The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) "Guide to Accreditation" includes a full description of TEAC's principles and standards, the accreditation process and audit, and detailed instruction on writing the "Brief." This revision includes expanded information on (1) preparing an "Inquiry Brief Proposal" and the audit of the "Inquiry…

A proposed model for estimating psychomotor test battery reliability, based upon canonical correlation analysis, is described. (Author/JMK)

The papers selected to provide this resource deal specifically with evaluations of the Teacher Corps as opposed to evaluation of issues and problems generally. The first paper does address concisely the current dialogue in the educational evaluation community, but its role in this publcation is secondary to discussion of evaluation activities in…

Data are tabulated on the proportion of colleges and universities reporting institutional response to reports on curricular reform, use of measures of institutional effectiveness, methods of measurement, administrator attitudes about assessment, enrollment changes, and changes in institutional finances, for universities, four-year colleges,…

This issue of "NECTAC Notes" concludes that states have exhibited a strong interest in using the option of a developmental delay eligibility category for young children served by IDEA. Future changes in state eligibility policies may reflect several provisions related to eligibility policies and practices that are contained in the…

This report analyzes education in Minnesota. After a brief introduction in chapter 1, chapter 2 reviews educational accountability at the national and state levels and the development of Minnesota's own assessment and accountability system. This review not only leads to recommended next steps in that assessment and accountability system, it also…

This report by the Florida Articulation Coordinating Committee defines seven objectives or goals of articulation and measures that indicate how well the objectives are being met. The report includes the most recent data available, identified by objective and measure. Objective 1 is to adequately prepare secondary students so they can smoothly…

In spring 1996, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) undertook the fourth assessment of institutional effectiveness using an assessment plan developed between 1990 and 1993. Outcomes were examined for the 1995-96 academic year with respect to the 51 goals, 147 objectives, and 253 indicators of effectiveness identified by the assessment plan in…

Prepared as part of a joint effort by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges (SBCC) and the Maryland State Board of Education to promote high-quality occupational programs and services, this report provides information on the state's management information system and program data monitoring system. Following the text of a resolution…

A report is presented on the evaluation and redevelopment of an 11-module course of instruction in restorative dentistry conducted under Project Acorde. The major learning goals for students were: acquisition of the necessary skills and knowledge of appropriate tools and materials; and self-appraisal of one's own work in performing the various…

Focusing on the measurements and traits used to assess program effectiveness at Wisconsin's Northcentral Technical College (NTC), this document reviews the college's value-focused effectiveness indicators and provides data on outcomes as of 1994-95. Following NTC's mission statement, the program assessment criteria developed at the college are…

This report includes comprehensive goal, objective, indicator, and use statement data; analysis of indicators; conclusions; and recommendations. In spring 1994, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) undertook the second assessment of institutional effectiveness using an assessment plan developed between 1990 and 1993. Outcomes were examined for…

In spring 1995, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) undertook the third assessment of institutional effectiveness using an assessment plan developed between 1990 and 1993. Outcomes were examined for the 1994-95 academic year with respect to the 51 goals, 147 objectives, and 253 indicators of effectiveness identified by the assessment plan in…

This booklet showcases findings from a new analysis of data from "Family Involvement in Education: A National Portrait," and provides a checklist for parents to assess their own school on issues of family involvement. The study was conducted in May and June of 1997 by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Key…

This status report is the third in a series of annual self-assessments Jefferson College (Missouri) has done in response to the 13 core indicators proposed by the American Association of Community Colleges as those identifying institutional effectiveness. This report explores 7 college missions, which are further subdivided into 13 core…