Findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics for 1973 and 1978 are reviewed. The differences between means of Black and White students are analyzed and discussed. (MNS)

Requirements for assessment under Public Law 94-142, the development of an Individualized Education Program for each handicapped child, the least restrictive environment, handicapping conditions, implementation procedures, diagnostic teaching strategies and learning conditions, teaching ideas, and a format for diagnostic interviews are each…

The drop in national test scores has led to many changes in mathematics education. This article presents a historical account of mathematics test results for California and for American youth. (Author/DF)

Analysis of the results of this survey reveals that (1) institutions need to disseminate more effectively information about masters programs in speech communication and (2) future evaluation should be limited to more objective indicators of quality. (PD)

The paper considers some of the problems involved in the interpretation of participants' evaluations of management development programs. In particular, it argues that, in the case of participative "open evaluation" sessions, it is important to recognize that participants' attitudes and feelings toward the learning group may influence the…

While it is not easy to implement merit pay for school administrators, the author argues its importance and presents the necessary conditions for successful program implementation. (MD)

This article proposes a formative appraisal system for improving classroom instruction that is characterized by a small number of teachers for each supervisor, cooperative goal setting, and the use of modeling techniques, low-inference observation instruments, and regular, timely feedback. Anticipated benefits include greater teacher…

Presented is a discussion of the change in the assessment of education in Australian schools from a system external to the schools to one internal to the schools. (SL)

Among the questions that are asked are the following: who will assess Black Studies at white universities; how will the assessment and evaluation be handled; and what criteria for assessment will be used. (Author/AM)

Declining test scores have been a major cause for concern in the past year. Describes the decline and explores some possible causes. (Editor/RK)

While other explanations cannot be ruled out completely, the most plausible explanation for the decline in test scores is that school achievement is down. Confirmation of this view is found in areas other than test scores. (Author/IRT)

This article outlines the linguistic control criteria of the CILA (Swiss Interuniversity Commission for Applied Linguistics) for a series of tapes dealing with the problem of the "schwa" in French. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Suggests that the observation of student behavior may be a better method of assessing learning than the use of standardized tests and outlines several observational techniques, including student commentaries, shadow studies, checklists, and anecdotal records. (Author/JG)

This summative evaluation of Teacher Corps' training programs assesses the overall effectiveness of the training in terms of changes in intern teaching behavior. Five behaviors changed in frequency significantly and support is provided for the use of modeling, feedback, practice and reinforcement to influence teacher behavior. (BT)

The sample classroom observation checklist enables educators to judge the level of implementation of an innovative program in a classroom and in a school. (IRT)