This paper attempts to provide a model that allows for individual evaluators to frame specific evaluation items based on a common set of beliefs (a philosophy) regarding the secondary school program for marketing and distributive education. It describes Popham's procedure for the development of domain specifications that frame the philosophical…

Significant findings of the comprehensive evaluation of a computer-based curriculum in the basic medical sciences using the PLATO IV computer system are presented. The study was conducted by the Office of Curriculum and Evaluation (OCE) of the School of Basic Medical Sciences (SBMS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign (UC). It was…

The results of a curriculum evaluation can be used in inservice sessions as a focal point for decision-making by classroom teachers. Among the questions that may be asked during a curriculum evaluation are: (1) How well do students achieve the stated objectives of the curriculum?; and (2) At what points in the instructional sequence does…

This report presents the results of field testing of 26 environmental education units designed for use at the secondary level. Field testing was intended to determine the merit of the units. About 50 school districts, 170 teachers, and 900 students took part in the field test. The report includes a description of the units, design of the…

To determine the effectiveness of local postsecondary advisory councils in Iowa, this two-phase study surveyed every Iowa postsecondary vocational instructor to identify programs utilizing local advisory councils, the composition of these councils, and names and addresses of leading council members. Phase 2 used a more detailed questionnaire…

AFTER AN EVALUATION MADE BY THE TEACHERS OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 6, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CLARIFICATION, REWRITING, OR ADDITIONS WERE INDICATED--THE PURPOSE AND USE OF THE SCIENCE GUIDE, EVALUATION OF THE UNITS BY GRADES, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE UNITS, A REWRITING OF PARTICULAR UNITS, HEALTH UNITS FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, THE USE OF…

CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS TO TRAIN PROSPECTIVE SECONDARY TEACHERS OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION WERE STUDIED THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF COURSE OFFERINGS IN COLLEGE CATALOGS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY MEMBERS. PURPOSES OF THE SURVEY WERE TO DESCRIBE CURRENT PRACTICES IN PREPARING COMPOSITION TEACHERS, TO IDENTIFY APPARENTLY EFFECTIVE…

THIS MONOGRAPH EXPLORES PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON MEXICAN-AMERICANS, BY CONSIDERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE FORMAL SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED THREE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR SUCCESS--A GOOD SELF-CONCEPT, PARENTAL LOVE, AND TEACHER…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT WERE TO (1) DEVELOP A SET OF OBJECTIVES WHICH ACCURATELY REFLECTED THE TASKS THE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO ATTEMPT AND THE OUTCOMES NEEDED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE SCHOOL AS SUCCESSFUL, AND (2) DEVELOP A SET OF INSTRUMENTS AND A PLAN FOR GATHERING DATA WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE STAFF TO EVALUATE AND DETERMINE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF…

AN OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL RESEARCH TO DEVELOP RESEARCH PERSONNEL, TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES, TO DEVELOP AN OVERVIEW OF SURVEY PROCEDURES RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING NEEDS, TO REFINE THE OPERATING…

Under the assumption that evaluation must involve the teacher in an introspective process so as to develop the habit of continuous improvement, guidelines which give direction to industrial arts program evaluation were developed. These are intended for use by industrial arts teachers and by preservice teacher education students. Major chapters…

This study of the Basic Skills Program (to prepare the student for enrollment in a regular course) was undertaken by the Student Service Center at the request of the Language Arts and Mathematics Departments. Its objectives were to examine (1) performance of students in the program, (2) student-measured achievement after one semester, and (3)…

This manual is written for programers whose specific assignment is the preparation of programed texts in mathematics based on the work of the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). Detailed information regarding the attempt to program the SMSG ninth grade course, "First Course in Algebra," is provided. Reported are (1) information on…

This report of the National Conference on the Humanities includes summaries, with excerpts, of four major addresses--(1) "What the Humanities Programs in Schools Ought to Be" by Harry S. Broudy, (2) "Problems and Advantages of the Culture-Epoch Approach to the Humanities" by John R. Dahl, (3) "Humanities: A Great Ideas Course" by Morris Saxe, and…

This study explored foundational conceptions of knowledge currently influencing secondary cinematic arts education, their curricular and instructional expressions, and their relation to instructional methods practiced in this environment. "Congruence" was developed as a method for exploring the assumptions, dimensions, and relations outlined for…