Analytical view of a major interdisciplinary experimental program. (Editor)

Although students quickly form reasonably lasting judgments of their instructors and courses they are also able to alter their judgments as warranted by changing situations. These findings appear to provide support for the validity of student evaluations. (Author/RC)

The use of the Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID) method in mid-term evaluations of teacher performance is described and assessed in terms of its effectiveness in improving student motivation. First, the steps involved in the SGID process are described: (1) the initial conference between the instructor and SGID facilitator; (2) the…

Professors were interviewed to ascertain the evaluative information they collected about their professional activities. Student ratings were used by most faculty to evaluate their teaching. Almost all received peer reviews of research productivity. Qualitative evaluative information was seen as more credible than objective ratings when used for…

This report describes Ball State University's course-integrated library instruction program for the multi-section English 104, Composition 2 course, which is intended to provide instruction in fundamental library use skills to the majority of the university's undergraduate students, and to create a base of library use knowledge which can be…

This catalogue briefly describes the following 12 systems for student ratings of instruction in higher education: (1) Purdue Cafeteria System (Cafeteria); (2) Course Faculty Instrument (CFI); (3) Arizona Course/Instructor Evaluation Questionnaire (CIEQ); (4) Endeavor Instructional Rating System (Endeavor); (5) University of Washington…

This project evaluated a Course Management System (CMS), which was developed at the University of Illinois and implemented on the PLATO IV instructional system during two semesters of an introductory level economics course. The CMS was designed to integrate books, computer testing, and personnel utilization in applying instructional and computer…

Teenage and/or adolescent pregnancy is on the increase in most American cities and age of first pregnancy within this group is declining rapidly. In this study, sexual attitudes and knowledge among black inner-city elementary school students is documented. The effectiveness of a six week sex education class designed to provide these students with…

These guidelines provide standards for evaluators to estimate the quality of courses being considered for use in the Individualized Learning Center at Bell Telephone Laboratories. There are three parts. Part I guides the course evaluator through the evaluation of course materials, including course design and structure implementation. Part II is a…

This study sought to (1) determine and appraise the status of biological science courses for general education in predominantly Negro colleges in the United States, and (2) to develop guidelines for the development or reorganization of biological science courses for general education at these schools. Forty-eight of the 77 institutions surveyed…

Because of small class enrollment, limited class offerings, and differences in ability range, a programmed algebra course was introduced to eliminate some disadvantages of a small school mathematics program. Credit was given to students completing 36 of the 73 chapters in Science Research Associates (SRA) Modern Mathematics, Course I. Post-test…

This application for accreditation might serve as a sample for others' use. It gives a statement of institutional purposes, followed by reports from the president, the dean of business affairs and treasurer, the dean of instruction, and the dean of student personnel services. It also describes preparations for an institutional self-study and…

Lack of agreement among linguists on basic points in language makes it difficult for the programer of self-instructional language texts to make definite statements concerning his subject. Programed instruction has been "too much concerned with the efficiency of the technique but it has not offered sufficient means of checking the validity of the…

The present report describes the results of an evaluation study of the first course in the new Women's Studies program at the University of Minnesota and the resistance of the teaching assistants for the course to the evaluation. A hypothesis to explain this resistance is that an outside evaluator may face inherent difficulties in evaluating new…