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Lilyquist, J. Gary – 1986
This document reports on a study conducted in Wisconsin to determine the relative incidence of evaluations of high school principals by boards of education, the degree of formality of these evaluations, and the sources of information and/or criteria used. Results determined that evaluation of high school principals by school boards occurs on a…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Evaluation Criteria
Redinger, Linda – 1988
Abstracts are presented of research studies on various methods of teacher evaluation. The purpose of this study was to seek out those factors in evaluation programs that are necessary for enhancing teacher effectiveness. The research studies are organized by four categories: (1) status of teacher evaluation; (2) attributes of successful evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Observation
Download full textPoliner, Elizabeth A. – 1994
The purpose of this study was to develop an operating plan for the implementation and evaluation of an adult education network, AEDNET, and electronic journal, "New Horizons in Adult Education," at Nova Southeastern University (Florida). The following research questions were addressed in this study: (1) What does the literature indicate…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Education, College Administration, Electronic Journals
Boos, Jo Ellen – 1996
In recent years there has been a push for libraries to develop and use systematic measures to determine the effectiveness of library service. Materials availability, or fill rate, is one of many output measures used in libraries. This technique measures the degree to which library customers are able to acquire the materials they want during their…
Descriptors: Children, Early Adolescents, Evaluation Methods, Library Collections
Branch, Myra; Grafelman, Brenda; Hurelbrink, Kurt – 1998
This report describes a program for increasing student ownership and responsibility to bring about quality work. The students were actively involved in the collaborative assessment process. The targeted population consisted of first and second grade students in a middle class community in Central Illinois. An increased sense of ownership,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Beal, Jackie L. – 1972
This study evaluates materials developed for low achievers by secondary mathematics teachers who participated in a summer conference. Fifteen pairs of experimental/control classes were involved. Materials were evaluated by data from achievement tests and attitude instruments. In addition, the teachers using the materials were asked for suggestions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Activity Units, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
Henderson, Frances C. – 1977
Fifty-nine students enrolled in Nursing II at the College of San Mateo completed an assessment tool designed to measure students' perceptions of their knowledge, skills, and understanding in terms of specific course objectives. The assessment instrument consisted of 16 objectives in eight subject areas (basic physical, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation
Hatfield, Susan – 1996
This study examined the effective use of computer stations across the curriculum. Research was conducted in a fourth grade classroom in Lena, a small, rural farming town in northwestern Illinois. Desks were arranged in circular clusters of five. The students moved to five different stations, one of which was an IBM computer mini-lab. The lab, used…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
Weiner, Debra S. – 1978
This study examines the circumstances under which a large urban school system opens the budget development process to the input of citizens groups and the difficulties involved in this effort. The scope of the study is limited to the analysis of the 1977 Budget Task Force (BTF) of the Philadelphia School District and observations of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Boards of Education, Budgeting
Ringel, Robert F. – 1983
This field study was conducted to develop a performance-based course, including goal statements, performance objectives, and learning activities, for a light commercial building drafting course. The procedures used during the study were based on the 1975 Michigan Department of Education project for the development of competency-based teacher…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Drafting, Architectural Education, Behavioral Objectives
McFarland, Valere – 1998
This paper presents the findings of a study that investigated whether members of culturally diverse populations could be more adequately represented in elementary gifted and talented programs through the use of a non-traditional assessment method. Teachers nominated students for gifted programs from multiple assessments and observations. The…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Alternative Assessment, Cultural Awareness
Frasier, James Robert – 1983
A study identified strategies used in selected rural states for evaluating the effectiveness of vocational programs and services for handicapped and disadvantaged students. During the study, the researcher examined the documents used by 13 rural states to assess their vocational programs for handicapped and disadvantaged individuals. This…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment
