The sharply drawn distinction between research and evaluation, and the equally sharp distinction between the carefully controlled laboratory-type experiment and the study occurring in the field, are seen as arbitrary and not very helpful. In illustrating this thesis, the author develops a design generally regarded as a "research" design…

This paper analyzes the effect on performance when several active processes compete for limited processing resources. The principles discussed show that conclusions about the interactions among psychological processes must be made with caution, and some existing assumptions may be unwarranted. (Author/BJG)

Research performed pursuant to a U.S. Office of Education contract, OEC-5-10-154.

Presented before the Section on Administration, American College Health Association, Forty-sixth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1968.

This manual for a management system for student enrollment records in a community college presents and explains the main menu options, print options, and a special menu for English as a second language (ESL) students. Written in BASIC for use on the Apple II Plus microcomputer with 48K memory and two diskette drives with DOS 3.2, the package…

This report presents the rationale, motivation, and formal description underlying the General Retrieval and Information Processor for Humanities Oriented Studies (GRIPHOS) Management Information System. This system was devised to handle "card catalog" types of information; perform searches that are usually carried out in archives,…

Recently, the momentum of competency based education (CBE) has increased sharply in Oregon, due in part to the public outcry against perceived failures in the K-12 public school program. CBE is a program for certifying student performance that requires demonstration of an acceptable level of skill in those areas deemed vital to success in…

This paper reviews the successful development of an educational testing system using sophisticated data processing in a developing Caribbean nation. Begun in 1975, the 4-year program was devised to assist in the creation of a multi-national testing agency which would replace the existing British Overseas Examinations with an indigenous assessment…

This document is a narrative description of an interactive, online registration system, which was designed and written for the San Jose Community College District. The document includes the machine configuration, the history and development of the system, how the operators and students interact with the system, and examples of various hard copy…

PAPERS ON THE PRESENT AND FUTURE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION IS PRESENTED. HARRY F. SILBERMAN, IN "EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR AUTOMATED TEACHING PROGRAMS," PRESENTS COMMENTS, CRITERIA, AND TABLES ON AUTOMATED TEACHING PROGRAMS. HE DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRANCHING AND FIXED SEQUENCE PROGRAMS, ON A FOLLOWUP…

VARIOUS COUNTY, PUBLIC, AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES HAVE UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF CENTRALIZED CATALOGING AND PROCESSING CENTERS. TO DETERMINE WHETHER PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS MIGHT ENABLE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO ESTABLISH SUCH A SYSTEM, 35 JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE SENT A CHECKLIST OF 100 TITLES, A QUESTIONNAIRE…

THE CONDUCT OF AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE IN DATA PROCESSING FOR BUSINESS AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO RETRAIN TEACHERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS, TEACHING OR WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OR OFFICE OCCUPATION AREAS FOR TEACHING DATA PROCESSING, (2) TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE…

THIS PROJECT DEVELOPED A MANUAL TO BE USED BY TRANSPORTATION OFFICERS FOR COMPUTING SCHOOL BUS ROUTES. MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES WERE REVIEWED AND A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY MADE OF CRITERIA ELICITED FROM LITERATURE AND INTERVIEWS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES TO RANK THE VARIOUS FACTORS INVOLVED. A COMPUTER PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED FOR…

A two-week research training institute was held to give 25 school counselors experience and training in the following areas: (1) use of data processing equipment, including key-punch, sorter, collator, reproducer, and interpreter; (2) preparation of simple statistical computer programs; (3) use of card and punched-tape input to available…