To meet the constantly changing needs of schools and diverse learners, educators must frequently monitor student learning, revise curricula, and improve instruction. Consequently, it is critical that careful analyses of student performance data are ongoing components of curriculum decision-making processes. The primary purpose of this study is to…

Provides an evaluation model and outlines steps to take in planning for the evaluation process. Such planning and organizing ensures that the evaluation process is achieved systematically. (IRT)

When the four administrators at a Wisconsin high school indicated they would appreciate staff feedback about their performance, union representatives undertook the task of formalizing an evaluation agreement, developing an evaluation instrument, implementing the evaluation process, and reviewing assessment procedures. The instrument and written…

To defend the value of the educational program against outside disapproval and diminishing support, administrators need to be trained in systematic evaluation research. (WD)

Administrators at Edina-West Secondary School in Edina (Minnesota) are making the curriculum more specific through an integrated in-service evaluation plan. (Author/MLF)

This article's thesis is that the principal, as instructional leader, should be responsible for the educative effectiveness of the "third curriculum", defined here as the student activities program. (Editor)

Discusses a program developed by the Century III Foundation, which attempts to interject value analysis in the educational process. Includes a diagrammatic presentation of a Moral Valuing Paradigm. (MD)

Discusses development of the six components of any sound performance appraisal program: (1) explicit job descriptions, (2) definitions of key areas of responsibility, (3) criteria for performance appraisal, (4) methods for data collection and analysis, (5) written procedures, and (6) legal review of all procedures. (PGD)

Superintendents, principals, and teachers were surveyed to determine attitudes about principal evaluation. Findings include agreement that superintendents should be evaluators, that assistance in professional growth is the purpose, and overall agreement that evaluation of educational leaders should be done by educators. (MD)

Teachers with higher order needs benefit from expressing their creativity and exercising valued skills. The evaluation process should encourage experienced teachers to grow professionally and move toward self-actualization. The suggested evaluation model includes an evaluation conference, a choice of evaluation method, a planning conference, an…

Discusses problems in evaluating artistic ability, changing views on the appropriate content and methods for art education, and new research that reveals relationships between artistic and other intellectual abilities; briefly notes several studies on art programs for the gifted and talented. (MCG)

Author Challenges the vociferous critics that he feels have grossly exaggerated the causes for concern in the American school system. (Editor)

Evaluation, if not carefully planned and implemented, can do more harm than good. Describes a successful system used to monitor one recent educational innovation. (Editor/RK)

A new computer-based assessment system will replace the National Teachers Examination by fall 1992. The three-stage system will test state-required basic academic skills during the sophomore year of college, evaluate subject field knowledge and skills using open-ended and multiple-choice questions, and contain a locally based performance…

A curriculum implementation monitoring system should be relatively inexpensive, unburdensome for faculty, and improvement oriented; produce information to guide staff development; and refrain from covertly evaluating teachers. A self-assessment checklist should report teachers' perceptions about degree of implementation, difficulty level, and…