Suggesting that, like the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the United States, Britain's Assessment of Performance Unit is likely to evoke opposition, the author proposes a teacher-based assessment system as an alternative. (SJL) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Procedures (Evaluation).

A teacher education program evaluation model incorporates six features: program modification; field-based perspective; longitudinal approach; involvement of all related program personnel; reliable and comprehensive data; and examination of importance or values as well as effectiveness. Operation of the model, reaction of participants and…

This review of the background and current status of state level activities in testing documents the shift in locus of educational control from local school districts to state agencies, the key dimensions characterizing such programs, factors influencing their implementation and their possible impact. (Author/AEF)

Examines the organizational and managerial response by the public school bureaucracy in New York City to the problem of enrollment decline. Discussion focuses on the issues of population decline, the fiscal crisis, school closings, problems of contracting organizations, decision making techniques, and the environmental and organizational context…

Uses the language and processes of instructional design and development to define relevance and to apply that definition to what is and isn't being done in instruction through a model that emphasizes time, instructor control, and location for practice opportunities as they relate to the objectives. (Author/CHC)

This annotated bibliography with an introductory essay lists 328 items in five categories: (1) concepts, policies, and general studies, including general, basic, lifelong and adult, home, family and community, preschool, rural, and teacher education; (2) organization and management; (3) educational facilities; (4) assessment and evaluation; and…

Proposed is a new method for analyzing how concepts are used in the process of problem solving in science. Through the use of a "thinking aloud" interview technique, 21 tenth-grade students worked with a problem concerning the boiling point of water at the Dead Sea. Interview protocols were analyzed to develop students' concept profiles.…

A President's Commission makes several recommendations for a national effort to increase Americans' competence in foreign languages. Federal funding for teacher education programs, for institutions that encourage foreign language learning, for the development of special language and international studies high schools, and for experimental teaching…

The effects of retrenchment on various types of institutions, both state and private, are examined by a state board of higher education official. Information and examples are drawn from the author's experience in statewide planning in Maryland, but may be significant to other states. (Author/LC)

Evaluation of large-scale programs is problematical because of inherent bias in assignment of treatment and control groups, resulting in serious regression artifacts even with the use of analysis of covariance designs. Nonuniformity of program implementation across sites and classrooms is also a problem. (Author/GSK)

A follow-up survey of secondary education graduates from three preparation programs was conducted. Information regarding program quality indicates that graduates from agricultural education ranked their preparation as adequate, while graduates from industrial education and curriculum and instruction ranked parts of their program in need of review…

Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress related to student ability to use information from graphs and charts is discussed. (MP) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Depicts some of the ways in which an ethnic minority (Muslims from India) has begun to adjust to life in Britain and explores ways in which this minority takes advantage of educational opportunities. Indicates young Muslims learn a great deal as a result of schooling but they do not intend to be assimilated into the lower social classes. (DB)

A survey of writing research indicates positive directions for teaching composition: reflecting developmental patterns in curriculum guides; emphasizing prewriting and revising strategies; giving priority to problem solving and creative thinking skills, attending to rhetorical issues like purpose and audience, and conducting research in the…

Discusses techniques utilized by some science education researchers to assess and represent information in an individual's cognitive structure such that it can be compared to the subject matter structure taught. The author recommends caution in utilizing such techniques. (HM)