Options examined were: programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, modular instruction, contingency management and contracting, personalized system of instruction, individually prescribed instruction, large lecture, and lecture-discussion. Results indicated differences in exposure to options and among areas of concentration. (Author/LBH)

In a sample of 767 freshmen at the University of Minnesota, those with low principled morality scores compared to those with high scores had lower mean contemporary-cultural, artistic, literary, and academic-conceptual precollege experience score. (Author/LBH)

This survey of journal editors reports data on several procedural areas that may affect objective editorial judgments: "sponsored submissions,""inside track submissions," and back region communication. The data presented help raise critical issues and discussion of their ethical implications. (Author/LBH)

The measurement of academic motivation in college students is reviewed. Classes of instruments are evaluated in terms of the interpretability and the utility of the information each type of instrument is likely to provide. Paper-and-pencil and group-administered instruments are discussed. (Author/LBH)

The literature is reviewed and data are presented from several studies conducted at two institutions. The data are consistent with previously-reported studies in that faculty participants consistently expressed satisfaction with development services. A conclusion is that improvement depends both on faculty desire and availability of professional…

Examined are the specific differences in the salary reward structures of eight clusters of academic disciplines included in Biglan's three-dimensional model of the academic profession. A total of 1,320 faculty at a large research university responded to the Faculty Activity Analysis questionnaire regarding the time spent in 11 categories of…

The development of institutional research through the past two decades is reviewed briefly and its future outlook discussed, including efforts of researchers to communicate their findings. (LBH)

Using on-campus facilitators to distribute and retrieve an 11-page questionnaire administered to a nationwide sample of humanities faculty and nonhumanities department chairmen in two-year colleges resulted in an 84 percent return rate. Pilot procedures, selection of the college and faculty samples, and the use of facilitators are described.…

Faculty at a large state university were classified according to Holland's theory of vocational choice. The findings were supportive of Holland's theory and indicated that changes in instructional workload will not affect research or public service activities of faculty members. (Editor/LBH)

The interactions of classroom experiences and selected student and faculty personality variables in faculty and course evaluations were studied. A student's need to achieve was found to be significantly related to faculty evaluation, and evaluation of course content and structure was significantly related to student personality variables.…

The significance of the "course effect" as well as the "teacher effect" on the student rating of teaching competence was assessed using analysis of variance. The results clearly show that the ratings students assign to teachers is affected as much by the kind of course being taught as by the teacher himself. (Editor/LBH)

The effectiveness of the Student Attitude Inventory (SAI) in predicting college success was examined. The SAI contains 47 items that identify students on the basis of (1) motivation, (2) study methods, (3) examination technique, and (4) lack of distractions toward academic work. (Editor/LBH)

In this study of 460 SIU-C students, five topics related to academic excellence are explored. The results are discussed within a political model of the academic system, treating the university as a political system and students as quasi-citizens who possess a rudimentary academic belief system. (Author/LBH)

The independent and interactive effects of Anonymity (A) and Retaliatory Potential (RP) on students' ratings were examined at a large midwestern university. A hypothesized main effect was found for A: The professor was rated more positively by students completing signed ratings than those completing ratings anonymously. (Author/LBH)

A validation program using the CLEP General Examinations for Social Sciences and History, Humanities, and Natural Sciences is described. Discussed are the meetings and discussions regarding program implications, decision-making processes to determine cutoff scores and credit to be granted, and some problems encountered. (Author/LBH)