Post hoc and planned comparison procedures for interpreting chi-square contingency table test results are presented, and a planned comparison procedure that simplifies the process of creating a contingency table by creating single-degree-of-freedom contrasts through a regression-based approach is proposed. (SLD)

Classification accuracies of models for predicting later high school dropouts from data available in student records for grades 4 through 8 were examined for 503 dropouts and 282 persisters (nondropouts) in Florida. Separate prediction models for each grade level have practical importance; implications for dropout prediction are discussed. (SLD)

The planning of educational facilities is viewed as a function of the educational objectives of the institution. A physical facilities survey must be related to the type of program, enrollment trends and projections, and availability of faculty. Three basic planning study procedures described are a survey of present facilities, a facilities…

In order to measure the value of student feedback in contributing to the refinement of instructional frames in computer-assisted instruction (CAI), a stand-alone CAI frame was written around a question designed to elicit a wide variety of replies. Half of a real sample of fifty handwritten responses were submitted to the frame, with a match score…