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Acer Newsletter No. 31 December 1977, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive

No abstract provided.

Acer Newsletter No. 30 September 1977, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Achievement & Attitude Change In Seventh Grade Science Students At Sky Haven Elementary School, Dekalb County, Georgia, Using The Lecture-Demonstration-Recitation Method & The Discovery Method Of Teaching, Leslie Mcintosh

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Because of the need for people to be scientifically literate in today's technological world, this researcher questioned whether the seventh grade students at the Sky Haven Elementary School, DeKalb County, Georgia, were learning basic science concepts in the most effective manner.

The purpose of this study was to compare the lecture-demonstration-recitation method (experimental treatment) and the discovery method (control treatment) of teaching science in the seventh grade to determine which method of instruction would result in greater student achievement and improved attitude towards science.

The sample consisted of 42 students of comparable ability (21 in each group) most of whom …

A Status Study Of The Counseling Services Provided Fort Knox Armor School Students, Joseph Stith

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to analyze the counseling services provided by the Fort Knox Armor School to its students. Interviews and survey questionnaires were utilized to gather data for the study. Interviews were utilized to obtain information regarding the structure of the present counseling services program at the Fort Knox Armor School. Opinions regarding the present structure were twofold:

1. The present counseling services are adequate
2. A counseling services program comparable to a modern educational institution does not exist

Survey questionnaires were given to five different Armor School student groups.

1. Armor Officer Basic (AOB)
2. Armor Officer Advanced Course (AOAC) …

Acer Newsletter No. 29 July 1977, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Reasons Successful College Freshmen Voluntarily Withdraw From Campbellsville College, Annie Neil

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Samples of successful freshmen students voluntarily withdrawing from Campbellsville College were studied and compared to determine the reasons for leaving the College. It was anticipated that findings would help to identify some of the problems involved in student withdrawal, thus giving the College some better understanding with which to proceed in an effort to build retention.

Forty academically successful freshmen of the class 1974- 75 were surveyed using a questionnaire and telephone and personal interview. These students were grouped in three divisions: (1) those who entered with plans to transfer, (2) those who entered with indefinite plans, and (3) those …

The Role Of Spatial Cues In Children's Memory For Sequentially Presented Information, Daniel B. Berch

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted to the Faculty Research Committee by Daniel B. Berch in April of 1977 on the role of spatial cues in children's memory for sequentially presented information.

Education And National Development, Thomas L. Bernard, George E. Urch, Alex Mackertich, Thomas H. Thomas, James Mangan, John Osgood, Frank Andrews Stone, William L. Thuemmel, Benjamin D. Stickney, Richard O. Ulin, Kuan-Yu Chen, Kevin Fleming, John Neumann, Harry R. White

Conference Proceedings & Collected Papers

The New England Regional Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society was held on the campus of Springfield College on April 29, 1977. The Conference was co-sponsored by the Division of Community Education, Springfield College, and the Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts.

The theme of the conference was "Education and National Development." The papers delivered ranged in topics from a global perspective to the use of ethnic and multicultural education to assist in national development. Case studies of specific cultural areas highlight the conference. The papers provided a format for discussing and recording the experiences and research …

Human Resources 1977-78, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Human Resources

IPEDS Human Resources annual report contains the following information: • Employees by primary occupational activity, faculty status, full and part time (collected separately for medical schools) • Full-time instructional staff by academic rank, gender and function • Total salary outlay and number of months covered by academic rank and gender

Fall Enrollment 1977-78, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

IPEDS Fall Enrollment annual report contains the following information: • Full- and part-time fall enrollments by level, by race/ethnicity and gender of student • Number of students engaged in distance education, by level and location • Age distributions by student level (odd-numbered years) • State of residence of first-time first-year students (even-numbered years) • Total number of students in the entering class • Fall-to-fall retention rates of full-time and part-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students (less than 4-year institutions), and first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students (4-year institutions)

Schutz's Phenomenological Sociology: A Synthesis Of American Philosophy And Sociology, Mont Whitson

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in 1977 by Mont Whitson on Alfred Schutz's bridging of sociology and philosophy.

Psychopathology As A Function Of Unconscious Conflict And Neuroticism With Support For The Projective Hypotheses, Larry D. Smyth

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted to the Faculty Research Committee by Larry D. Smyth in 1977 on psychopathology as a function of unconscious conflict and neuroticism with support for the projective hypotheses.

Rx For Us A Revitalized Constitution: Increased Democracy, Kenneth E. Hoffman

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A book written by Kenneth E. Hoffman and published by the University Press of America in 1977.

Social Impact Summary : Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project / Prepared For The Department Of The Army, Corps Of Engineers, New England Division, Edward C. Jordan Company, Inc.

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project

The Dickey-Lincoln Hydroelectric Dam is a water resources project proposed by the Federal Government (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). Therefore, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Corps of Engineers is required to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the project. A federal plan or project such as Dickey-Lincoln should take into account its effect upon man's health, safety, welfare and economic well-being, as well as effects upon the surrounding environment. More importantly, project plans should be evaluated in a "manner calculated to encourage harmony between man and his environment." In other words, project plans or …

A Review Of Reports, Studies And Surveys Related To School Libraries In Australia 1973-1976, Dorothy Marsh

Australian Educational Studies

The large number of reports, studies and surveys related to Australian school libraries which have appeared in recent years, and in particular since the influential Fenwick Report of 1966, testify to the upsurge of interest in school libraries during the 1960's, an interest which was rewarded by the then Commonwealth Government's 1968 commitment to the provision of substantial financial aid for secondary school libraries.

Enrollment Report - Fall 1977, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment Report provides administrative and delivery-site information on enrollment headcount and student credit hours, as well as the demographic characteristics of enrolled students. The purpose of this profile is to provide the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and student credit hour information by college or equivalent academic unit, class, gender and ethnicity.

Acer 1976-1977, Forth-Seventh Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

The 1976-77 annual report of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) contains a tribute to the late director Dr. William C. Radford, a list of members of the council, the annual report of the director, a list of ACER staff, contributors to council funds, and information on state institutes for educational research. The annual report outlines three important areas of research activity in addition to curriculum research and development. These areas are studies in measurement and evaluation, learning and teaching, and the social foundations of education. Summaries are provided of surveys, reviews and comparative studies, curriculum innovations and evaluations, …

Examiner Sex Bias And Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children Scores, Richard H. Dana, Richard Back

Regional Research Institute for Human Services

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (excluding Mazes and Digit Span) was administered to 64 third-grade children, randomly selected for IQ. Eight examiners, four males and four females, each tested eight children, four boys and four girls. Female examiners elicited higher Full Scale IQ, Verbal IQ, Comprehension, Similarities, and Vocabulary scores from all children.