This publication reviews the mathematical laboratory from three perspectives: a practical view of laboratories in operation, a review of related research, and a view of current laboratory evaluation procedures. After a discussion of definitions, types, and purposes of math labs, the first paper concentrates on their historical development in…

The Junior High School/Middle School Evaluative Criteria is the product of an effort by the National Study of School Evaluation to develop evaluative materials for these schools. The Manual section describes the organization of criteria and provides directions for their use. The sections on "School and Community" and on "Philosophy…

Focusing on management development of scientists and engineers within the Federal government, this study was done to form a framework of factors (mainly attitudes, motives or needs, and leadership styles) to be evaluated before choosing suitable techniques and alternatives. Such variables as differing program objectives, characteristics of…

An alternative to monitoring instruction via standardized tests is proposed for objective-based individualized instructional programs. The set of behavioral objectives upon which the procedures are based is taken from the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development. Procedures that can be computerized and applied to data from…

To determine the long-run impact of the CERLI training program, the trainees' abilities to function as Specialists in Continuing Education (SCE) had to be measured and assessed. This assessment is a followup to "Assessment of the CERLI Training Program Specialist in Continuing Education" (EA 002 706). The document reports on attempts to…

A 3-month evaluation design effort developed a strategy and implementation plan for a policy level evaluation of the Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD). The final report of the effort covers: (1) development of the evaluation strategy and plan; (2) data collection and analysis; (3) measurement of the impact of satellite TV…

Reported are second year data from an on-going project concerned with identification and facilitation of verbal talent in early adolescence. Parent and teacher nominations of junior high students and verbal scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-V) are described as primary assessment tools. Overall the enrichment sample is described as…

Project CREATES, an open school within the framework of a public school system, has been an attempt to develop a unique educational program with emphasis on role development of personnel and curriculum development. It is seen by parents and children as an important alternative to the self-contained classroom concept of education. Its goals have…

The State Educational Needs Assessment Project (SENAP) conducted in Arizona had the following puposes: (1) to investigate and identify critical educational needs in Arizona in both cognitive and affective domains and in the psychomotor areas; (2) to develop or modify a model for needs assessment which would encompass selection and codification of…

This report explains accreditation by contract and sets forth procedures for implementing such a contract. An accreditation contract is executed when a comprehensive, continuous, long-range plan for meeting the educational needs of students is adopted and formulated into a contract between a local board of education and the Colorado State Board of…

This symposium deals with recent issues in the development of the National Assessment model. General goals are outlined and the following topics are discussed: "Objectives and Exercises" (Jack C. Merwin); "Sampling" (A. Finkner); and "Data Analysis" (John Milholland). (CK) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt…

Symposium activities included presentations on the state of the art in driver education and related fields; the communication of the plans, policies, and programs of the National Highway Safety Bureau (NHSB) to public schools, nonpublic schools, and commercial driving schools; and information exchange between the NHSB professional personnel in…

This study used poems written by fifth graders to determine any differences in the quality of children's writing which might have been induced by the "broad exposure" approach to teaching poetry, the "analytical" approach, or the "non-exposure" approach. A story-writing pretest was given to 93 fifth grade children who were then randomly assigned…

A quality control model is proposed to facilitate development of effective instructional programs. The theories of R. M. Gagne and of M. D. Merrill provide the foundations for a theory of sequencing behavior into a hierarchical order in order to improve the learning potential of an instructional program. The initial step in the procedural model is…

The Cassette Review Program (CRP), developed by The American College of Life Underwriters, is organized into 10 sections corresponding to the 10 courses of the American College C.L.U. diploma program. It includes both audio tapes and notebooks. The formative evaluation of the CRP carried out in 1971 resulted in a restructuring of both the tapes…