The purpose of this project was to evaluate the FEHR (formative evaluation and heuristic research) Practicum training model, a computerized simulation providing practical experience in decision-oriented educational research and evaluation. The report is organized into five chapters. Chapter one contains an introductory discussion of the needs and purposes served, a description of a practicum session, and specifications for each of the physical components of the system. Chapter two contains a description of the computer program which generates FEHR Practicum Data, and presents evidence of its portability and adaptability. Chapter three describes the evolution of the present set of simulation problems and provides evidence of the internal validity of each problem. Chapter four presents the results of the empirical evaluation of the FEHR Practicum system in a variety of instructional roles. The fifth and final chapter provides a summary of the evidence regarding the system's effectiveness and discusses the implications for its dissemination and use. The findings provide evidence that, correctly used, the FEHR system can be useful in teaching research/evaluation skills. Its flexible form has proven quite effective for creative instructors who are willing to adapt their methods to the problem-solving mode that is most compatible with the FEHR system. The definitive finding of the evaluation was that FEHR projects are most effective when they are an integral part of a training curriculum teaching research/evaluation techniques and principles in a problem-solving discovery mode. (MB)