The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of undergraduate degree programs in nursing on students from the University of Portland (UP) and the University of San Francisco (USF). Data were collected via structured group interviews and a double Q-sort administered twice at the end of each year of the program. The study was designed to…

In order to ascertain Williams Air Force Base Instructor Pilots' (IPs) and Student Pilots' (SPs) perceptions concerning cruciality of components of flight instruction and their perceptions regarding areas of instruction in need of improvement, a questionnaire was developed and administered to 82 IPs and 50 SPs. Results revealed that a majority of…

Summarized are the outcomes of a needs assessment of the Career Education Pilot Project for grades K-14 conducted in the Orange County (California) Consortium. Interviews and questionnaires were used to obtain data from teachers, students, and parents on the target area as well as from 150 service agencies in the communities. Findings include: (1)…

This paper briefly outlines the author's thoughts on what is humanistic education. By observing various curricula and projects purporting to be humanistic, the author describes three types of approaches: a) humanistic content curricula, or, courses dealing with specific areas of human concern; b) humanistic process curricula, or, learning skills…

A system of evaluation should be an essential part in the planning of each phase of curriculum development. The evaluation of the curriculum impact on the students can only be measured by comparing the students' status just before beginning the curriculum with their status at the conclusion of their studies. If little or no change in status is…

This book is an annotated list of curriculum guides in the language arts which have been recommended by the Committee on Curriculum Bulletins of the National Council of Teachers of English. The guides are voluntarily submitted to the committee for evaluation and review, and those selected best exemplify good curriculum planning and guide writing…

In this phase of the Technological Applications Project (TAP) a study was conducted which sought to determine the information wants of seven groups of individuals who were in a position of decision-making with respect to the adoption of instructional systems (teachers, library specialists, media specialists, curriculum coordinators and subject…

Described is an evaluation instrument designed for individual or group use for assessing an overall science curricula. Specific items within seven broad topics (foundations for local planning; curriculum; teaching-learning; staff; facilities, equipment, and materials; evaluation; and finances) are scaled zero (totally lacking) to four (excellent).…

Serves as an introduction to the field of educational evaluation by clarifying the aims and methods of evaluation and outlining points of conflict that exist between the various practitioners. Presents five evaluation studies as examples for discussion and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. (GS)

Guidelines are provided for evaluation during four stages of curriculum development: evaluating the feasibility of a project, evaluation during formative design and development, summative evaluation during curriculum transitions, and maintenance evaluation of curriculum change. (RAO)

A method of analyzing the content of biology/curricula, courses, and texts on the basis of the relative emphasis on different levels of biological organization, is discussed. It is suggested that this method may have led to unwarranted contrasts between traditional and modern curricula. A simple modification is proposed. (Author/BB)

This is an abridged version of an address by the author, a Senior Chief Inspector, Her Majesty's Inspectorate, to the Council of Local Education Authorities (CLEA) Annual Conference, on July 14, 1977. She evaluates primary school curriculum, middle school curriculum, and secondary school curriculum. She also discusses how she judges the curriculum…

A practical evaluation model is described in four phases: (1) a pre-planning stage, specifying the purpose of the evaluation; (2) a planning stage, specifying all steps of the evaluation process; (3) the evaluation process itself where information is collected and judgments are made; and (4) a macro evaluation, summarizing and reviewing the…

Defines evaluation and demonstrates that the general concept of evaluation can provide significant information for both the assessment of personnel as well as the assessment of the curriculum that is currently in place in the schools. Describes five steps that should be used in any evaluation. (Author/RK)