Evaluation has two clear and distinct segments. Evaluation in cognition applies to the constant reevaluation of the internal processes of the organization. Evaluation is also a system of valuing those things with which the organization is primarily concerned. Therefore, the broad area of evaluation is both the self-evaluation of the processes of…

This report contains the findings, conclusions and recommendations that emerged from a study of "Functions and Goals of Oklahoma Higher Education." Many individuals and groups were involved in the process which culminated in this report, including a 600-member citizens' group, a special 140-member citizens' advisory committee, several…

The documents listed below are sets of instructional objectives for 39 courses taught at the junior college level. The specific objectives are typically arranged in terms of several major course goals. The major goals indicate what is generally to become of students taking the course by specifying actions to be taken, skills to be learned,…

American education reflects American society, and when society has difficulty in establishing clear objectives for itself, as it does now, education also has difficulty. Behavioral objectives and educational accountability are a result of public pressure and reflect a broad social movement originating in business, where the emphasis has…

This bibliography has three main sections: 1) "Books and Papers," containing 198 citations; 2) "Articles and Excerpts From Books," containing 148 citations; and 3) "Theses," with two citations. Sources consulted in preparing the bibliography include the British Education Index, the Canadian Education Index (CCRE), the…

These instructional objectives, written by Norman E. Rich, have been selected from materials used at Golden West College (California). These objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to acquire. These objectives may also serve as models…

The author presents two competencies in the psychomotor domain and two in the cognitive domain which describe the physically educated high school student. (MJB)

Evaluation of curricular content with behavioral objectives is suggested as a means of making physical education programs accountable. (GW)

The author predicts that the affective movement in education will subside because the proponents of the movement have failed to develop curricula and other materials for potential practitioners outside the movement. (HD)

A new type of educational objective will have to be generated to replace behavioral objectives. This new objective will be nonspecific, developmental, inquiry oriented, and extrapolative. (Author/WM)

The purpose of this article is to examine some of the problems and arguments'' against behavioral objectives'' and to suggest a modified approach to objectives and measurement that hopefully will be acceptable to behaviorists and humanists alike.'' (Author)

The authors explore the acceptance of Bloom's Taxonomies -- both affective and cognitive.... They relate the two and suggest learning paths" incorporating classifications from both Taxonomies. (Editor)

The focus of this article is centered around this fundamental question and attempts to provide a more systematic framework needed to clarify the general nature of the relationship between behaviorally stated educational objectives and the assessment of their acheivement. (Author)

Author sees trainers as change agents and suggests three areas for change within the organization. (SP)