A checklist and breakdown of skills for banking, maintenance, and work adjustment are presented for mentally retarded students in a work activity center. Banking is arranged in skills in the following areas: operating a calculator and understanding procedures for a checking and savings account (deposit slips, money oders, withdrawals). Maintenance…

This checklist, one of seven related documents, presents the basic steps recommended for use by a project coordinator or steering committee during the implementation of a new project or program. The steps are divided into three major sections, implementation readiness, preimplementation, and implementation. Each section includes the steps, with…

This manual, one of seven related documents, provides step-by-step guidance in decision-making to help school officials implement a newly adopted program. Part 1--preimplementation--looks at the people, resources, and processes necessary for effective implementation planning. Part 2--implementation--outlines a sequence of steps and tasks for…

A procedure was devised to assess the degree of reliability and validity of a behavior rating scale checklist used to evaluate parents' training skills with handicapped infants. Reliability was tested by independent observers viewing videotapes of training sessions and filling out checklist ratings of the parents' behaviors. Validity was assessed…

This review of evaluation guidelines and checklists for career education programs begins with a scenario illustrating some ways inadequate evaluations can cause projects to fail. A checklist of thirteen critical questions is suggested: (1) what type of evaluation is needed? (purpose); (2) who should the evaluation serve? (audience); (3) what…

A checklist with five major categories is presented and discussed for its use in planning and carrying out an assessment program. Three other outlines are briefly presented for comparison: Stufflebeam's Meta-Evaluation Criteria; Scriven's Checklist for Evaluating Products, Producers, and Proposals; and Stake's Table of Contents for a Final…

The booklet contains procedures from Project CHILD for identifying learning disabled (LD) children with language difficulties. Project CHILD is a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for use with language handicapped children. The booklet gives descriptions of the two recommended screening tests…

Provides a checklist for program planning. Includes the following considerations: the place, the room, the people, outside speakers and guests, the program, equipment, and arrangements. (CSS)

Guidelines for principals to measure their own efforts to comply with Title IX guidelines and to provide sex equity for all students and employees. (Author/MLF)

The article discusses the special techniques required for deaf-blind children. (DLS)

Presented is a behavior checklist intended to identify children who require medical or psychiatric evaluation (such as hyperkinetic syndrome, learning disabilities, depression, and psychosis) and that provides a "behavioral cluster" system, as opposed to single-behavior rating methods. (Author)

Bombs and the threat of bombing can leave school personnel faced by an explosive hazard without knowledge of what to do. Therefore, a preplanned response is necessary. Discusses four major stages of dealing with bombs and bomb threats. (Author/RK)

How do you and your community judge the quality of your school's writing instruction program? Provides a check list as a guideline. (Author/RK)

The problems associated with forms used to evaluate instructional software are described, and a new form is presented. Rating forms for reviewers should address: (1) global characteristics of the courseware; (2) specific characteristics; and (3) specific properties related to instructional design. The two-page Software Evaluation Form is included.…

Parents and teachers of 17 children (mean age 10.5 years) diagnosed as learning disabled were administered the Child Behavior Checklist. The results indicated that parents and teachers agreed with regard to externalizing type behavior. Parents' and teachers' disagreement was greatest for younger children when reporting internalizing type behavior.…