Outlines a checklist that provides immediate, specific information on the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder child's behavior and academic performance. Lists objectives of the checklist, its content, and the ways in which the checklist is to be used. Claims that the checklist fosters teachers', parents', and children's cooperation. (RJM)

Outlines a lesson plan used by an academic library to evaluate the quality of World Wide Web information. Discusses the traditional evaluation criteria of accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage as it applies to the unique characteristics of Web pages: their marketing orientation, variety of information, and instability. The…

Discusses incorporation of peer feedback check lists in the English-as-a-Second-Language writing classroom. Highlights different types of check lists, including generic and text-specific, and how to use check lists for peer feedback. (Author/VWL)

Examines the New Colleague Program, a mentoring program for new librarians started in 1993 at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Discusses program implementation; a 1995 survey of new and senior colleagues who participated; and institutional, supervisory, and volunteer senior colleague roles. Includes the checklist for senior colleagues and the…

Outlines a method for evaluating the strategy training component in composition textbooks designed for English-as-a-Second-Language and other second and foreign language students. The procedure--a checklist--is described and illustrated through the analysis of three sample chapters from three college level writing textbooks. (Author/VWL)

Proposes a self-auditing 20-item checklist to assist chief student affairs officers (CSAOs) in developing greater knowledge of student health services options. The audit checklist, based on consultations with 103 institutions, was used in a survey of 166 randomly selected CSAOs. Results of the survey are discussed. (TE)

This paper examines the gap between research and practice as it impacts on identification of disadvantaged gifted students, outlines identification principles, and reviews types of disadvantages. Promising identification practices are described, including: appropriate use of test data; nominations, observation scales, and checklists; information…

Describes orientation programs offered at seven Israeli university libraries and discusses implications for library orientations at University of Missouri Kansas City, including utilizing student tour guides and improving the learning environment for international students. A checklist of questions for interviews with Israeli librarians is…

Discusses points to consider when planning and implementing an integrated document management system: (1) background; (2) scoping the project; (3) strategic issues; (4) options review; (5) functional requirements; (6) technical requirements; (7) cost benefit analysis; (8) standard operational requirement checklist; (9) evaluation criteria; and…

Home safety survey of 1050 Australian households investigated home injury risk profile and knowledge, beliefs and attitudes regarding home safety. Found the United Kingdom's "Six Es" for preventing child accidents useful as a planning strategy: Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Environment, Evaluation, Enthusiasm. Found home-by-home…

The behavior of each of 120 students in grades 9-12 was rated by 2 of the student's teachers using the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist. Results indicated a generally low to moderate degree of relationship among teacher ratings. It is recommended that clinicians collect behavioral ratings from many raters before reaching diagnostic conclusions.…

This article presents a rationale and recommendations for developing generalized outcomes in instructional objectives for learners with mental retardation. Examples of objectives that include generalized performance are presented, and a checklist is provided to facilitate the preparation of objectives that target the use of functional skills in…

Forty-eight teachers and 41 program administrators working with learners with severe disabilities completed the Program Quality Indicator checklist. Both groups consistently rated the majority of the 123 criteria as important or very important. The two dimensions considered most important were also ranked most important by six professional groups…

Parents with children in preschool or day care programs completed a 50-item checklist that assessed the frequency, content, and context of parent-child communications about school. Children, and particularly girls, communicated by describing, asking questions, and performing. Mothers initiated conversations more frequently than fathers and…