General Information Survey (Residence and Migration of College Students, Fall 1979). The data cover first-time students by level, and full-time and part-time…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, College Transfer Students, Geographic Distribution
Kimble, Gregory A. – 1978
Information for newly appointed heads of graduate departments of psychology is presented as background material for the 1978 chairmen's workshop. Topics include the following: the budgetary situation, faculty productivity, faculty workload, teacher recruitment, faculty morale, graduate student morale, teaching load of teaching assistants, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Budgeting, College Faculty, Department Heads
Broyles, Susan G.; Fernandez, Rosa M. – 1984
The 1983-1984 summary data of basic student charges for nearly 3,300 public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the United States are presented. The national survey of U.S. colleges and universities obtained information on typical or modal tuition and fees charges required of full-time undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Fees, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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