The exponential increase in the availability of microcomputers will have a tremendous impact on educational research. Already, the microcomputer has provided the key to the solution of some previously overwhelming methodological problems. It has enabled investigators to conduct exciting new lines of research while creating more general…

These guidelines are directed to writers of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development publications intended for public distribution. The primary purpose of the guidelines is to improve writing style and to increase sensitivity to the consumer viewpoint. Section one discusses the following topics: looking at the subject from a…

This handbook of guidelines is intended to explain the sum and substance of the evaluation process and to guide a planning committee in designing an evaluation program. The evaluation process discussed is termed "evaluation by objectives." The guidelines for implementing evaluation by objectives have five steps: diagnosing current…

Prepared to assist Ohio school personnel in improving nutrition education, this self-appraisal checklist can be used to survey and assess an existing program and to compare it to a quality program exemplified by the checklist items. A brief description of how to use the checklist is followed by 89 items divided into seven categories: philosophy,…

This self-study and evaluation guide on rehabilitation centers is one of 28 guides designed for organizations undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the self-evaluation…

This self-study and evaluation guide on workshop service is one of twenty-eight guides designed for organizations who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the…

This self-study and evaluation guide on social services is one of twenty-eight guides designed for organizations who are undertaking a self-study as part of the process for accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped. Provided are lists of standards to be appraised by the…

Criteria developed to assist educators in their selection of instructional materials in nutrition education are presented in question format in seven categories. This technique is used both to avoid an authoritative approach and to stimulate indepth thinking as the user selects materials based on his or her own needs, keeping in mind that no one…

This self-evaluation form for microform storage and care was designed to assist librarians who work with active non-book collections. Developed from an extensive literature search on the storage and care of non-book materials, the form has been field tested for value and usability in 20 institutions representing a variety of types of library…

GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM OF THE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL ARE PROVIDED. PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, AND CHECK LISTS CONSISTING OF PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS, OR CHARACTERISTICS FOUND IN GOOD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED FOR EVALUATING THE FOLLOWING AREAS--ADMINISTRATION, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, TRADE…

BASIC ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS ARE LISTED WITH THEIR SPANISH EQUIVALENTS, AND ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY IN ENGLISH FOR EASIER LOCATION. BETTER COMMUNICATION AND RAPPORT CAN THUS BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN TEACHERS AND SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS AND PARENTS. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN TO BROADEN UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS, WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

The document addresses vocational skills--what they are and how they can be measured in a training class or on the job. It is explained in an introductory chapter that the checklist consists of a list of 344 vocationally relevant skill objectives specified in terms of conditions (antecedents or givens), behaviors, and standards. The objectives are…

A functional explanation of the "School Fire Prevention Inspection Form" is provided for use by local school and fire department personnel in the Virginia School Fire Prevention Inspection Program. Many helpful suggestions are made for safeguarding occupants of public school buildings from fire hazards. Items discussed are--(1) exit doors, (2)…