This paper discusses data mining--an end-to-end (ETE) data analysis tool that is used by researchers in higher education. It also relates data mining and other software programs to a brand new concept called "Knowledge Management." The paper culminates in the Tier Knowledge Management Model (TKMM), which seeks to provide a stable…

Argues for increased usage of non-linear regression models which could account for a greater percentage of the variance in the data than do linear models in educational studies. (JP)

This paper describes how the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) has implemented and applied DSpace as a digital repository for project and programme outputs, including published articles, conference papers, research reports, briefings and press releases. The DSpace repository has become a major element in the user engagement strategy…

This paper considers some of the methodological implications of undertaking and representing multimedia and digital, ethnographic work. It explores some of the challenges and opportunities of working with and across a range of media, and explores some of the consequences of bringing hypermedia applications to ethnographic work. The paper draws on…

This paper argues for an increased research emphasis on curriculum structure. A conceptual framework that synthesizes past and current conceptions of curriculum structure and provides a vocabulary of useful concepts is suggested. (Author/JR)

Describes the reliability, criterion-related validity, and potential utility of a new 26-item scale to measure a construct labeled as unwillingness to communicate. (RB)

This paper takes the position that the oral history approach has great value for educational research, not as a replacement of other procedures, but to augment other data collection approaches. In arriving at this position, various definitions of and theories about oral histories are reviewed, controversy over the validity of the limitations of…

This bibliography, based on searches of "Educational Index,""Resources in Education," and "Psychological Abstracts," lists articles, reports, and dissertations detailing the application of marketing science to educational settings. Entries are organized in five sections: research methods in marketing; marketing research; applications of marketing…

To permit researchers to "random access" audio and/or video instructional segments for purposes of experimental assessment and intensive analysis, the Instructional Development Control and Monitoring System is being developed. Hardware and software to be used in the IDCMS system are described and the four phases in which the system will be…

Current research in 23 areas of behavioral science conducted by Swedish investigators and institutions is reported and summarized. Each report includes the project's author or institution, title, reference, key words, and abstract, along with the date of publication, number of pages, language used, and whether the report is final or interim.…

This exploratory study attempted to determine the extent to which behavioral objectives are relevant in mass media courses at the high school level. The study elicited responses to general objectives of high school mass media or consumer media courses, objectives of post-high school courses adaptable to the high school, and objectives of units…

Designed to measure attitudes toward reading at any specific point and to measure changes in attitude toward reading, this instrument consists of twenty items selected from "An Inventory of Reading Attitude" devised by the Department of Education in San Diego, California. These items were modified by being stated in behavioral terms and…

Designed to index the kinds of meaning relationships that children perceive to exist between words and their references, this test consists of 276 pairs comprising 24 categories. For each item of the test, the subjects were asked to rank each pair of statements depending on how well they thought the words on the left were described. Content…

This instrument was designed to determine whether by structuring and sequencing monosyllabic English words in two different patterns--administered with the same control procedures--first-grade children would be aided in detecting, identifying, and discriminating among single vowels and their combined forms; in associating them with their specific…

Techniques for field observation take into account such variables as intention, action, and situation, which are neglected by the stimulus-response model. One field technique, direct observation, is discussed in detail. (Author/STS)