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Acer Newsletter No. 40 November 1980, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive

No abstract provided.

Acer 1979-1980, Fiftieth Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

This report from the Australian Council for Educational Research details the council's activities from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980. In the introduction, the council's director comments on the various activities, including educational and psychological measurement, curriculum research and development, studies of the social foundations of education, dissemination of research findings, and the council's contributions to education in Australia. Nine papers given at a seminar on the improvement of measurement in education and psychology are abstracted. Research projects and publications on learning and teaching, foundations of education, measurement and evaluation, library and information services, survey and psychometric services, and …

Koinonia, Donald Mortenson, Kermit Zopfi, Ruth Irvine

Koinonia

Wellness, Donald Mortenson

Constitution

Contemporary Use of Ancient Catacombs

Tough-Tender Connection

News from Kermit, Kermit Zopfi

Do You Belong?

It Wasn't All Play!, Ruth Irvine

An Analysis Of The Attitudes Of Selected Public School Educators In Tennessee Toward Minimum Competency Testing, Judy A. Walters

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine whether significant relationships exist in the attitudes of eighth-grade teachers, their principals, and their superintendents toward minimum competency testing in Tennessee. Literature was reviewed in order to determine the problems associated with the implementation of a minimum competency testing program. Questionnaires were developed to obtain the attitudes of teachers, principals, and superintendents about the questions most often encountered in the literature. School systems to be surveyed were selected by stratified random sampling from defined pupil enrollment categories after the questionnaires were field tested. Superintendents from 36 public school systems were identified to receive questionnaires and …

A Comparison Of Three Operational Definitions Of Job Satisfaction, Thomas J. Kuieck

Dissertations

The major purpose of the study was to provide to educational leaders information pertinent to the selection of job satisfaction instruments. The Need Satisfaction Questionnaire created by Porter, as modified by Trusty and Sergiovanni, and the Quality of Employment Job Satisfaction Survey developed by personnel from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan were compared with the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire developed by Weiss, Dawis, England, and Lofquist to investigate the concurrent validity of the instruments. The study focused primarily on the psychometric aspects of the Need Satisfaction Questionnaire, an instrument used by earlier investigators to assess individuals' …

Acer Newsletter No. 39 July 1980, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Required Homework Review Versus Review On Request Upon Achievement, Dolores Dick

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

During the 1979-80 school year, two Algebra I classes were involved in a study to test the effects of two methods for reviewing homework problems on students' achievements and attitudes. One review procedure was to solve and explain each problem during the class period that followed the class period in which the homework assignment had been made. The other procedure involved solving and explaining only the problems that students requested to have reviewed. While one procedure was being used with one class, the other procedure was being used with the comparison class. One treatment procedure was used with a class …

A Study Of The Validity Of Undergraduate Grade Point Average And Graduate Record Examination Scores As Predictors Of Success In The Selection Of Masters Level Graduate Students In Psychology, Margaret Tandy O'Connor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), the grade point average during the last two years of undergraduate work (LTYR), the Graduate Record Examination Verbal plus Graduate Record Examination Quantitative scores (GREM), the Graduate Record Examination Analytical Test score (GREAN) and the Graduate Record Examination Advanced Psychology Test score (GREAD) as predictors of graduate grade point averages (GGPA) in the Master of Arts degree program in Psychology at Western Kentucky University. The validity of the Graduate Record Examination Quantitative score (GREQ) as a predictor of grades received in the two …

19800617: Academic Affairs, 1968-1980, Academic Affairs

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of Academic Affairs at Marshall University from 1968-1980. Items were received in 1980 and include notable materials from Faculty Personnel Committee, Commencement and Honorary Degrees Committee, Physical Facilities & Planning Committee, Student Conduct and Welfare Committee, University Council, and Public Relations and Publications Committee. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

A Study Of Significant Differences In Values, Problems & Personality Characteristics Of English 055 Students & English 101 Students At Western Kentucky University, Nancy Moore

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Fifty students from English 055 and 50 students from English 101 were given the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, the Mooney Problem Check Lists, the Allport/ Vernon/Lindzey Study of Values, and the Willoughby Schedule to determine if any significant differences existed between the two groups in the areas of personality characteristics, values, or problems. A statistical analysis of the results was determined by means of a t value from a separate variance estimate. Results indicated that significant differences existed between the 055 students and the 101 students in the following areas: self-esteem, economic values, need for achievement, and …

Acer Newsletter No. 38 April 1980, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive

No abstract provided.

