A theory-driven approach to evaluation (TDE) emphasizes the development and empirical testing of conceptual models to understand the processes and mechanisms through which programs achieve their intended goals. However, most reported applications of TDE are limited to large-scale experimental/quasi-experimental program evaluation designs. Very few…

A VOLUNTEER, EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. TWO MAIN PURPOSES ARE--TO INTEREST AND STIMULATE GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BROADENING OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, IN THE NATURE OF…

Three purposes of the institute were: (1) identify needs of ghetto disadvantaged who can be reached by libraries, (2) explore means of responding effectively to these needs and (3) develop administrative approaches and procedures for implementing experimental library programs. Early planning decisions which contributed to the success of the…

In an attempt to expand the use of public television programs, the Public Television Library, a department of the Public Broadcasting Service, began a program whereby 3/4-inch videocassettes were placed in a public library. The 3/4-inch videocassette resembled a book; the library was a traditional repository for reference material; thus the title…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER AURAL-VISUAL LEARNING OF VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ONLY VISUAL LEARNING, AND TO CONTRIBUTE STATISTICAL BASIS TO THE ASSUMPTION THAT AURAL FAMILIARITY WITH THE LANGUAGE FACILITATES MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING AND RETENTION OF VOCABULARY, A PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN AT EARLHAM COLLEGE THAT INVOLVED TWO GROUPS OF…

The long-range goal of the Twin Lakes/Purdue project is to establish a collaborative site where college students can observe and practice teaching behaviors that enhance thinking skills and facilitate cognitive growth. A more immediate objective is to help teachers at the site develop teaching strategies which enhance thinking in the content area…

This pamphlet describes the Distinguished Achievement Awards of The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education which were conceived in 1965 as an annual event to encourage member colleges and universities to describe their successful programs and, in turn, to stimulate other institutions to greater action. Presented in the first half…

The latest available statistics for 1958-59 indicate there were 8,084 small schools and that they had enrolled in them 1,650,000 pupils. It is a matter of conjecture how much these figures will be reduced in the next 10 years, but there is considerable doubt that the reduction will be a truly significant one. In any event the current figures are…