This workbook, which accompanies An Evaluation Primer (TM 007 500) consists of 19 practical exercises for applying evaluation skills to hypothetical educational programs. Each chapter corresponds to a chapter in the primer, with answers keyed accordingly. Intended to provide an introduction to evaluation, the exercises include: identifying the…

This interim report, part of a series of documents examining the feasibility of the longitudinal evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), presents the results of an analysis of PDC impact at the Head Start level, using Spring 1977 data. PDC is a Head Start Demonstration Program aimed at providing educational and developmental…

This operations manual for field staff (site monitors, site coordinators, and testers) involved in the observation and testing of children is part of a series of documents on the evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), a Head Start demonstration program aimed at providing educational and developmental continuity between children's…

This project was one of four aircrew training development projects in a continuing study of the methodology, effectiveness, and resource requirements of the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) process. This report covers the Phase II activities of a two-phase project for the development of aircrew training for SH-2F anti-submarine warfare…

For use in vocational education planning, guidelines are presented for conducting a needs assessment which would determine the numbers and kinds of jobs available now and in the future, the needs and aspirations of the local community, the interests and ambitions of the students, and the resources available to do the job. One section is devoted to…

In comparison with traditional experimental design, which is concerned with what happened, a case study approach is more appropriate for answering the question of why or how something happened. As an alternative complementary-vocational-education-evaluation approach, the case study attempts to describe and analyze some program in comprehensive…

The document offers guidelines for developing a management by information system for special education services, a system that organizes people, equipment, procedures, and communications to collect and present accurate data that administrators can use to make decisions and to provide information to state and federal governments. Following a…

Presented is a compendium of quantitative information portraying science education in the United States. The data, gathered from a wide variety of sources, are assembled into six chapters including resources, participation, attitudes, goals and needs, test data, degree data, and employment in science and engineering. Each entry consists of a chart…

Proceedings of a study group that considered the utility of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) finance data for institutional and higher educational sector comparisons are presented, as are issue papers and descriptive information. The study group of representatives from higher education institutions and organizations outlined…

The purpose of this project was to develop a comprehensive system for recording enrollment and accomplishment information about Adult Basic Education (ABE) students for use in preparing state and federal reports. Project goals were: (1) to develop a systematic program of individualized instruments and procedures for functional data gathering on…

This report, second in a series of seven, addresses the question, "What events disrupt classroom instruction and what are the most effective techniques teachers use to cope with these disruptions?" This report is a formal presentation of the research. The methodology of the study is delineated, the participants (teachers and observers)…

EFFECTIVELY PLANNING THE BUILDINGS NECESSARY FOR AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE ITS DESIRED GOALS REQUIRES SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY FOR GATHERING ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND HOW THE FACILITIES ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED BY A GIVEN NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A PARTICULAR COURSE OF STUDY. THIS MANUAL PRESENTS SUCH…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF A PROJECTION OF SPACE REQUIREMENTS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD DESCRIBES THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR THE OKLAHOMA STATE SYSTEMS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PERIOD 1965-1970. (A SURVEY OF THESE NEEDS WERE DEVELOPED IN A PREVIOUS STUDY--SEE ED 013 526.) THIS IMPROVEMENT…

A COMPARISON WAS MADE BETWEEN THE UNDERGRADUATES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WHO HAD SELECTED EITHER BIOLOGY OR GEOLOGY AS A FIELD OF SUBJECT MATTER CONCENTRATION AND THOSE WHO HAD DECLARED SOME OTHER CONCENTRATION. THE STUDY WAS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IN FUTURE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MUST COME FROM…

THIS CONFERENCE REPORT SUPPLEMENTS TWO OTHERS WHICH DEALT WITH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM OF ADEQUATE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL OF NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA. THE TWO PREVIOUS REPORTS BY THE SAME AUTHORS ARE ENTITLED "SOME SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT NEWER EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1950-1960)" AND "A…