This study involving migrant agricultural workers began in 1966 and continued for four summers. In its initial conception, the two projects that were carried on, the Cornell Migrant Labor Project and the California Agricultural Workers Study, were intended to accomplish three basic functions: (1) to influence the development of policy; (2) to…

This paper examines a program instructing pre-service and practicing teachers in educational psychology. It is concluded that the program, which utilizes a mastery approach, produces significantly better results than does the traditional method. (DLG)

This report gives background data and an overview of the development of the ECON 12 project, which was carried out in conjunction with the Developmental Economics Education Program (DEEP) grant from the Joint Council on Economic Education to the Contra Costa County (California) Department of Education. The program and its dissemination were…

Differences between two models of student-instructor disparity regarding educational views and preferences in accounting for variance in course rating scores were investigated. Undergraduates in nine classes completed the Student Instructional Report (SIR) and the Student Orientations Survey; instructors completed a parallel inventory, the Faculty…

Details of the fourth, fifth, and sixth clinical years' course in preventive and community medicine, introduced at New Zealand's Christchurch Clinical School in 1974, are presented. Topic studies, rotating attachments, preventive medical examinations and ward rounds, simulated disabilities, and conferences are discussed. (LBH)

The interactions of classroom experiences and selected student and faculty personality variables in faculty and course evaluations were studied. A student's need to achieve was found to be significantly related to faculty evaluation, and evaluation of course content and structure was significantly related to student personality variables.…

A study of the reliability and validity of a course evaluation method using small student discussion groups revealed the method to be reliable and productive but found discrepancies between student and teacher objects of evaluation and some dissatisfaction among teachers. (MSE)

Discusses actual costs for developing independent study print courses for use in learning centers or for distance delivery, and presents a resource allocation guideline based on figures from Grant MacEwan Community College (Alberta). Topics discussed include the course writer/developer, clerical support, copyright clearance, instructional design,…

Reports on a study using two alternatives for evaluating the quality of teaching and courses in an undergraduate engineering program. Results indicate that the relationship between a global problem and individual questions is highly correlated. (TW)

Describes survey taken at Iowa State University to determine students' attitudes toward a required course in bibliographic instruction. A description of the course content is given, course evaluations are discussed, the questionnaire used in the survey is described, and the results are analyzed. (LRW)

Describes DIALTWIG, a program written in IBM PASCAL and operating on IBM Personal Computer, which is used to emulate features of DIALOG Retrieval System and reduce cost of online training. Structured search assignments are performed on information science database and database reporting student research at Brigham Young University. (4 references)…

The present study addressed the validity of student ratings of instructional effectiveness by exploring the relations among student ratings, course performance, and the perceived attitude similarity of students and their instructors. Findings fail to support the claim that perceived attitude similarity is a substantial source of bias in student…

The long-term effectiveness of a course for residents on how to teach students, patients, and peers was examined. Three types of evaluation data were collected: self-ratings by the residents, questionnaires completed by the residents, and ratings completed by students taught by the residents. (MLW)

Describes rationale underlying a module offered at Queens University, Belfast, whose systematic approach derived from educational technology enables librarians to identify objectives, select appropriate content and methods, implement, evaluate, and improve user education and staff training programs. The way this course has been conducted and its…

Discusses conception, design, implementation, and evaluation of a calculus course that utilizes a multi-user microcomputer system with graphics terminals. The numerical and utility routines of the software are briefly described, and examples of several types of calculus problems that can be solved utilizing the system are reviewed. (Author/MBR)