A recent survey of 60 commercial computer assisted instruction (CAI) programs found that most of the programmed lessons used few or no graphics to communicate the main points. An Instructional Graphics Checklist was developed to reflect the research findings about the use of pictures in instruction and to serve as an informal evaluation instrument…

The term "job aids" is a phrase used to describe a genre of ready-guidance tools or prompts that assist a person in performing a job or task. The purpose of job aids is to specify what is to be done, how to do it, the order in which it is to be done, and the standards to be met in doing it. Because job aids are not instructional…

Practical advice on every facet of planning and running conferences, meetings, or similar events is given in this book, which includes numerous checklists useful for meetings of any length and in any setting. The 21 chapters cover the following: the changing conference and meeting scene; designing the conference; four useful designs (1-day, 3-day,…

Intended for use by volunteer library workers and others with no professional library training, this manual presents guidelines for operating a small church or synagogue lending library and presents detailed instructions for processing and cataloging synagogue library material. It is noted that the manual was created when the library at Temple…

In December of 1986, the Texas State Teachers Association commissioned Educational Evaluation Services, Inc., to conduct a descriptive research study on the appraisal process and mastery learning among teachers in Texas. Data were gathered in each of five representative school districts in five areas: (1) Dallas-Fort Worth; (2) West Texas; (3) San…

A total of 26 preschools and day care centers in Saint Leo, Florida indicated the extent to which they were involved in teaching prereading and reading skills, when a questionnaire listing 50 reading and related activities was sent to 54 local centers. Respondents were instructed to indicate whether they engaged in the listed activities…

The guidelines present a multi-step procedure for identifying artistically gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary schools throughout South Carolina. An initial section reviews three stages in the identification process: initial screening (through such avenues as faculty/administrator nomination, self nomination, and parent…

This essay reviews the functions of the Tanzanian National Central Library (NCL) and evaluates the activities performed and services provided by the NCL in light of the definitions of national library functions established by UNESCO and by K. W. Humphreys, Librarian of the University of Birmingham. The relationship between the NCL and the…

This guide presents the results of research on day care monitoring methods conducted by the Children's Services Monitoring Transfer Consortium. It suggests a set of generic predictor items that can be used to monitor day care providers' compliance with standards. The predictor items are at the licensing or minimal compliance level and have been…

This paper discusses the metaphor "organizations as organisms" as conceived of by Garith Morgan (1997, 1998) in the books "Images of Organization" and "Images of Organization: The Executive Edition." It applies the metaphor to adult and in particular distance education management and organizations in an attempt to…

The purpose of this study was to compare the grade point averages (GPAs) of sixth-grade students who had previously attended three consecutive years of open schools and of structured schools, measure the consistency of quarterly academic performance, and measure the consistency and adjustment of personal and social growth. Forty-six students from…

This outline is intended for use as a checklist for evaluating research proposals and reports. Criteria are listed for evaluating each of the following areas: research problems, design and procedures, analysis and conclusions, and personnel and facilities. Additional criteria are given for evaluating empirical experimental studies, clinical…

This handbook was developed to assist Oklahoma teachers, curriculum consultants, and administrators to improve the social studies program in their schools. The eight sections consist primarily of open-ended questions and checklists that allow for flexibility and adaptation in reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating the school's social studies…