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Sigel, Irving E. – 1978
This paper provides a theoretical discussion of educational program evaluation. Psychometric theory and developmental psychology are compared as they pertain to the testing of children. The nature of change in childhood makes it necessary to examine the assumptions and goals related to the testing of children as a means of evaluating educational…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA system at Kansas State University (during the 1976-77 academic year) to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self ratings, methods, additional questions,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Berty, Ernest – 1979
This publication is primarily designed for educational practitioners who possess little or no training in conducting mail surveys or have not kept current on the present state of the art of survey methods and techniques. It is also intended to be a checking and comparing aid to ensure that important research considerations are taken into account.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Science, Cost Estimates, Data Analysis
Yarger, Sam J.; Yarger, Gwen P. – 1979
Federal policy and research regarding staff development in rural areas must take into consideration the inherent limitations in teacher inservice and preservice education, rural educational problems (limited human resources, migrant education, modern education services) that could be remedied by improved staff development, and the role of both the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Problems
Smallwood, Richard D. – 1968
The development of computer-directed instruction in which the learning protocol is tailored to each student on the basis of his learning history requires a means by which the many different trajectories open to a student can be resolved. Such an optimization procedure can be constructed to reduce the long and costly calculations associated with…
Descriptors: Branching, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science
TUTTLE, DONALD R.; NEUDLING, CHESTER L. – 1965
A STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM PATTERNS IN THE HUMANITIES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CREDITS NECESSARY FOR GRADUATION MUST BE IN THE AREA IN WHICH THE STUDENT MAJORS. THE STUDY IS CONCERNED NOT WITH DETAILS OF SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH BROAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AND THE…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Degree Requirements
COOK, DESMOND L. – 1966
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHIC LISTING OF 109 RELATED ADDRESSES, ARTICLES, BOOKS, MICROFILMS, MONOGRAPHS, REPORTS, AND OTHER ITEMS, PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1959 AND 1968, INCLUDES 39 ITEMS ON NETWORK PLANNING, 48 ITEMS ON RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, 13 ITEMS ON PROJECT SELECTION, AND NINE ITEMS ON PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. (JK)
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographies, Critical Path Method, Decision Making
Gould, A. Oren – 1968
The objectives of this research into ways of helping children who have difficulty finding and using their singing voices were (1) to make an intensive study of singing difficulties of elementary-school children, (2) to discover, observe, and analyze successful techniques and materials for use with children who have not learned to "carry a tune,"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Choral Music, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Lee, J. Murray – 1966
The findings and implications of doctoral research on non-urban, low income school children are summarized. Studies were the language patterns of white first graders, and the attitudes, cognitive and affective variables, and academic achievement of Negro and white fifth and sixth graders. Poverty rather than race was found to be the significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Development, Data
Hite, Herbert; Rousseau, Leon – 1968
Six tasks designed to prepare teachers to develop behavioral objectives are detailed: (1) Define "behavioral objective," and list characteristics of behavioral objectives. (2) Distinguish between objectives which are behaviorally stated and those which are not. (3) Write behavioral objectives for learning activities appropriate to your…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Behavior, Behavioral Objectives, Classification
Turner, Richard L. – 1968
An experiment was conducted to investigate three orthogonal dimensions of school districts--per pupil wealth, urbanization, and socioeconomic status--and three aspects of schools--socioeconomic status, weighting of teacher behaviors by principals, and type of supervisory organization--in relation to the level or status of and the valuing of two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Community Characteristics, Economic Factors
Morphet, Edgar L., Ed.; Jesser, David L., Ed. – 1968
The fifth in a series of reports related to long-range educational planning includes five papers presented at a conference in Albuquerque March 21-22, 1968. The first paper outlines the primary goals of an educational program and considers implications of the program for the curriculum, instructional practices, supporting services, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Colombo Plan Bureau (Sri Lanka). – 1975
Proceedings of the Sixth Colloquium on Intra-Regional Technical Training sponsored jointly by the Colombo Plan and the Government of Malaysia are presented in this report. Four working papers are presented centered around three main areas of concern: influence of technical education on economic development; how the status of technicians could be…
Descriptors: Craft Workers, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Innovation
Hansen, Patricia; Guenther, John – 1977
The purposes of the document are to report on the status of social studies minicourse programs in selected midwestern high schools and to provide information to schools regarding obstacles to minicourses as alternatives to traditional programs. A 1976-77 survey of 265 midwestern high schools determined that only 60 (23%) of the schools offered…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Carelli, M. Dino, Ed.; Sachsenmeier, Peter, Ed. – 1977
The document presents eight conference papers which discuss the impact and functions of European national research institutions. The main aim of the conference was to provide an opportunity for directors of research institutions to exchange ideas and information with peers in other countries. Educational research is discussed from three points of…
Descriptors: Communications, Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Cooperation
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