Explains the "deliberative inquiry model," a strategy developed for investigating science education in Canada. Assumptions of the model are addressed, with information on position papers, curriculum policies, textbook analysis, teacher surveys, and case studies provided. Indicates that the project has created momentum for deliberation…

In Britain, higher education is inappropriate for simplistic 'marketisation' but it is appropriate for more internal competition. Graduation data is used as an output measure for higher education. When output measures are set against input measures, Britain compares well with other nations in higher education. (Author/MLW)

An overview of the methods and problems in evaluating employment and training programs is presented. Process and impact evaluation are compared in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. (Author/LMO)

A search of professional literature identifies skill in assessment and the ability to develop a well-structured program implemented with direct, rather than incidental, instruction as the two general areas of competence that influence mastery teaching in reading. (NEC)

Explores the concept of language for learning or discovery and suggests that classrooms based on that principle offer more favorable climates for assessing both students' language and their learning. (DF)

Successful outcomes assessment programs have many common characteristics. Institutional researchers should examine these signs of success and use them as guides for developing their own campus programs. (Author/MSE)

An evaluation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in economics showed that CAI does improve student scores but not significantly more than traditional assignments. Results indicated that CAI is better than just using lectures to teach economics, and that, while, CAI is not better than traditional assignments, it is not any worse. (RM)

Data from the 1982 National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics are analyzed. Black and Hispanic students continued to score below the national level, but made greater gains than White students since the previous assessment. Students in schools with heavy minority enrollments made greater-than-average gains. (MNS)

A committee of parents and school personnel used Oregon Title IV-C curriculum guidelines to develop a "Health Skills for Life" program that was used in Oregon schools. Curriculum components included student goal structure, classroom level changes in methods and materials, assessment procedures and instruments, and school district-level…

Drawing upon five recent studies, this article provides a summary analysis of the assessment of academic quality of doctoral programs in physical education. Conclusions are discussed, and recommendations are made for future quality assessment studies. (Author/DF)

Posits several ways of interpreting the finding that, nine months to one year after its publication, "A Nation at Risk" had had no direct impact on policies in public school districts in Louisiana. Questions the function of national commissions and whether their work can produce any lasting changes. (RDN)

Describes the profiling process developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory for gathering information about the academic achievement, social behavior, and attitudes of students that can be used as a basis for planning and implementing a school improvement program. (PGD)

Students' understanding of basic science concepts (with particular emphasis on the interaction of science and society) was measured during a 1981-82 national assessment. These results are compared to those obtained from the Third Science Assessment (1977) to determine how students' knowledge has changed during the past five years. (JN)

Describes the development and testing of a model for counseling preservice teachers and for altering basic courses to meet the individual needs of a heterogeneous college student body. (FL)

Competing hypotheses relating the division of labor between husband and wife to their absolute level of education, their relative level of education, and their relative wage rates are identified, and are combined in a fully specified model. (Author)