At last, a comprehensive guide that meets psychologists and other social scientists' growing need to master the tools of statistical prediction. "Prediction Statistics for Psychological Assessment," by R. Karl Hanson, is the first book to teach students and practitioners the nuts and bolts of prediction statistics, while illustrating the…

There are many available screeners for reading and other education or social-emotional outcomes. This brief outlines important things to consider when choosing and using a screener.

The use of data to inform decisionmaking and practice at the school and district levels is now a common feature of reform efforts. Advances in districts' technological capacities have produced data systems that allow a flow of data to and from schools, often to the point of creating an overwhelming flood of information. To make the flow of…

In recent years there has developed a wide-spread recognition that there are three distinct structural or logical forms than an assessment of merit, value, or worth may take--evaluation of exemplified value, evaluation of instrumental value, and evaluation of contributory value. These forms provide a logical organization and structure for all of…

This booklet deals with the practical steps of educational evaluation: who should negotiate the contract? Who initiates evaluation? What are "goals process" and "parts process" and how are they matched? What are the steps in putting the process of evaluation into operation? What are the criteria for assessing observational techniques? What data…

This book contains information and skill-building activities designed to train adolescents as peer facilitators. The first chapter describes peer facilitation and provides an overview of the book. The second chapter discusses principles, concepts, and ideas to help better understand how people learn, make decisions, change, and develop their own…

Legislation requires that the Comptroller General of the U.S. develop and recommend to the Congress methods for review and evaluation of government programs carried on under existing law. This document is a first step in collecting and disseminating general concepts on these activities and how they are related to other activities in the continuum…

This guide discusses five common CAI author misconceptions and their consequences. Working backward in each instance to show how the difficulty might better have been approached at the onset, it attempts to map out essential decision points in lesson development. The decision points identified cover (1) choosing the best medium for the lesson, (2)…

This booklet offers simple descriptions of each of the long-term care services that may be available to individuals needing such care, identifies where in the community services might be located, and explains what portions of the costs for each type of service will be paid by Medicare, Medicaid or private supplementary insurance policies. This…

Provided are hypotheses and evaluation forms to evaluate vocational-occupational-technical education (V.O.T.E.) programs whose purposes include the mainstreaming of handicapped students. Materials are geared toward testing the following five hypotheses: most occupational administrators can cite specific examples of formal or informal evaluations…

Overview of activities and issues that face library administrators considering automation emphasizes acquisition of turnkey systems. Discussion covers reasons for automating, options available, major marketplace issues, keys to a successful automation project, the Request for Information, the Request for Proposal, evaluation techniques, the…

This publication consists of instructional materials and exercises intended for use in a workshop for school administrators on the chartering process. Chartering is a management tool that aids participative administrative decision making and communication. In particular, chartering helps two individuals or groups, who share different levels of the…

Identifies and describes databases which cover business practice, policy, and principle; government activity; popular interest; and scientific, scholarly, or technical developments and specific information on products, services, and business lines, industries, companies, individuals, and geographic places. Nineteen figures illustrate sample…

The "Hip Pocket Guide Trainer's Handbook" offers a training design, suggested procedures, and a complete set of materials for conducting a workshop or training program on planning and evaluation using the "Hip Pocket Guide to Planning and Evaluation" as a participant workbook or text. The training design incorporates a variety of active learning…

The California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) is a comprehensive youth health risk and resilience data collection service sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE). This part of the guidebook will assist practitioners in understanding, interpreting, and deriving the maximum benefit from the CHKS results. It provides a basic road map…