This unindexed, extensively annotated bibliography is arranged alphabetically by author. It contains 167 references, of which most were published after 1970, with a few "classic" references from the 60's. Citations include books, journal articles, dissertations, and experimental studies with detailed reporting of results. Titles selected…

In a related study, factor analysis was applied to reduce a selected set of medical school characteristics to their principal dimensions. In this study, the results were then used as input to a series of multivariate cluster analyses that isolated clusters of medical schools that were similar to each other and different from schools in other…

A survey was sent to the entire institutional membership of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges in spring 1975 in order to ascertain the extent of honors programs available for two-year college students of exceptional ability. Of the 1,270 institutions surveyed, 644 responded (51%). Results of the survey showed: (1) 47 of the…

Major changes in the methods and contents of research are needed. Promising trends in the design and conduct of studies include: (a) macroscopic rather than microscopic levels of study; (b) field rather than laboratory studies; (c) focusing on the total individual; (d) developing a contractual relationship between researcher and subject. (Author)

This study examined the effect of type of correlation matrix on the robustness of LISREL maximum likelihood and unweighted least squares structural parameter estimates for models with categorical variables. The analysis of mixed matrices produced estimates that closely approximated the model parameters except where dichotomous variables were…

The slower progress of semantic memory research is attributed to the difficulties involved in testing the relevant theories. This paper proposes a model for testing such theories using the Continuous Response (CR) task. The model establishes a link between the rate of recall and the semantic relationships among the category items. (JAZ)

The effects of sample size, number of variables, and population value of the congruence coefficient on the sampling distribution of the congruence coefficient were examined. Sample data were generated on the basis of the common factor model, and principal axes factor analyses were performed. (Author/LMO)

Critiques a study comparing the effects of reality therapy to the effects of two other disciplinary systems--removal from class activity, and assigning extra work--on student perceptions of classroom behavior and on student attitudes. Greenberg commends Faber's use of reality therapy regarding music education but identifies weaknesses in research…

Using data from the "Gallup Polls of the the Public's Attitude Toward Education," this study examines how certain socioeconomic and demographic characteristics (parent/nonparent, education level, age, gender, city size, religious preference, and geographic region) relate to a community's assessment of public school education. Includes…

A joint Bayesian estimation procedure for estimating parameters in the three-parameter logistic model is developed. Simulation studies show that the Bayesian procedure (1) ensures that the estimates stay in the parameter space and (2) produces better estimates than the joint maximum likelihood procedure. (Author/BS)

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relative performance of the parametric, rank, and normal scores procedures when the classical assumptions were met and under violations of these assumptions. This investigation included the normal scores as well as the rank test. (LMO)

A general approach is proposed for modeling the structure of a r x s contingency table and for drawing marginal inferences about all parameters (e.g., interaction effects) in the model. The main approach is relevant whenever rs minus r minus s plus 1 is greater than or equal to 5. Military aptitude test data is used as illustration. (Author/LMO)

A statistical model is proposed for both contextual analysis and slopes as outcomes analysis. A random coefficient model is investigated in detail. Various estimation models are reviewed and applied to a Dutch school-career example. (Author/LMO)

This article extends both the logic and the statistical procedures used in a recent analysis of Hyde's data on gender differences in cognitive abilities by Rosenthal and Rubin. The logic of a "model fitting" approach to meta-analysis is described. Relevant statistical procedures and goodness-of-fit tests are illustrated. (Author/BS)

An equating design in which two groups of examinees from slightly different populations are administered a different test form with a subset of common items is widely used. This paper presents standard errors and a simulation that verifies the equation for large samples for an equipercentile equating procedure for this design. (Author/BS)