The need to make conceptual decisions, as well as to judge what is thus brought into the domain of art as good or poor art, is unavoidable. This paper was designed to dramatize these facts and show some of the basic problems encountered in the attempt to do so. (Author/RK)

A discussion of criteria for selection of science books by teachers and librarians, given the limitations of space, funds, and time. (LS)

The Learning Resources Center at the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca had three principles guiding its formation--materials should be: two-year, post-secondary; technical in nature; and related to the broad field of agriculture. The various types of materials in the collection are described. (AG)

Special issue on sex education in France. (HW)

Proposes that education establish for administrators systematic, rigorous, albeit subjective, selection procedures that recognize the principle of organizational democracy and the public nature of the educational enterprise. (Author/DN)

Paper deals with the question of classifying media in the context of teaching and learning processes. (Author)

Article compared reception with selection stimulus-presentation procedures as research methods in human conceptual behavior. (Author/RK)

BEFORE SELECTING MATERIALS TO TEACH READING, A SET OF CONSISTENT AND APPROPRIATE CRITERIA MUST BE DEVISED AND USED TO OBJECTIVELY ANALYZE AVAILABLE MATERIALS. A KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND OBJECTIVES AND PATTERN OF THE READING PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AIDS THE DETERMINATION OF THE CRITERIA. JUDGMENT MUST THEN BE USED IN SELECTION…

THE METHODS FOR DETERMINING PUPIL READINESS WERE STUDIED TO DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR PUPIL PARTICIPATION IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT LEARNING UNITS. THE LEARNING UNITS WERE SUBPROJECTS OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER 1948 (ED 003 024). EACH OF THREE UNITS IN THE PROJECT WAS EXAMINED FOR PUPIL READINESS. TEST BATTERIES WERE ASSEMBLED AND…

Because grades are the chief means used by college officials and employers to evaluate college performance, their relation to future achievement is significant. Forty-six studies concerned with this relationship were reviewed. The studies were divided into 8 categories--business, teaching, engineering, medicine, scientific research, miscellaneous…

The bibliography lists approximately 60 citations (1956-1974) on the selection, evaluation, and use of instructional materials. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and usually contain information on title, source, date and pagination. (CL)

Aimed at those individuals who are in a position to hire or promote educational researchers or evaluators, this paper provides some practical suggestions for assessing these personnel. Selection of a research or evaluation (R and E) firm is not treated separately from the task of hiring an individual; the quality of work done by a firm depends…

This select bibliography lists books, monographs, journals and newsletters which relate to feminism, women's studies, and other perspectives on women. Selections are organized by topic: general, bibliographies, art and literature, biography/autobiography, economics, education, family and marriage, history, politics and sex roles. Also included is…

This auto-instructional unit contains a series of questions and answers about checklists. After the instructional sequence there follows a short mastery test, a list of guest or enrichment activities, and an appendix containing nine checklists relating to six broad curriculum areas. (Author)