A review of course evaluation results for 1973-74 at New College leads to the following summary conclusions: (1) Approximately 62 percent of the New College students responded to course evaluation questionnaires. (2) Courses in the humanities area received the highest ratings by the students over the year and courses in the liberal arts area…

This report is an evaluation of the Committee of Low-Achievers in Mathematics-Denver Area (COLAMDA) Project, a mathematics program involving diagnosis, prescription, and implementation for use with low achievers in grades seven thru twelve. It contains an assessment of 1970-71 project year by a resource technician. An on-site evaluation report…

This study summarizes student responses to an evaluation questionnaire and some performance statistics for a special "conference telephone" class in organization and management theory offered by Los Angeles City College to employees of the Pacific Telephone Company. The conference telephone setup permitted the students to take the class at their…

The effect on student writing of Communications I classes at the University of Northern Colorado was tested using 95 students studying under 5 different teachers and 15 students who had participated in a previous study. Two paragraphs, one written at the beginning of the term and one at the end of the term were rated for organization, development,…

The planning, design, development and field testing of an instructional system for the training of educational disseminators/evaluators who are named "Educational Information Consultants" is reported. A modular training program is described covering the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to perform effectively in…

Individualized instruction presents problems in measurement which challenge the conventional measurement paradigms. Measurement techniques must take into consideration the problems of item variance characteristics of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), idiosyncratic learning sequences, and lack of a model for effectiveness assessment. The…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development project.) This report describes the prevalidation trials, the materials validation, and the validation of the operational instructional…

As part of a symposium on "A Plan for the Comprehensive Evaluation of College Teaching," this paper focuses on the third of three suggested levels of an evaluation matrix, specific feedback data aimed at pinpointing reasons for and solving problems with teaching and classroom activities. Methods of getting specific feedback data from students and…

This study attempts to determine the value of individualized instruction used in three sociology classes at Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois). The classes incorporated a programed learning textbook, measurable behavioral objectives, instructor-student conferences, self-paced learning, and immediate student gratification. A questionnaire…

Self-study courses in universities, polytechnics and colleges in the United Kingdom and Ireland, increasingly used in undergraduate science teaching, place great emphasis on individual study of prepared materials, primarily written units. A survey of forty-three such courses is reported including positive data on outcomes. (JT)

Describes the Project on Noncollegiate-Sponsored Instruction, a system (developed by the American Council on Education and the New York State Board of Regents) to provide for academic credit for college-level coursework given by noncollegiate organizations. The evaluation system for selecting and reviewing courses and making credit recommendations…

Presents the results of a questionnaire sent by the American Chemical Society (ACS) to university chemistry departments concerning their use of student questionnaires in evaluating instructors and courses. (MLH)

This study investigates the management and the effectiveness of a personalized system of instruction (PSI) in higher education. The study examined the number of behavioral objectives completed during a lab period as a function of the grade achieved in the course. The study also compared course ratings from students who are receiving instruction in…

This is a set of recommendations by a task force of physical educators which establishes guidelines for improving physical education programs in colleges. (CD)

Item correlations performed between student ratings of instruction in various situations clearly indicate that student ratings are consistent across time, but that this consistency is related to specific educational settings and conditions as well as instructor idiosyncracies. (RC)