Intended as a resource for individuals wishing to evaluate smoking cessation programs, this handbook, one in a series of seven, provides a collection of measuring devices that can improve the quality of such evaluations. Chapter 1 introduces the handbook's contents and outlines evaluation related issues specific to smoking cessation programs. Chapter 2 introduces the key operations involved in program evaluation, emphasizing the role of assessment instruments in the gathering of information needed for defensible evaluations. Chapter 3 contains the measures designed to be used in the evaluation and design of smoking cessation programs. These measures deal with behavior, knowledge, skills, and affective outcomes. Each measure is introduced by a brief statement on the purpose of the assessment instrument, as well as the procedures for administering, scoring, and analyzing the resulting data. Chapter 4 describes how technical appraisals of the handbook's measures can be carried out. The three appendices contain lists of amplified content descriptors for use in updating the information in the guide, an explanation of informed consent procedures, and an annotated bibliography. (JD)