Takes a critical look at the Assessment of Performance Unit's proposals for monitoring attainment in mathematics. (Editor)

The problem of measuring efficiency in higher education is of increasing importance due to changes in socioeconomic conditions and rising enrollment rates. Problems of definition are discussed that occur in comparative studies of efficiency. Illustrations are drawn from formulations of the problem in several countries with different socioeconomic…

The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)

Advocates easily understood and equitable methods of distributing faculty workload and including on evaluation profiles only those items that are related to the workload, to improve faculty performance and assure educational quality. (TP)

Decisions about the assessment of courses in higher education directly influence the structure of the curriculum. Tables and diagrams based on educational theory can help incorporate instructional and expressive objectives into assessment and curriculum design. For journal availability, see SO 506 593. (Author/AV)

Reviews several schemes for organizing science laboratory objectives and activities and for analyzing several techniques designed to measure these laboratory outcomes. The need for further study and analysis of psychomotor behaviors in science education is emphasized. (HM)

In a study of declining college entrance examination scores, it was found that student-related factors, such as academic courses taken, were more closely related to test scores than school-related or family structure factors. (ED.)

Assessment data on student achievement are analyzed to trace performance on some computational skills, with areas of needed improvement identified. (MN)

This article is based on a study of educational goals in the State of Maryland. The authors identify different kinds of goals, the procedure used to validate the public education goals, findings of the study as related to science education and recommendations for action based on the findings. In particular, the goal "knowledge of scientific…

Presents the view that engineering is declining in the United States and provides recommendations for reversing the decline. (SL)

Discusses difficulties in determining the effectiveness of classroom teachers. (SL)

A structural model of curriculum evaluation is presented that is based on a decision-oriented concept of evaluation. Its three major components--information, technique, and decision-purpose--are discussed. (ND)

The article describes the severe and/or multiple child while discussing appropriate comprehensive assessment domains necessary for complete and meaningful service and programming. Specific problems and concepts related to the establishment and maintenance of severe and/or multiple units are discussed. (Author/NQ)

Summarizes the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study that, among other things, profiles the cognitive abilities of 17-year-olds. The editorial ends by asking how chemistry teachers can make use of this information to improve their effectiveness in teaching to the present type of student. (MR) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP)…

Reports on a survey conducted to determine the state of aerospace education in Indiana schools. (SL)