The government attempted to set up a viable management information and feedback system for evaluating accountability in services delivery. Conceptual models for agency goals and services delivery were designed and measures were developed in the provision of leisure and recreational services. Two citizen surveys are described. (Author/CTM)

The Introduction to Clinical Medicine course developed at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) early in 1973 is described, which, in part, was the product of a revision of two previous courses: clinical diagnosis and physical diagnosis. The new course stresses techniques of bedside data collection, communication of data, and data…

The intent here was to collect data relevant to evaluating the post-primary educational system as a whole. This includes assessing what the goals of post-primary education should be, obtaining teachers' and pupils' subjective assessments of whether these goals were being attained, and asking why the goals were not being better attained. (Author/RK)

The author discusses the development of goals and performance standards for teacher evaluation of curriculum design, skill proficiency, knowledge levels, student interest, and teacher self-performance. (MJB)

Suggests ways in which collection and analysis of genealogical data in history and social studies classes can develop research skills, increase student interest, and improve self-actualization. Instructions on drawing up blood line charts and family trees are presented. (Author/DB)

The summative evaluation of the money unit of the Money, Measurement, and Time program developed for educable mentally retarded elementary students is presented to illustrate instructional materials evaluation techniques. The types of information obtained, the techniques employed, and the usefulness of each are detailed. (Author/MV)

Twenty-five adolescents reported 753 random daily activities and the quality of their experiences during a normal week, in response to an electronic paging device. These adolescents spent most of their time either conversing with peers or watching television. Television viewing was associated with deviant behavior and antisocial personality.…

Focuses on the characteristics of schools with differing internal grouping policies, particularly regarding comprehensive schools. The intent was to learn whether mainstreamed or non-mainstreamed schools tend to have significantly different intakes of children, in terms of their social background. (Author/RK)

Data for administrative and financial control are being confused with data needed for policy and planning purposes. Implications for information systems and data collection in Canadian higher education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Examples of current institutional policy and practice illustrate threats to individual rights to privacy. Problems relate to computerized records and communications technology, the accuracy of the records, and the usage of the information. (Editor/LBH)

Describes recent federal legislation under which the local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) program will play an important role in allocating billions of dollars in economic aid to states and local areas. Major issues resulting from a review of the LAUS program (procedures, methods, reliability requirements) are discussed. (Editor/TA)

Statistical laboratory exercises designed to promote better understanding of statistical concepts in an introductory non-calculus statistics course are illustrated. The exercises make extensive use of data that are individually generated by tables of random digits or by computer. (MN)

Presenting a five-step positive reinforcement model for teachers and prospective teachers wishing to achieve a greater degree of self-management, this article includes discussions: selecting a goal; recording the quantity and circumstances of behavior; changing setting events; establishing effective consequences; and focusing on environmental…

The process of building empirical evidence for knowledge about teaching will be long and slow. (MM)

The potential for performance indicators for the teaching function in higher education was examined. Study of data from Lanchester Polytechnic and Loughborough University indicates that there is support for the systematic collection of data on instruction and resource utilization patterns within and across institutions. (Author/LBH)