Koinonia, Don Boender, Virgil R. Dirks

Koinonia

Placement Response Excellent!

CASA Membership

Northeast Regional Conference

CASA/CADS Merger Considered

From the President

Building Character Through Encouragement

Resident Director Survey

A Field Study Of Goal-Based And Goal-Free Evaluation Techniques, John W. Evers

Dissertations

Educational evaluation theorists propose two methodologies that could be used to assess a project or program's achievements. One method is well established and is called goal-based evaluation. The other has been proposed recently and is called goal-free evaluation. Little information exists about goal-free evaluation in field settings. The problem to be addressed was: What would be the results of a field study that compared the relative utility of operationalized versions of goal-free and goal-based evaluation techniques? The perspective selected to investigate this problem was evaluator/evaluee interactions. This study had two objectives: (1) to develop materials and procedures for using the …

A Comparison Of The Admission Criteria Of Kentucky's Junior Colleges, Janet Walters

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Students intending to enter a Junior College in Kentucky can learn of the admission requirements from the catalog published by that college. However, admission requirements vary between colleges. Each admission requirement of Kentucky's Junior Colleges was ranked in terms of its importance to the admission process by admission counselors. It was found that the high school transcript was felt by a majority of the admission counselors to be the most important admission requirement presently used. The partial high school transcript and recommendation form or letter were deemed to be the least important criteria. The results of the evaluation further indicated …

A Study Of Grade Retention & Social Promotion In The Mclean County, Kentucky School District, John Settle Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Samples from two populations, students socially promoted into McLean County High School in the years 1976- 1979, who had not been retained, and students who entered McLean County High School during the same years who had been retained at one or more grade levels, 1-8, were compared. Comparisons of differences which existed in the two student groups selected for the sample were in five areas: (1) reported attitude toward school, (2) attendance, (3) number of discipline offenses, grades 9-11, (4) scores on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, Form S, in the subtests of reading and math as measured at; …

Contribuições Dos Cursos De Pós-Graduação Sobre Tecnologia Educacional [Analysis Of The Contributions Of Graduate Programs In Educational Technology], Karl M. Lorenz

Karl M Lorenz

O trabalho apresenta informações sumarias relativas a oitenta e oito teses sobre Tecnologia Educacional registradas no "Catalogo do Banco de Teses", do MEC/CNPQ, para os anos 1976-1978.
The paper presents summary information on eighty-eight Master’s theses on Educational Technology defended in the years 1976-1978 and published in the "Thesis Bank" of the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development of the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

Contribuições Dos Cursos De Pós-Graduação Sobre Tecnologia Educacional [Analysis Of The Contributions Of Graduate Programs In Educational Technology], Karl M. Lorenz

Education Faculty Publications

O trabalho apresenta informações sumarias relativas a oitenta e oito teses sobre Tecnologia Educacional registradas no "Catalogo do Banco de Teses", do MEC/CNPQ, para os anos 1976-1978.

The paper presents summary information on eighty-eight Master’s theses on Educational Technology defended in the years 1976-1978, and published in the "Thesis Bank" of the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development of the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

Human Resources 1980-81, 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

Enrollment Report - Fall 1980, 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.

Fall Enrollment 1980-81, 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)

Serotonergic Involvement In The Behavioral Effects Of Septal Lesions, Bruce A. Mattingly

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Bruce A. Mattingly submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in 1980 on the behavioral effects of septal lesions in rats.

Sociological Cocoons: Organizations For The Transformation Of Identity, David R. Rudy, Alfred L. Greil

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A paper presented by David R. Rudy and Arthur L. Greil at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in the winter of 1980 on the rise of "new religions."

