This study investigated the extent to which an instructional-learning management system (the Self-Schedule System) is effective as an intervention technique in promoting the development of young children's self-responsibility in managing their school learning. A student interview questionnaire, the Self-Responsibility Interview Schedule, was…

Objectives of the Migrant Research Project, a pilot study funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, were to obtain needed data about the migrant worker population and to develop instruments and research techniques for future studies. Thus, interviews were conducted with over 13,000 migrant families (representing almost 80,000 individuals) and…

Reviews the concept of learning in distance education; explains a model that lays the conceptual foundation for successfully integrating computer-based instruction with computer conferencing for interactive distance delivery; describes a pilot project at the University of Guelph that used the model; and discusses the project's evaluation. (21…

Describes a study that was conducted to describe and interpret the cognition of a graduate student during information retrieval using the World Wide Web. Results of observation, think aloud protocols, and an in-depth interview are discussed within a theory of information processing, and implications for future research are suggested. (Author/LRW)

This guidebook explains how to conduct a telephone survey that will gather the information necessary for new program needs assessment in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education system. The guidebook is based on pilot assessments conducted by Fox Valley Technical College. The guidebook contains five sections: (1) introduction--why…

Twenty-six work-bound, college-able, rural high school seniors were interviewed regarding their post-high-school aspirations, their views of the transitions associated with leaving high school, and the processes by which they came to think of themselves as work-bound. One of several emergent themes is presented: students' perspectives of the real…

This paper reports the results of a pilot study of the routine daily interactions of elementary school teachers. The study was undertaken to identify a method that can be used to study interaction patterns for a large sample of teachers. Specific questions were whether teachers would consistently record and self-report their daily interactions,…

A preliminary case study used repertory grid and stimulated recall techniques to examine how teachers make sense of the impact of microcomputers on their work. Emphasis was on how teachers construe their classroom influence in relation to the actual use of microcomputers and to idealizations of their use. A version of the Kelly (1955) repgrid was…

Reported in this document are findings from an evaluation of three kinds of prosocial children's programming broadcasted by the NBC network during the 1980-81 season. The prosocial programmings evaluated were "Drawing Power,""Play Alongs," and "How to Watch TV". The primary goals of the study, as stated by NBC, were…

The development of a technique for a computer-based content analysis of interview data is described. A preliminary version of ANACONDA (ANAlysis of CONcepts by DAta-processing) is presented, and empirical results are shown from the application of the technique by independent coders to test material. Proposed modifications and extensions of the…

This report presents a 2-year, longitudinal evaluation of the effects of a major training program on two State Educational agencies and four local educational agencies. The program was designed to improve the process of organizational planning in educational systems. The evaluation procedure involved interviewing top administrators who underwent…

Results are reported of a study made in Washington State to (1) discover educational constraints of the elderly, (2) identify the scope of educational opportunities and planning by community colleges, and (3) assess on-going programs. Questionnaires and interviews were utilized to obtain opinions of and data about urban and rural elderly citizens…

Describes a pilot study aimed at exploring the possibility of introducing simulation-based homework into junior high school ninth grade science classes studying electric circuits. Analyzes students' views in relation to their prior computer experience and their achievement, and discusses results from questionnaires and interviews that show…

Children and young people are increasingly performing a variety of writing tasks using computers, with word processing programs thus becoming their natural writing environment. The development of keystroke logging programs enables us to track the process of writing, without changing the writing environment for the writers. In the myMoment schools…

The flexible use of digital recordings from EFL classrooms as well as online communication with teaching experts are two promising ways of implementing e-learning in the context of initial teacher training. Our research focuses on how to blend these elements efficiently with the different theoretical and practical content layers of an introductory…