A communications course was developed as a multimedia course using supplementary learning resources, such as audiotape cassettes and a series of televised lectures. To obtain information about the appropriateness and effectiveness of the methodology of the course, the research and development branch of the Ontario Educational Communications…

The appropriateness of the Instructional Improvement Questionnaire (IIQ) norms from 1971 for the evaluation from fall 1972 was assessed. The IIQ is a student rating form designed to provide evaluative feedback to instructors about their teaching. To that end the item means for the first 40 items of the IIQ were calculated for each of the…

The temporal context within which a teacher and course evaluation (TCE) is completed did not appear to be of crucial importance in affecting TCE responses. A sample of students was asked to evaluate, initially as freshmen and retrospectively as seniors, a specific teacher and course. Additional data on the student's academic status characteristics…

In assessing the evaluation of student compositions, it is evident that even when objectives for freshman composition are established, there is little agreement or consistency among faculty regarding the transfer of these objectives into operational terms. A study conducted at Eastern Kentucky University compared the long term effects of two…

A course in the management and administration of British public education systems offered through the British Open University included radio dramatizations which were accompanied by broadcast notes and a correspondence text. Radio 15, "Caught in the Net," was designed to dramatize a simple decision model involving human interaction.…

With the decline in enrollment in the early 1970's, many aerospace engineering departments had too few students to offer some required courses. At the University of Texas at Austin, a set of personalized system of instruction (PSI) materials for the aircraft performance, stability, and control course was developed. The paper includes a description…

The teacher field-test evaluation results from the Cultural Geography Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in the report. During 1968-69, 29 teachers from 22 states used the materials with over 950 students. Five unit activities received good to excellent overall ratings, while two activities received good overall ratings. The…

The teacher and student field-test evaluation results from the Manufacturing and Agriculture Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in this report. In 1968-69, 26 teachers and approximately 950 students from 22 states participated in the trial use of the 11 activities in this unit. The results indicated that three units received…

During the past three years these questionnaires have been sent by Temple University to elementary education majors asking them to evaluate their undergraduate education courses and student teaching experience. Overall, student teaching was rated most helpful, and foundations and curriculum were rated least helpful. They also evaluated other…

A short term training institute conducted August 12 to August 23, 1968, at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, is described. Thirteen participants took part in a series of meetings, discussions, and activities related to evaluation problems connected with innovative reading programs funded under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and…

This study involved the development and testing of a scale to assess the attitude of a student towards his student teaching experience. A four-state survey of teacher training institutions showed that no standardized instrument existed, although college coordinators were willing to use one. Items for the scale were generated by using a model…

This report contains an account and analysis of the SCATE (Student Course and Teacher Evaluation) Program which was designed to initiate and assess educational evaluation programs at Bowdoin College, Florida Presbyterian College, Colby Junior College, Rosary College, Central State University, Bethel College, University of Redlands, University of…

Forty-seven elementary school teachers and principals participated in a six-week summer workshop to prepare them for teaching American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)-Science A Process Approach. The workshop participants had a pre-test mean score of 66.7 on Form A of the AAAS Science Process Measure for Teachers. The post-test…

This study compared the enrollment status of Oregon junior college students who had transferred to senior institutions as juniors with data on the same topic from a national study. The following percentages reflect the status of the Oregon students three years after their transfer: 59.4 percent had received their baccalaureate degree; seven per…

By investigating the personal characteristics of an audience and the response of its members to televised lessons, an effort was made to appraise the effectiveness of 59 televised lessons in promoting the economic literacy of the citizens of Arkansas. The media comprised educational and commercial stations. Of a sample selected from a viewer…