Describes a course which organizes learning about moderately difficult projects designed to bring a sense of continuity and relevance to student studies. Student comments are used as a basis for evaluating this approach. (Author/GS)

A Boston University School of Medicine course in oncology is described which covers basic science correlates, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities, and psycho-social aspects. Based on five years experience, the course is considered a successful means of correlating basic and clinical information for second- and third-year medical students.…

Analyzes a questionnaire designed to assess attitudes toward science in school as a school subject, general attitudes towards science, transfer of attitudes, and attitudes towards teaching methods used. (GS)

Instructors of 41 Navy electronics "C" courses were presented with a list of 70 mathematics skills and asked to indicate: (1) how important they were to successful course performance, and (2) whether required skills were prerequisite to, reviewed in, or taught in the course. Based on results obtained, a mathematical skills test was…

The aims of this study were: (1) to review and discuss alternatives for evaluating members of a set of scores which may be interpreted independently as contributing to a composite score, or as a member of a profile and (2) to examine multivariate generalizability theory, as suggested by Joe and Woodward, applied to student course/instructor…

To gauge reactions to the developmental testing of the broadcast component of an Arts Foundation Course, 18 members of the team identified as either producer or academic on a television or radio program tested were sent questionnaires containing open response type questions. In addition, the views of members of the Institute of Educational…

The Reality-Based Evaluation (RBE) Portfolio was produced to assist postsecondary educators in the conduct of local program evaluation efforts. The content of the portfolio is not subject-matter specific in order to be applicable to the widest variety of educational programs and projects. The rationale and model for program evaluation as it…

Seventeen medical school students who participated in a commercial test preparation course were matched with 17 other students judged to be of equal ability. These two groups were compared on the basis of their scores on Part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). The two groups were matched closely on both the grade point average…

This study provides data on the offerings and enrollment in science and mathematics in public high schools during the fall of 1956. The information was obtained from a 10% sample of these schools selected at random. The same schools were used for a similar survey in 1954 and the data in that survey are compared with the data in the 1956 survey.…

The Verbal Measure of Information Rate (VMIR) is a measure of information rate which reflects the elements, features, and changes in a complex environment. Subjects rated 14 bipolar adjective pairs to indicate an appropriate description of the learning situation or information load (simple-complex, novel-familiar). The measure was administered to…

A pilot version of an experimental course in aesthetics and theatre is described in this report. Divided into seven sections, the report (1) explains how the course was designed for effective team teaching and for optimum student participation, (2) summarizes the characteristics and levels of commitment of the 27 undergraduates in the pilot…

A guide to Nursing 5, a course on psychiatric-mental health nursing offered at East Los Angeles College is presented. The guide first details classroom and clinical course requirements and then identifies long-range and end-of-course objectives. A list of required texts and manuals is followed by an outline of the objectives for each of four…

A model for designing a writing program evaluation is based on the assumptions that the entire writing course or program is evaluated, not just student writing; that the evaluation is summative rather than formative; and that the role of the evaluator is clearly defined. The procedure for implementing the evaluation should include the following…

As part of the development of a university-wide writing program at the University of Michigan, a study was undertaken to judge the effectiveness of various composition courses. A pretest consisting of a writing sample was given to 3,913 entering students and evaluated. Students were then assigned to a regular composition class, to a tutorial…