Camas School District; Mathematics Curriculum, Student Learning Objectives K-8, Gregory C. Strohmaier

All Graduate Projects

The Camas School District; Student Learning Objectives (K-8) is designed to help school district personnel comply with Washington State Student Learning Objectives Law RCW 28A.58.090, which requires that all school districts in the state of Washington develop student learning objectives in the areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics. This guide was developed to identify, clarify, and catagorize, sets of goals and student learning objectives which will improve students' learning opportunities in the area of mathematics, and at the same time provide direction for the classroom teacher.

This guide does not reflect all of the goals and objectives taught at …

A Study Guide For Eigth Grade Developmental Reading Based On Cooper And Petrosky's Strategies, Barbara Ann Trezise

All Graduate Projects

A study guide, to increase students' ability to use study skills, to read expository and narrative material with greater fluency, and to maintain positive attitudes towards reading, was developed using Cooper and Petrosky's (1976) "A Psycholinguistic View of the Fluent Reading Process." Sequential lessons were designed from available printed materials. A pre/post test attitude scale, study habits survey, and standardized reading achievement tests were administered. Modified miscue analysis provided diagnostic information.

Development Of The Minimum Competency Exam In Mathematics For The Hoquiam School District, John Daniel Descher

All Graduate Projects

Two competency exams (Test A and Test B) were constructed and field tested on high school students in the Hoquiam School District. Individual results were compared to respective Stanford Achievement Test scores. Statistical analyses were performed to investigate population differences. Results from Test A were compared to results from Test B. Also, differences between performances of juniors and seniors were analyzed. A further statistical analysis was performed to compare performances between boys and girls.

Textbook Selection Process: An Historical Account Of The Steps Involved In Textbook Selection Guidelines For Washington State Public Schools, James D. Shannon

All Graduate Projects

Local schools and school districts in the State of Washington have the responsibility for selecting textbooks to meet the district's philosophies, goals, and objectives as well as state regulations. To eliminate some of the problems inherent in this situation and to ensure more satisfactory results, this writer developed a procedure based on a committee approach, using a participatory decision making mode. Also, evaluative criteria and a rating tool were designed for use in screening, evaluating, and selecting textbooks. This project presents the steps used in the process.

Media Effectiveness Training, Robert Lee Davis

All Graduate Projects

An analysis of the Tolt Junior-Senior High School faculty's use of instructional media showed a need for a program designed to increase the effective use of the Learning Resource Center's available media. This project consisted of developing a series of inservice classes designed to train the teachers to better utilize the overhead, opaque, slide, filmstrip, and 16mm projectors, tape recorders, VTR, microfiche reader/printer, and dry mount press. Appropriate examples have been produced in each medium and a tool created for the evaluation of the inservice program.

The Effects Of A Perceptual-Motor Physical Education Program On Reading Skill Level Of First-Grade Students, Melinda Kaye Allen

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

For many years, educators have been intrigued and concerned with the relationships that exist between a child's physical development and cognitive development. Even though some researchers and authors have reported that improvement in motor ability in young children is accompanied by improvement in cognitive ability, others have found no significant relationships between these two parameters. Therefore, the research to date has generated both excitement and skepticism, resulting in increased interest in the development of perceptual-motor training programs, as well as renewed commitment to traditional physical education programs.

Grades, Grading, And The Law, Nicholas George Evans

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The problem is to devise for institutions of higher learning a model policy regarding grades and grading practices, specifically with respect to (1) grade appeal procedures, including instructor rights and student rights; (2) methods of determining grades; (3) definitions of grades; (4) responsibility for assigning grades; and (5) cheating regulations insofar as they affect grading policies. A model policy should assist colleges and universities in achieving conformity with recent court decisions and avoiding the many problems associated with litigation. At the same time, institutions should then be able to maintain their academic standards and provide academic fairness for all students. …

The Australian Council For Educational Research 1930-80, William Fraser Connell

ACER historical documents

This book is a comprehensive history of the Australian Council for Educational Research throughout the 50 years of its existence. It is based on an examination of the archival material accumulated at the ACER, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Australian Archives, and the records of the Australian Education Council. It examines the interest and impact of the Carnegie Corporation on the early years of the ACER, reports on the development of educational research in Australia and the influence of the ACER on it. The ACER's interest in educational and psychological measurement is explained, and its range of other …