An Instructional Technology Inventory was developed for the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools to serve as an instrument for voluntary self evaluation. The inventory was developed, disseminated, and field tested by 4,500 member institutions of the NCA, and preliminary results of the field test indicated that the inventory was…

There are four major functions involved in the management of any human enterprise: planning, organizing, executing, and controlling. Educators would add an additional function--evaluation--although it is generally subsumed under control. The control function has been neglected in education. Control means formative (inprocess) evaluation plus…

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has established interdisciplinary research on policy problems as the core of its educational program. A major part of this program is the policy research project, in the course of which three faculty members, each from a different profession or discipline, and about 15 graduate students with diverse…

Though the resources devoted to educational research are small compared to those devoted to teaching, there is a considerable amount of literature classified as educational research. However, it is still difficult to show a relationship between educational research and the improvement of teaching, and there is not yet an account of the role which…

This booklet focuses on needs assessment, a process for identifying and defining valid curriculum, instructional, and management objectives. It also presents a means for establishing controls over curriculum development at the local level, whether it be a school district or an individual school. Part 1 explains the (a) fundamentals, (b) rationale,…

This study was designed to determine the current status of general instructional programs of physical education in four-year colleges and universities. Of the 1,143 questionnaires which were distributed, 69 percent were returned. A tabulation of responses to the questionnaire shows the following results: (a) 95 percent of responding institutions…

Assessment within the SWRL English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish Speaking Children (LCS) consists of a placement aid, unit assessments, unit reviews, and an End of Program Assessment. All assessments are administered on a one-to-one basis. At the beginning of the school year, the LCS Placement Aid is administered for purposes of…

A study was made to relate: (1) the concepts of a library of materials and (2) newer concepts such as instructional development activities which initiate a more scientific, systematic approach to the improvement and individualization of learning experiences. The major output of the study was to be a definitive model so that the fields of library…

Assessment of proper control and suitable learning environment can proceed through collection of data related to teacher planning, student attitudes, and interactive behavior of teachers and pupils. The use of such data for improvement of instruction can provide valid and feasible assessment procedures. Directed skill training, competency…

The objectives of the first year of the Wisconsin Assessment Program were: (1) to develop and refine the statewide assessment processes including instrument development, instrument administration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of results; (2) to provide a preliminary profile of how well students demonstrate their knowledge and skills…

At the request of the government of the Netherlands Antilles for assistance in the field of workers' education, the United Nations Development Program and the International Labor Office agreed to implement a three months mission in 1972 for an expert to advise and assist the government and the trade unions of the Netherlands Antilles to develop a…

That teachers should be held accountable for conducting the best possible instructional processes, not for guaranteeing learning, is the view of the National Education Association (NEA). Because of the inadequate nature of tests of student achievement, the diverse nature of student populations, and the various conditions affecting learning, the…

Statewide testing can serve four important functions: can illustrate superior results of a group of schools where no one would expect it and raise questions about how they accomplished it; statewide testing deals with the generally lower scores of disadvantaged minorities, it can put the differences in perspective by showing comparable differences…

One of a series of papers on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper identifies and explores four issues in evaluation of vocational education: (1) Time and Performance, (2) Evaluation of Outputs and/or Outcomes, (3) Evaluation of Efficiency and Effectiveness, and (4) Policy Evaluation. (HD)

The field-oriented, competency utilization system (FOCUS) training program attempts to specify a theoretical framework to practice utilizing a verified pool of competency statements and the assessment component of the Georgia Principal Assessment System. This paper depicts the developmental process that went into building the FOCUS instructional…