This paper presents step-by-step guidelines for evaluating a reading course. A concept of evaluation is discussed as a guide to decision making for teachers in the ongoing development of an instructional program. A procedure for developing an evaluation plan for instructional reading programs is explained, specific questions are delineated that…

This 50 item interview is designed to obtain information which can be used in the evaluation of adult basic education (ABE) programs. The questions cover the instructional staff, instructional goals, methods and materials. For related documents see EM 003 360, 3354-56, and TM 003 398. (EH)

This report describes and evaluates an adult education experiment for the elderly of the Uptown Model Cities area of Chicago. The purpose of the "Senior Studies" program was to increase opportunities for adult and continuing education for the older people of the area through the development of a curriculum that encompassed art, literature, music,…

Discrimination training in a specific, short-term, lay counseling program aimed at producing effective helpers is evaluated. Success of various lay training ventures appears to be related to the organization of specific programs with emphasis on core conditions. A week-long training program patterned after Carkhuff (1969b) included the conditions…

A brief, non-technical set of descriptions of products making up the 1971 Pool for Evaluation from which selections were made for focused dissemination is presented. The descriptions cover: (1) what the product is, what it does, who it serves, (2) what the reported findings are regarding effectiveness, benefits, and limitations, (3) what the costs…

A specially constructed research design was used to evaluate the non-certified teacher training program in St. Bernard Parish of Louisiana. Each of the instruments used related directly to the stated goals of the project. The pre- and posttest results of the Self-Report Inventory revealed no significant change in the attitudes of the 13…

Hearings were conducted for the purpose of inquiring into: (1) the proposed funding cutbacks for programs under the Older Americans Act; (2) the conduct of the White House Conference on Aging; (3) recent reorganization moves affecting the role and status of the Administration on Aging; (4) the proposed creation of a new volunteer agency which…

Results of a survey showed that 95% of Minneapolis, Minn., elementary school children are exposed to educational television (ETV) lessons. The typical classroom teacher used ETV in three or four subject areas. More than nine out of 10 teachers reported satisfaction with the programs used. More than 80% of the teachers were satisfied with…

This booklet is a simplified guide for program planning and is intended to complement a somewhat lengthier companion booklet on program evaluation. It spells out in outline fashion the basic elements and steps involved in the planning process. Brief sections focus in turn on different phases of the planning process, including problem…

Ten concerns encountered in the evaluation of career education programs as seen from the viewpoint of local practitioners are discussed pertaining to program definition, program evaluation instruments; measurement techniques, and student evaluations. Remedies for the areas of concern are briefly presented. (BP)

Molner favorably reviews Windle and Neigher's paper (TM 503 780) on ethical problems in program evaluation, but suggests that these problems are more political than ethical, and that ethical choices cannot be compromised whereas political choices can. (CTM)

A past president of the American Vocational Association addresses a number of issues in vocational education, including financial support, institutional versus on-the-job training, the dropout problem, and the success of vocational education in meeting its objectives. (Author/IRT)

Structured decomposition is explained as a process of reduction to parts of an educational program. Resulting substructures aid in an overview of the entire entity. (RAO)

This study of a large New York City program found that three fifths of the patients who entered treatment had terminated before the end of the second year. (Author/AM)

The Colleges of Education Learning Programmes Project attempts to encourate the use of educational technology in education and the training of teachers. This article describes some of its activities and gives the findings of a small scale independent evaluation of the Project. (JY)