A second year evaluation of the educational television series "Sesame Street consisted of a new study to determine the effect of the revised second year curriculum goals and a followup study to determine the effects of a second year of viewing Sesame Street and the effect of the program on children who entered school after viewing for one…

A questionnaire designed to determine community opinion of its schools is presented. The questionnaire contains five sections that relate to: number of years lived in the community; number of children in Beverly Hills District schools and grades in which enrolled; best sources of information concerning the schools; newspapers read regularly, and…

The review and evaluation of 1966-1970 Community Service programs in Florida dealt with the office of the State Coordinator, the Advisory Committee, and the processes of communication, review, selection, and administration of Title I funds; and referred to projects and all aspects associated with these. Projects were classified into five problem…

The MITRE Corporation provided technical support to the Joint Center for Urban Studies in its Health Information System Project by developing a structured approach for the characterization and analysis of System Options. The approach was designed to stimulate relevant dialog and aid decision processes in the technically diverse, politically…

The complete COPES Guide consists of two volumes. This volume, which is the second, contains the forms developed for summarizing basic information and obtaining perceptions of various persons identified with and interested in college's occupational education system. (For related document, see JC 730 268.) (CK)

Part 1 of this monograph discusses the status of educational evaluation and describes several problems in carrying out such evaluation: (1) defining the educational setting, (2) defining decision types, (3) designing educational evaluation, (4) designing evaluation systems, and (5) defining criteria for judging evaluation. Part 2 proposes an…

The definition, structures, utilities, stimulus-response differences, and portrayals of responsive evaluation are presented. An educational evaluation is said to be a "responsive evaluation" if it orients more directly to program activities than to program intents, if it responds to audience requirements for information, and if the different…

A re-analysis of evaluation data concerning the Emergency School Aid Act shows that findings of the original evaluators are open to multiple interpretations. (JKS)

Commentary is presented on the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act and a review of that evaluation (TM 503 672). The commentary focuses on philosophical issues and the uses of several levels of observation in data analysis. (JKS)

The automatic interaction detector was applied as an evaluation tool to data normally collected by vocational-rehabilitation agencies. Demographic, service, and local agency variables were analyzed with mean weekly income at time of closure as the dependent variable. Recommendations for further research were made. (Author)

Four aspects of the relationship between auditing and evaluation in their approaches to program assessment are examined: (1) their different origins; (2) the definitions and purposes of both, and the questions they seek to answer; (3) contrasting viewpoints and emphases of auditors and evaluators; and (4) commonalities of interest and potential…

This new edition offers an evaluation text that ranges from identifying the primary users of an evaluation to focusing the evaluation, making methods decisions, analyzing data, and presenting findings. Both practical and theoretical, the book tells how to conduct program evaluations and why they should be conducted in the manner prescribed. Each…

The purpose of this study is to assess continuing education needs of registered nurses in Iowa to provide more purposeful planning to meet their developmental needs. (Author)

The purpose of the present survey was to provide overall as well as facility-specific information about the nature of the training programs at APA approved internship agencies based on the experiences of the interns at these agencies. (Authors)

Coordination of phonics instruction in reading and in spelling would substantially strengthen skills necessary to satisfactory progress in both subjects. (Author/MB)