A survey of graduates from the University of Nairobi, Kenya in the field of veterinary medicine is reported. Areas covered include curriculum; teaching techniques; quality of faculty; and examinations. (JMF)

Described are national methods of assessing and monitoring the achievement in science of students of 11, 13, and 16 years old in England and Wales. The tasks of the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU), a unit within the Department of Education and Science, are also described. (HM)

Extracts from the recent flood of criticism of the American college and university are presented from a wide variety of sources. Topics of criticism include faculty, students, curriculum, athletics, teaching methods, alumni, and college aims. (Article originally published in 1934.) (AF)

A study to compare the impact of responsive (case study) and preordinate (questionnaire) approaches to program evaluation was conducted among 29 professional personnel affiliated with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Respondents preferred the responsive approach to the preordinate method; however, the responsive approach was more…

Suggestions are given on how a competency-based teacher-education program might focus on nontrivial tasks and measure them in ways that are not merely based on checklists. (MK)

Approximately two-thirds of all United States and Canadian medical schools have provisions for the evaluation of their departments. Some of the forces leading to the popularity of departmental review, the review process and the various ways it can be managed, and its implications for medical school administration are discussed. (Author/JMD)

Approximately 370 references are cited in the following areas of medical education: accreditation, computers, continuing education, curriculum, educational measurement, research and evaluation, faculty, foreign graduates, forensic medicine, history, minority groups, foreign education, specialties, teaching methods, etc. (LBH)

Presents a summary of the findings of three national studies sponsored by the National Science Foundation in 1978 on the status of science, mathematics, and social science education in the nation's elementary and secondary schools. This report deals only with science education. (HM)

Discusses important issues and problems related to assessment of young children. A review of literature identifies major trends in assessment in early childhood education. There is an increased need to develop teachers' skills in both selection and interpretation of appropriate formal and informal assessment techniques. (Author)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a national census-like survey of the knowledge, skills, understanding, and attitudes of certain groups of young Americans. Evaluates the NAEP's contribution to educational progress and its areas in need of improvement. (Author/RK) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this…

Some things other than costs are going up in education, the National Assessment of Educational Progress discovers from its second round of reading tests. (Editor) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Highlights research on the participation of students with disabilities in statewide assessments and explores the participation and reporting issues that emerge when considering the inclusion of students with disabilities in large-scale accountability systems and assessments. Recommendations for local-level decision makers for participation and…

This issue presents examinations of educational testing, large-scale alternative assessment, small-scale alternative assessment, and educational measurement. These discussions go beyond technical issues to provide a conceptual perspective and a view of underlying histories, theories, applications, and the uncertainties associated with these…

The model of cognitive ability proposed by John B. Carroll is described and its implications for education traced. The Carroll model is unique in that it is based on datasets reanalyzed by standard procedures. The variables and factors established through factoring were used to construct the three-stratum Carroll model. (SLD)

This article presents four strategies for identifying young gifted children: recognize the limits of testing; network with parents; consider new ways of thinking about and observing giftedness, including incorporating different learning styles in teaching; and use portfolios to collect actual samples of children's work. Advantages of portfolio…