To determine the effects of teacher comments on spelling test papers, 32 randomly selected fourth- and sixth-grade teachers from low and high socioeconomic area Los Angeles elementary schools used 965 pupils in their regular classes as subjects. The teachers gave the regular weekly spelling test, and one of four evaluation treatments was randomly…

Revised every 10 years, this manual includes specific instruments for evaluating schools to appraise their quality and to encourage staffs to seek better materials and procedures. Evaluation is based on the principle that a school should be evaluated in terms of what it is striving to accomplish and according to the extent to which it is meeting…

Recent innovations in the secondary school social studies curriculum require the immediate attention of school administrators. Five major areas of the instructional process which contribute to a new social studies product include: (1) objectives, (2) teaching strategies, (3) materials, (4) pupil deployment, and (5) evaluation. School…

A total of 168 Negro and 296 white Medical Technicians participated in this study. A nine-scale performance rating form was developed and administered. Every technician was rated by at least two supervisors. A test of job knowledge was also given to all subjects. Among the correlations found were: (1) Negro workers received distinctly higher…

Remarks on the practice of class visitation at the college level in English courses are directed toward revealing critical weaknesses of such practice. Examples, drawn from experience, suggest that psychological damage to the instructor often results from direct classroom observation. A more successful approach to evaluation is discussed in terms…

Guidelines for teaching about three-dimensional art in elementary through upper grades provide teachers with an understanding of skill development and basic concepts at each grade level, as well as many specific teaching ideas. Observations on creative expression, approaches to teaching art, and developmental levels in three-dimensional art are…

These guidelines, which summarize the content of desegregation program evaluation studies, are organized into five chapters. The first is an "Introduction and Overview." Chapter 2 specifies desegregation program variables which are important in planning and designing evaluation studies. The structural and student variables that are required in the…

A seminar designed and conducted for foreign and American students entitled, "A Transcultural Seminar on Tradition and Change, on Values in the Twentieth Century," is described as an opportunity to relate individual experience and education to the contemporary scene. The seminar met during the academic year 1966-67 at bi-monthly meetings of 25…

Fifty-one instruments obtained from eleven projects are listed in this handbook and categorized by: (a) the program for which the instrument was constructed (participant, program, and pupil evaluation); (b) the respondents for whom the instrument is intended (teacher, parent, pupil, participant, etc.); and (c) the behavioral domain which the…

This report presents a preliminary analysis of Pennsylvania day care centers based on data obtained through questionnaires, site visitations, and observation. The sample of day care centrs is described in terms of two major variables: population density and funding. Topics include: (1) administration and organization; (2) staff (recruitment,…

Since 1965 the National Assessment of Educational Progress has conducted a nationwide survey of musical abilities, during which 150 musical exercises have been administered to about 80,000 individuals in four age groups. Members of the Music Educators National Conference studied this survey to determine implications for the music teacher in terms…

A scale, summary sheet, and checklist provide a guide for selecting elementary social studies materials. The checklist is based on trends in social studies as found in professional literature and published social studies materials. It is appropriate for use by individual teachers, curriculum committees, or curriculum coordinators. Aimed at being a…

The introductory instructional technology course at Purdue University represents a practical application of modular instruction, stated performance objectives, a multi-media approach to learning and mastery evaluation. The instructional modules are designed from a list of objectives and student projects. Students progress at their own rate toward…

The development of leadership evaluation procedures has been impeded by the same obstacles that have slowed the development of soft skills systems engineering techniques. Problems include the difficulty of finding a "true expert", the general lack of clarity concerning ultimate criterion measures, and the fact that leadership skills are…

ERIC abstracts on educational assessment, announced by this and other clearinghouses in RIE through April 1973, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "Evaluation,""Evaluation Criteria,""Evaluation Methods," and "Evaluation Techniques." This abstract updates on earlier ERIC…