In general, the more knowledgeable the student in an area, the higher his ratings of courses and instructors in that area. Significant interactions among the four main effects were also found across the judgmental dimensions students utilized in evaluating instruction. (Author/LBH)

If students are to think historically, then teachers must think historically. One place where future history teachers might gain such cognitive practice is in history courses designed to focus on the ideas and methods of historians. A study focused on teaching future history teachers how to think about history. A course, "Philosophy and…

This study sought to determine if different personality types express more or less satisfaction with courses delivered online versus those delivered in the classroom. The methodology employed two online surveys--the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) and a course satisfaction instrument. The participants were 146 college students taking online and…

This paper reports on how two instructors implemented a unit in their introductory communications courses at a midsized Midwestern university about communication between disabled and ablebodied persons. The goals of the instructors are delineated in the paper, and the effectiveness of the unit is evaluated on several dimensions. The course…

This paper deals with research on a comparative education course as assessed by students at the University of Zululand, South Africa. The paper outlines the teacher training program at that university, the place of comparative education within that program, and the curriculum of the comparative education course. At the end of the course 245…

This paper discusses the lessons learned from the use of early state-of-the-art Computer-Based Training (CBT) applications and hopes for the future. The paper is based on experiences with large introductory personal computer applications classes with over 700 students that used CBT such as Virtual Tutor and PinPoint. Findings are presented related…

Describes the program in a summer institute for 25 junior high school science teachers. Innovations used in the program included lecture-demonstrations, small group discussions, open-ended laboratories, and viewing physics films. Problems that arose are reviewed. The method of evaluating the teachers is described. (LC)

Presents a rejoinder to an earlier article critical of current sexuality education. The major theoretical contentions of the earlier article are examined and refuted. Concludes that, in its primary values and its observed effects, contemporary sexuality education represents the essence of democratic society. (Author/JAC)

The development, implementation, and student evaluation of a course designed to train graduate students to evaluate their casework practice are described. A follow-up study found that most graduates were not using single-subject designs as part of their casework. The need to improve retention and generalization of research skills is discussed.…

Two brief scales were proposed to assess effectiveness of teaching in laboratory and seminar/discussion group classes. (Author)

A program to help ESL teachers of vocationally oriented students develop the relationship between language learning and employment in courses they are involved in is described, its organization outlined, and its evaluation presented. Content about employment and development of teachers' information access skills were important elements. (MSE)

The activities involved in a student production of modern Spanish drama in a University of Toronto course and the links with language learning that make the course a partial language immersion are described. Problems in evaluating the course and student performance are discussed. (MSE)

Reviewed the results of a decade of student evaluation of mathematics faculty performance and course effectiveness at Rhode Island College. Results supported the overall effectiveness of the department and also supported the reliability of student evaluations of faculty performance. Found ratings most associated with instructors clarity and…

The development of a questionnaire for measuring instruction and studying the interaction between instruction and learning is described. The Course Perceptions Questionnaire measures the variety of instructional methods used in law classrooms as well as relevant student response to these methods. (Author/MLW)

Evaluation of instruction has become an important issue in higher education in the last two decades. Distinctions which help clarify the study of instructional assessment include: (1) formal versus informal evaluation; (2) summative versus formative evaluation; and (3) evaluation of a teacher versus evaluation of instruction. (JN)