This case study was done in partial fulfillment of a Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) Graduate Course the participant-observer was completing. The participant-observer learned a lot about Dmitrov, the child in this study. Dmitrov was a 2nd-grade student who was diagnosed (late in the school year) with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…

Shares some high-yield questionnaire items that school practitioners can use to design strategic-planning surveys to be conducted at the start of a five-year planning cycle. Recommends two basic types of quantitative questionnaire items focused on program evaluation and needs assessment. Recommends three qualitative questionnaire items allowing…

Parents and guardians of children in the Indianapolis Public Schools' Montessori Option Program for kindergartners through sixth graders were surveyed. Parents and guardians were surveyed on: (1) the pupil progress report, which was used on a pilot basis during the 1988-89 school year; (2) the Montessori method; (3) strengths and weaknesses of the…