This report describes cluster analysis methodology and illustrates its potential merits for educational research by describing a study designed to identify the natural subgroups existing among students beginning a secondary level remedial mathematics course. Cluster analysis forms groups of relatively homogeneous subjects represented in large data…

Though item bias statistics are widely recommended for use in test development and analysis, problems arise in their interpretation. This research evaluates logistic test models and computer simulation methods for providing a frame of reference for interpreting item bias statistics. Specifically, the intent was to produce simulated sampling…

The general linear model was described, and the influence that measurement errors have on model parameters was discussed. In particular, the assumptions of classical true-score theory were used to develop algebraic relationships between the squared multiple correlations coefficient and the regression coefficients in the infallible and fallible…

The report provides statistics for 1973 about pupils and staff in California in each school, district, or county central office by racial or ethnic group categories. It was the first California racial and ethnic survey to be designed and conducted by the Department of Education, Office of Program Evaluation and Research. The survey found that…

Issues regarding the relationship between schooling and labor market success are examined in this paper through review of previous research and consideration of additional data. The review of existing evidence on the changing labor market position of college graduates focuses on the work of Margaret Gordon and Richard Freeman with some attention…

A study of the retention and graduation experience of City University of New York senior college students who have entered since 1970 focused on three groups: (1) SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge program)students; (2) students who were eligible for SEEK but were rejected by randomization procedures; and (3) ineligible students.…

In part stimulated by the information needed by the Private Industry Councils (PICs) under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Amendments (1978), a growing number of groups and agencies have conducted surveys of local employers to gather various types of occupational data. Such activities may be useful and productive, if the data collection…

This report provides data obtained from a fast response survey concerning the impact on school districts participating in multiple, federal-categorical programs. In particular, the survey focused on problems stemming from some children's eligibility for more than one of these programs and the districts' policies governing these children's program…

This study tests the general hypothesis that preschool experience has a measurable effect upon children's noncognitive development between the time they enter and the time they leave the preschool program. The California Preschool Competency Scale (CPSCS) was administered to 4-year-old children in a prekindergarten program (PreK) in the fall of…

Since acts of teacher brinkmanship were considered to represent an expression of the teachers' dissatisfaction with the teachers' role, it was conjectured in this study that a relationship should exist between teachers' attitudes toward teacher brinkmanship and the teachers' job satisfaction. Two instruments, the Teacher Job Satisfaction Inventory…

The primary purpose of the reported study was to identify a possible interaction between the cognitive style of the students and the instructional sequence of the materials and their combined effect on achievement. The subjects were 627 biology students from six midwestern high schools. The students were ranked and classified as field-dependent…

This report concentrates on the problems associated with the negative image of the historical, social, and cultural backgrounds of Polish immigrants to the United States. It provides a perspective on the problems this immigrant group encountered in establishing and maintaining its cultural identity. Specific problems with negative stereotyping,…

This monograph explores the Hispanic experience of the criminal justice system by examining statistics provided by Federal, State, and local agencies. A review of the literature provides a theoretical perspective from which to view the data. Examination of the first set of data begins with a description of the experiences of Puerto Ricans in the…

This is a summary and statistical analysis of nationwide data on women holding elective office in the United States during 1974 and 1975. It is intended to increase knowledge about women's participation in American politics and government. In response to a mailed questionnaire, women incumbents in the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, county…

Data on salaries of medical school faculty during 1977-78 are presented in tabular form with a brief narrative analysis. It is the thirteenth regular annual salary review. Salary and earnings data are included for 108 U.S. medical schools and cover 23,530 filled full-time faculty positions. Some of the variables by which the data tables are…