A survey of 270 graduates of Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM) during 1969 to 1973 was conducted to determine what graduates did in their jobs and how their SPHTM learning experiences related to their jobs. The methodology used in the survey is described and results are presented in tabular form with…

To help define the role of instructional television in arts education as background information for AIT's Art Project, a sample of 12 state and three provincial level arts educators were asked to complete a questionnaire. Sixteen open-ended items were divided into three categories--curriculum, students, and teachers; some called for quantifiable…

The opinions of sophomore practicum students in elementary education at the University of Iowa were solicited with the intent of finding ways to assess and improve the teacher education program. The students answered a series of questions related to their experiences working in local public schools. Some of the most notable outcomes of the data…

The Oregon System in Mathematics Education (OSME) was a five-year "systems experiment" to improve mathematics education on a statewide basis. The major purposes of this present study were to determine the effectiveness and impact of OSME and a "systems" approach and to address questions of future replicability. The evaluation focused on three…

The Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is a goal-oriented instrument with an evaluation component providing a basis for determining acquisition of twelve skills defined as learning goals. Each goal is stated in terms of an acceptable performance standard which clearly describes what the student must do. The skills…

This guide is intended to assist those interested in developing and/or assessing consumer skills. It is an accompanyment to a separate collection of survey items (mostly in a multiple choice format) designed to assess seventeen-year-olds' consumer skills. It is suggested that the items can be used as part of an item pool, as an instructional tool,…

The second segment of a two-part general report of a province-wide reading assessment program in British Columbia, this report presents the results of two teacher surveys, one dealing with the desired objectives of secondary reading instruction and the other concerning the methodology of instruction throughout the province. The chapters of the…

Summarizing a two-part general report on a reading assessment of grades 8 and 12 in the province of British Columbia, this report provides the general background on the aims and methods of the assessment, presents information on the development of the test instrument, details the administration of the test, and reports its results. In addition,…

The 1976-77 annual report of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) contains a tribute to the late director Dr. William C. Radford, a list of members of the council, the annual report of the director, a list of ACER staff, contributors to council funds, and information on state institutes for educational research. The annual report…

State Departments of Education are turning to the use of criterion referenced, as opposed to norm referenced, models for statewide assessment. The underlying assumption in this turn of events is that results generated by criterion referenced tests within the statewide assessment context permit the drawing of value inferences about the…

In this volume are discussed: (1) an assessment of the national potential for expansion of cooperative education (employer utilization of undergraduate student manpower, student participation in cooperative education, expansion in higher education institutions, and employer use of graduate manpower); (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of…

The Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) is a joint USOE-NIE panel which reviews the evidence of effectiveness submitted for a variety of educational products and practices developed through federally supported programs. Studies show that school superintendents and other adopters prefer to initiate changes where there is assurance that benefits…

In December 1973, the Committee to Improve Performance of School Personnel was established. The task of the Committee was to create an effective system of improving professional performance which could be put into practice in any school situation in Kentucky, a system which could be utilized with all professional staff members whether they be…

Fifteen reasons for the current negative status of the social studies as a curriculum in schools of the United States are provided. The 15 reasons include (1) lack of a well-planned, issue-centered, skill-oriented social studies curriculum program, (2) overdependence upon history and neglect of other social sciences, (3) lack of a minimum set of…

The project sought to determine whether certain National Institute of Education (NIE)-funded career education programs provided for personalization of instruction and whether they avoided tracking students into narrowly constrained areas. The first chapter discusses individualized instruction in historical and current perspective and presents…