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ERIC Number: ED150296
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Jun-10
Pages: 61
Abstractor: N/A
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Design and Field Testing of a Systematic Procedure for Evaluating Vocational Programs. Final Report.
Portland Public Schools, OR.
The purpose of a project was to design and field-test a system for evaluating the adequacy of the vocational curriculum utilized by the Vocational Village, an alternative school for the training of individuals who have experienced failure in other educational settings. Focus was on the development of an evaluation model which will assess the degree of congruence between instructional curriculum and industrial needs. Use was made of representatives of business and industry as advisory committee members in each of the program clusters (industrial mechanics, marketing, food services, health occupations, office occupations, and welding/sheet metal). Four roles were assumed by committee members: (1) assist in determining level and kinds of entry-level jobs available to graduates and delineating the personal and technical skills required for these positions, (2) assist in identifying and developing the criteria for assessing student skills, (3) assist in implementing the evaluation procedures developed on the basis of the performance criteria, and (4) provide recommendations for program modification on the basis of the evaluative results. Although difficulty was initially encountered in orienting committee members and instructors, the design was formulated and pilot tested during the 1974-75 school year. Final results are yet to be seen, but initial indications of the project's impact upon the vocational curriculum are positive. Steps are being planned for follow-up and revision of the evaluation procedures. (Included are description of the Vocational Village program, project operational procedures, report of the status of the pilot testing, and preliminary conclusions.) (Author/JT)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Authoring Institution: Portland Public Schools, OR.
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