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50 Years of ERIC
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Houston, Judith A.; Houston, Samuel R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1974
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if a policy-capturing methodology (JAN) which has been successfully utilized in military and educational research could be adapted for use as a procedure in identifying pornographic material. (Author)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Research, Lawyers
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Houston, Samuel R.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1974
The primary purpose of this study was to determine from results of the Teacher Description Study what policy or policies of rated teacher effectiveness existed for various subsets of the student raters. (Author)
Descriptors: Measurement Instruments, Research Methodology, Tables (Data), Teacher Effectiveness
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Houston, Samuel R.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
Judgment analysis (JAN) and JAN-paired comparison (JAN-PC) were compared as a statistical policy-capturing strategy. The readability of 15 selected passages used in grades 1-6 was evaluated. More consistent results for each judge (five Arabic teachers of reading) and fewer policies were obtained with JAN-PC than with JAN. (TJH)
Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary School Teachers, Interrater Reliability, Judgment Analysis Technique
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Kayne, Jon B.; Houston, Samuel R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1981
This study was a reexamination of the norms developed on American college students for the Polyphasic Values Inventory, and a longitudinal study of value change among students 10 years later. A change of values was detected. Greater institutional differences were noted in the original study. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
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Houston, Samuel R.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1972
Study sought to determine the feasibility of using a modified form of Judgment Analysis (JAN) as a vehicle for identifying a policy of rated school effectiveness in the experimental League of Cooperating Schools (LCS) project. (Authors)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Performance Specifications, Policy Formation