Documents announced with VT numbers only in Volume 6, Number 2 (VT 020 044) of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in Volume 6, Number 3 (VT 020 110) of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche collection, (2)…

Documents announced with VT numbers only in Volume 6, Number 1 (VT 017 800) of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche…

Contends that, in the past few years, historians have shown increasing interest in the utilization of databases and database software for both teaching and research. Focuses on the value of historical databases and illustrates the approach with examples drawn from financial and industrial databases. (CFR)

Institutional researchers play a key role in an environment where data warehouses are used to store and retrieve vast amounts of data. Along with the benefits of increased access for more users, improved reporting capabilities, and less reliance on centralized information, come questions of appropriate data usage, data access and security,…

"The Long-Range Plan for Technology" was adopted by the Texas State Board of Education in November 1988. This progress report details accomplishments through August 1992 in the following categories: (1) hardware procurement and purchase; (2) courseware adoption and provision; (3) training and certification; (4) delivery systems; and (5)…

The use of management information systems (MIS) in the department fiscal system is described in this paper, with a focus on development of a planning model prior to MIS implementation. Planning stages involve a task force to evaluate the situation prior to implementation. Applicability of simple and advanced management information systems are…

The report describes a University of Illinois project which designed and field-tested computer-assisted adult counseling centers. These centers offered counseling for persons seeking to make career changes, to continue their education, or to leave the home and enter the labor market. Computers provided a comprehensive data bank of information on…

The Multnomah (Oregon) County Intermediate Education District conducted a three year project to develop a computer-based test development resource for classroom teachers. It sought: 1) to identify instructional objectives for various curricula and grade levels; 2) to develop a pool of test items to measure attainment of objectives; 3) to design a…

Outlines the various steps involved in the process of modernizing the information storage and retrieval systems within the library of the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University (NWFP AU) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Implementation of services for faculty, students, and provincial agricultural scientists is discussed, and staff training is…

Over 100 participants from Micronesia, Australia, Japan, Hawaii, and other United States convened to hear presenters speaking on various topics of interest to librarians, archivists, and educators in the Pacific islands. The proceedings include a welcoming speech, remarks acknowledging conference exhibitors, and a keynote address by Dr. John…

The Science Meta-Analysis Project (SMAP) resulted in the meta-analysis of a sizable proportion of the research in pre-college science education. Seven broad questions were examined during the study. These include the effects of different curriculum programs, effects of different instructional systems used in science teaching, effects of various…

ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE HAVE RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION BY TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF CYBERNETICS AND THE USE AND USEFULNESS OF MASS MEDIA HAVE BEEN LARGELY IGNORED. THIS MONOGRAPH BEGINS WITH A CHAPTER ON THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPUTER AND MASS MEDIA AND THEIR IMPACT…

The development of machine or computer applications for the arrangement, storage, retrieval, and display of literature references or classification schedules, vocabularies, and indexes used with the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) System as an access point is reviewed. Activities of the Subcommittee on Mechanization of the UDC Central…

Reports of four Project EDNEED (Empirical Determination of Nationally Essential Educational Data) conferences are contained in this fourth volume of a five-volume final report: The national conference, state directors' mini-conference, mini-conference for local employer representatives, and the local administrators' conference. The purposes of the…