The New York Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (NYCETP) project has three main goals: (1) fostering the development of collaboration within and between the five campuses of the City University of New York and New York University; (2) faculty development; and (3) the design and development of curriculum. The use of NYCETP faculty…

The colloquium reported in this document was conducted as part of the assessment process of the University of Central Texas in an attempt to suggest qualities for effective syllabi. The colloquium resulted from a student perception survey conducted by the university in fall 1989 which indicated non-congruence between what was stated in the…

A study was undertaken to determine the relationship between success in teacher training courses and success in the actual teaching situation. (RC)

The study investigated the changes in sexual attitudes and behavior that might be effected by a course in human sexuality. Males were more permissive in attitudes and had experience with a greater number of partners. The course changed attitudes in both sexes, but it changed behavior only in males. (Author)

Discusses the function of a number of test types--aptitude, level/selection, classroom, progress, achievement, and proficiency tests. The use of these tests in course evaluation is also mentioned. (RM)

The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report presents the results of the 1988-1989 U.S. History End-of-Course Test. Four forms of the test were administered within each classroom. Each form consisted of a core test of…

The relationship between students' first impressions of a course (formed on the basis of their initial exam scores) and end-of-term teacher evaluation ratings was studied. University students enrolled in freshman, sophomore, and junior level courses took all tests and completed the instructor evaluation form the week before the fourth quarterly…

Domain-specific knowledge can be processed so that analytical/critical thinking in verbal and written discourse is encouraged in the classroom by using a guided design strategy intended to solve open-ended problems. Each of the four operations in the strategy (state the goal, generate ideas, prepare a plan, and take action) make use of the…

Developers of a seven-day training course for British housing repair clerks offered at Tottenham College of Technology (London, England) reached the following conclusions: (1) such courses should be run "in house" for a particular employer, because job content varies widely; (2) the communications and technical activities in the course…

Ethics is an area of increasing concern in U.S. colleges and universities. A recent survey of 183 institutions with major teaching focus on public relations (with 134 returns, for a 73% return rate), indicated that only one in four institutions offers a specific ethics course, and less than half of this group require it. Nevertheless, an…

A short account of one aspect of a semester course in School Administration. There is some evidence that students, working under far from ideal conditions, can accept theory in administration as immediately relevant to their practical situations. (Author/WM)

The enquiry outlined in this article surveyed the school-college linked course in the County of Herfordshire. As a result of the survey it was possible to construct bases for the judgement of the relative success of the linked course as a part of the secondary curriculum. (Author/RK)

Describes an introductory astronomy course at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, in which the Keller Plan (personalized system of instruction) is used. Course evaluation results and typical student comments about this self-paced program are provided. (JR)

Chanute Air Force Base was the first military training center to undertake an extensive investigation of the use of the PLATO IV system in technical training. The service test was to compare a conventionally taught course in general vehicle maintenance with a course taught with computer-based instructional materials. Part I of this document is the…