In the spring of 1971, top priority was placed on the systematic planning and evaluation of Federal programs operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The needs assessment was viewed as the process of ascertaining the decision areas of concern. This was accomplished by establishing potential educational goals or objectives, determining which…

It is the purpose of this paper to suggest a role community assessment can play in the development of effective communication links between the public schools and the communities they serve, and to outline a process by which the public schools can develop their own community assessment activities. Community assessment, in the broader sense, can be…

This three phase library program was presented to some two hundred students enrolled in sections of an English composition course taught at the State University of New York College at Brockport. Offered each fall and spring semester since the spring of 1975, the library program has been incorporated into a nine module, self-guided course, taught…

A virgorous discussion of the "enemy" of adult education points to the mind and heart of every adult educator, a lack of self-evaluation, and a lack of self assessment. (Author/LH)

Discusses a study of student attitudes, preferences, and stereotyping among White Britons and West Indian students in an English secondary school. Findings indicated that factors such as the race of the tester influenced the test situation. For journal availability, see SO 506 785. (DB)

This research addresses the question of the comparability of equal scores on the same test from children in different grades. The results indicate that the scores are comparable, and support the assignment of Iowa Tests of Basic Skills levels that match the child's developmental level. (Author)

Defensible evaluation designs must take into account the impossibility of random assignment and reduced options for the use of control groups. In addition, there are numerous pressures on the construction and development of measuring devices and a need for ingenuity in performing statistical analysis. This article explicates these issues. (Author)

Reports on the District of Columbia school system's competency-based curriculum plan for education accountability. (BB)

Evaluates college students' understanding of chemistry as operationally defined by Bloom. The Test of Higher Cognitive Learning in Chemistry was administered to 488 students upon completion of a one-semester course in general chemistry. Significant differences were found among student mean scores at various cognitive levels. (HM)

This article describes a method for evaluating instructional scholarship, broadly defined as both the competence and expertise the instructor brings to bear on a subject and the ability to promote student learning of and interest in that subject. (Authors)

Discussed is a recent recommendation that the national accreditation process now applied solely to colleges and universities be expanded to include all institutions, agencies, and organizations involved in long-term cooperative programs to prepare or upgrade school personnel. (JD)

The expansion of the Italian university system is described with particular reference to the laws of 1961 and 1969 that liberalized access. The effects of these reforms are discussed and it is argued that despite the expansion, the system remains an elite one. Social implications are considered. (Author/LBH)

Outlines objectives of public education in the Soviet Union and suggests that educational policy should concentrate on training specialists for those new branches of science and technology where the need for workers is greatest. (Author/DB)

Some of the problems surrounding lifelong learning are discussed from the personal viewpoint of a chairman of a state 1202 planning commission. Included are problems in definition (continuing education, adult education, community education), student goals, and location of courses. (LBH)

The status of American higher education is examined in this essay, with focus on such issues as institutional autonomy, the role of advanced education in society, access, and accountability. (LBH)