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Schank, Roger C. – 1968
Since natural language may be assumed to have an underlying conceptual structure, it is desirable to have the machine structure its own experience, both linguistic and nonlinguistic, in a manner concomitant with the human method for doing so. This paper presents some attempts at organizing the machine's information conceptually. The different…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Computers, Concept Formation
Conway, James A.; And Others – 1974
To continue to be an effective local educational leader in curricular change, fiscal policy making, and, above all, in planning for education, the school administrator must have a continuous flow of usable information on public opinion. The purpose of this book is to provide the administrator with practical methods for systematically monitoring…
Descriptors: Community Study, Community Surveys, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Sanders, James R.; Cunningham, Donald J. – 1974
After reviewing the literature, the authors defined a two dimensional framework comprising formative evaluation activity as one dimension and source of information as the other. Four types of formative evaluation activity were identified and defined. Three primary sources of information-internal, external, and contextual-were identified for…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Data Collection, Design, Educational Assessment
Mosley, Isobel – 1974
A general methodology for cost effectiveness analysis was developed and applied to the Colorado State University library loan desk. The cost effectiveness of the existing semi-automated circulation system was compared with that of a fully manual one, based on the existing manual subsystem. Faculty users' time and computer operating costs were…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Librarians
Southwestern Coll., Chula Vista, CA. – 1974
Data collected in a comprehensive followup study of students completing vocational programs at Southwestern College in 1972-73 are provided. Questionnaires were sent to 411 students, representing 4 departments and 28 different vocational programs; responses were received from 163, or 40 percent of those completing the programs. The questionnaires…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Followup Studies
Roberts, Charles T. – 1974
The handbooks in the Office of Education State Educational Records and Reports series have been designed to facilitate the collection and maintenance of data for decisionmaking at the local level and the reporting of educational information to others. Described first in this publication is a program structure for a local education agency which…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Classification, Data Collection, Decision Making
Barton, Marlin C.; And Others – 1970
An exploratory study of a prison community is presented. The study employed a three-phase design: (1) a pre-survey of the prison community, (2) limited intervention, based on findings of the pre-survey, and (3) a post-survey to determine effects of intervention and to validate findings of the pre-survey for which no intervention had been designed.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Correlation
RMC Research Corp., Arlington, VA. – 1972
The second year of effort in the development of a process evaluation system for the programs of the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Systems (NCIES) is reported. The activity involved the full-scale implementation of the system in 438 projects in 12 NCIES programs. Programs included are: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Development
Western Nevada Regional Education Center, Lovelock. – 1971
The pamphlets included in this volume are technical reports prepared as outgrowths of the Student Information Systems of the Western Nevada Regional Education Center (WN-REC) funded by a Title III (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) grant. These reports describe methods of interpreting the printouts from the Student Information System;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Data Processing, Education Service Centers
Tichenor, P. J.; And Others – 1970
The traditional hypothesis that extreme attitudinal positions on controversial issues are likely to produce low understanding of messages on these issues--especially when the messages represent opposing views--is tested. Data for test of the hypothesis are from two field studies, each dealing with reader attitudes and decoding of one news article…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Attitudes, Cognitive Processes
National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education, Washington, DC. – 1972
The role of the Federal Government in Continuing Higher education is studied. The study contained three stages: (1) An identification was made and a description written of all those Federal programs that have a community service, extension or continuing education component that involves institutions of higher education; (2) A series of case…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies
BYRD, F. ROSS; PERKINS, EDWARD A., JR. – 1966
AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY AND CORRELATE MAJOR TASKS OF OFFICE WORKERS AND MAJOR REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES FOR PERFORMANCE OF THOSE TASKS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO SHOW ESSENTIAL COMBINATIONS OF TASK-KNOWLEDGE CLUSTERS FOR USE BY CURRICULUM PLANNERS IN DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS FOR OFFICE…
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Research, Data Collection, Job Analysis
Bergsten, Jane W. – 1976
The Research Triangle conducted an evaluation study of the Upward Bound Program, a nationwide program funded by the U.S. Office of Education to help selected low-income high school students prepare for and enter post secondary education. This paper describes the sample design and selection procedures used in selecting a sample of Upward Bound…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Dropout Rate
Clark, Woodrow W., Jr.; Beers, C. David – 1976
In placing the issue of the ethics of using anthropological methods for educational evaluation in the context of scientism, anthropology and other social sciences are viewed as being in part either qualitative or quantitative. Furthermore, the difference between research and evaluation places the ethnographer in another position in relationship to…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Data Collection, Educational Anthropology, Ethics
Alvir, Howard P. – 1976
Sample materials for evaluating programs for occupational education of the deaf are gathered here. They include specific products of the evaluation design, sample procedures and forms with which to obtain these products, and sample evaluation instrument questions. These materials center around four guidelines for evaluation of programs: (1) gather…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Daily Living Skills, Data Collection, Deafness
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