A Computer-Assisted Office Assignment System

In a recent issue of the Naval War College Review, Capt. G.H. Lewis advocated the need for automating the naval officer selection and promotion system. As a sequel to that work, the author evaluates the existing officer assignment system and argues the case for automation

Pooling Community Data for Community Interventions When the Number of Pairs is Small

There is considerable interest in community interventions for health promotion, where the community is the experimental unit. Because such interventions are expensive, the number of experimental units (communities) is usually very small, yielding a study with low power. We examined the ability of a process known as “pooling” or “preliminary significance testing” to improve the power of community variations. In this process, one first tests whether there is significant community variation, using type 1 error of perhaps 0.25. If there is significant variation, the usual community-level test is performed. If not, a person-level test is performed. We found through Monte Carlo simulation that for studies with 2, 3, or 4 communities per group, this procedure could improve power somewhat in situations where the community by time variation is known to be small. Estimates of community by time variation for a variety of health variables are also presented. Because of the limited information available on community variances, and the probable difficulties in defending a person-level analysis, we recommend against the pooling procedure at this time

The Importance of Environmental Materials in Indonesian Language Learning

Environmental materials in education have an important role in making students aware of their surroundings. Indirectly, the environment supports the improvement of students' skills both in writing skills, reading skills, speaking skills and listening skills. Environmental materials can help students to overcome difficulties when solving topics in Indonesian language learning, which mostly consists of text

Pentingnya Materi Lingkungan dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia

Materi lingkungan dalam pendidikan memilliki peran penting untuk menyadarkan siswa akan lingkungan sekitar. Secara tidak langsung lingkungan mendukung peningkatan keterampilan siswa baik itu keterampilan menulis, keterampilan membaca, keterampilan berbicara dan keterampilan menyimak. Materi lingkungan dapat membantu siswa untuk mengatasi kesulitan saat menyelesaikan topik-topik pada pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia yang sebagian besar terdiri dari teks

A study of the monetary value of the master's degree in management issued by the Naval Postgraduate School

A survey of attitudes and opinions he'id by various industrial companies was conducted to determine; (1) employment opportunities, and (2) possible starting salaries for retired officers holding Master's degrees in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. A questionnaire was mailed to selected members of the business community and local government agencies throughout the country. Results showed that over 61% had not heard of the Naval Postgraduate School program. There was a preference for recently graduated civiliars over retiree officers, although 84% employed retired officers. Fortytwo per cent showed expected pay ranges from $12,000 to$15,000; twentyfive per cent showed pay range from $15,000 to$20,000. The majority indicated that a graduate degree would enhance starting salaries from $1,000 to$5»000 annually. Approximately 60% would welcome the receipt of resumes from retired officers. The report gives a summary of the data and recommends the direction of future research.http://archive.org/details/studyofmonetaryv00andrLieutenant Commander, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited