During the 1978-79 academic year, opinions about the use of evaluation in industrial arts education were sought from state supervisors, industrial arts chairpersons, and school guidance coordinators. Industrial arts chairpersons were asked to identify specific elements which should be included in an evaluation system for industrial arts. (LRA)

This article discusses a study in which a graduate program in public administration was assessed using a combination of judicial and debate techniques. Findings indicated that the program lacked course integration, certain core courses, inadequate definition of management skills, and sufficient student participation. Results are evaluated and…

An analytical, integrating perspective on much of the classroom environment research conducted in the 1970s is provided. The initial development of the Learning Environment Inventory and original research programs are described. (RL)

Data from the 1977-78 mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on the use of calculators are discussed. (MP) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Summarizes criticisms of the community college in a list of six ways in which two-year colleges promote the socio-economic status quo. Reviews the writings of Clark, Jencks and Riesman, Cohen, Astin, Karabel, and Zwerling--all university-based critics. Suggests that two-year college educators analyze and profit from these criticisms. (GB)

Examines the research participation system in college and university psychology departments. Students in an elementary psychology course were surveyed regarding their opinion of the educational value of participating in a psychology experiment. Nearly all subjects reported positive feelings about their participation. (DB)

Recounts statistical inaccuracies in an article on computer-aided instruction in economics courses on the college level. The article, published in the J. Econ. Ed (Fall 1978), erroneously placed one student in the TIPS group instead of the control group. Implications of this alteration are discussed. (DB)

The research examines social psychological variables which motivate college student plans and performance. Reviews theoretical research of the self and significant others and presents a model based on variables including family background, high school grades, sex, and perceived importance of significant others. Additional research on self…

Presents the results of the evaluation of a self-paced freshman physics laboratory and its assessment procedures used in the first-year physics course at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. (HM)

Samples of children in English secondary schools were given a test on integers, as part of the investigation into children's understanding of mathematics undertaken by the Concepts in Secondary Mathematics and Science (CSMS) project. This is a brief report of the performance of the third-year children. (Author/MK)

Discusses regulations pertaining to federally funded child care and advocates HEW approval and enforcement of proposed revised day-care standards. (CM)

The estimation of the "size of effect" of educational programs is a difficult problem in program evaluation. It is argued that the intentions of the program and the nature of the measures must be known in order to estimate program effects. (JKS)

Evaluates a one-day drug education program, embedded in a week-long workshop for high school journalists. Results indicate a one-day program is probably insufficient to change entrenched attitudes and behavior, and such programs may have unintended side-effects. Good program evaluation research cannot be planned as an afterthought to the program.…

Presents opinions on various issues related to consumerism in the United States and questions how students in economic education classes can be helped to understand economic issues. (Author/DB)

Describes and evaluates a learning center approach to economic education which involved secondary social studies students at the University of Texas, Austin. The subject of the learning center project was how to purchase and maintain an automobile. Findings indicated that the approach was successful and interesting to students. (Author/DB)