The politics of assessment in New Jersey are examined in this study. Two basic questions addressed are: (1) what roles did competing interest groups play in the development and utilization of statewide assessment? and (2) has the controversy over the Educational Assessment Program (EAP) changed the impact of any of these groups on the future…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an information-gathering project that surveys the educational attainments of 9 year olds, 13 year olds, 17 year olds, and adults (ages 26 to 35) in ten learning areas, one of which is writing. This report focuses on persuasive and explanatory letter writing, representing two basic aims of…

The purpose of this book is to describe in nontechnical language the objectives, methods and findings of the six subject study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement during the years 1966-1973. The six subjects covered in the study were Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a…

This study was undertaken in 1974 to determine the extent of economic education in the secondary schools of California and the formal economics training of the teachers. Questionnaires were mailed to the principals of all the junior and senior high schools in California. Approximately 1300 questionnaires were mailed and 480 returned. Since a…

The author looks at three years of effort to measure the effectiveness of the career education curriculum in Ohio. The final analysis revealed that test items should be developed by examining instructional processes rather than stated goals and objectives, to better measure change and reflect what is taking place. (BP)

ACES sponsored a national survey of state supervisors of guidance and counselor education institutions and of nontraditional institutions offering graduate degrees in guidance and counseling in order to secure information regarding (a) licensure; (b) the use of a competency-based approach; (c) manpower needs; and (d) the program characteristics of…

Research demonstrated that competency development of senior pharmacy students could be quantified by a series of examinations, which showed that in the last professional year student performance and ability with pharmacy information and knowledge approached and eventually equalled that of registered pharmacists. (JT)

This article consists of a survey designed to determine language teachers' attitudes and assumptions concerning foreign language learning and teaching. (CLK)

Suggests that caution should be used by college level history teachers in employing nontraditional teaching methods. Suggests that a topical approach involving lecture and discussion can increase student interest and nurture that interest with personalized instruction. (Author/DB)

To examine the potential role of community social work in developing countries and the extent to which social workers in those countries are prepared, data from 22 schools of social work and 43 social work courses were analyzed. The authors emphasize that more community work teaching is needed. (MF)

Differences between accreditation and institutional self-evaluation flow less from particular procedures employed than from the fact that different people make judgements in each of these forms of assessment, and their differing perspectives reveal opposing values. The conflict in values highlights some basic questions about the future of…

An examination of the career education movement, its social interaction and work theories, and its jargon is needed. The author cites a number of authors' statements on career education, and poses ethical as well as practical questions about it. (MF)

Describes the chronological development and data collection processes used in evaluating two construct lesson plan courses concurrently offered by the American College, and comments on an earlier published article by Danny G. Langdon. (Author/JEG)

Educational technologists have moved from a unique concern with the how-to-do-its of behavioral change to the inclusion of what to teach, based on measurable objectives. The formal consideration of why can be seen as possibly having several layers, including considerations of results, both within and external to, an organizational context. (VT)

Discusses challenges faced by practitioners working with CBI and suggests ways ADCIS could further its efforts in three areas: (1) defining significant educational and training problems, (2) finding creative and logically superior solutions to the selected problems, and (3) comparing the outcomes of alternative solutions in a valid and persuasive…