Article discussed instructional organization with the focus on the characteristics and implications of four alternatives to the traditional pattern of concurrent courses. (Author/RK)

Many educators and policymakers find that deciding on the right staff-development program has become increasingly difficult. This brief, three-part monograph organizes staff-development objectives, models, and program-design features into an understandable, comprehensive framework. Part 1 advises readers on how to weigh a program's objectives.…

Some limitations of instructional development are delineated, as are some of its potential adverse consequences. Finally, some possible strategies are advanced for rectifying undesirable impacts. (Author)

The complete instructional process in Adult Basic Education (ABE), focusing upon the teacher specifically, is examined, with special attention being given to the decisions surrounding the planning of instruction. This monograph discusses the process of goal refinement from major goals to program objectives to instructional objectives, analyzes the…

The application of conventional psychometric procedures to instructional product development is outlined. Selected non-psychometric requirements of developing and delivering effective instruction are described and the consequent implications for psychometric procedures set forth. Present instructional development technology is circumscribed in…

ART EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS MULTIPLE-AUTHOR DOCUMENT WHICH BEGINS WITH A CHAPTER ON THE ROLE OF ART IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES WHICH SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF ART INSTRUCTION AND THE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING FOR THE TEACHING OF ART ARE…

Reported are the execution and outcomes of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Performance Funding Project at Tennessee Technological University, a pilot project seeking to explore the question of whether it is desirable and possible to allocate state funds to community colleges and universities on a performance effectiveness…

Faculty development programs in colleges and universities must be faulted for not having adequate theory, employing comprehensive approaches, or showing a deep intention. An adequate theory of faculty development will involve a sophisticated understanding of the process of professionalization and an integrating theory of human development.…

Major demands of accountability as related to performance contracting are outlined, as well as the limitations of standardized tests in meeting these demands. (AG)

The aim of the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program was to meet legislative requirements, to improve instruction and to integrate instructional sensitivity into the state's educational programs for grades K-12 in the basic skill areas of reading, writing and mathematics. In their task of identifying, compiling and revising educational…

THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO PLANNING IS USEFUL IN DESIGNING MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. IT SPECIFIES INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES, COORDINATES APPROPRIATE METHODS, AND EVALUATES THE RESULTING INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM. CONFLICTS CAN ARISE FROM INDIVIDUAL INTERPERTATIONS OF INTEREST IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. A COMPREHENSIVE, EQUITABLE…

This paper reviews the four research and development (R&D) analyses that were presented as a rationale for the National Institute of Education's (NIE) 1973 agenda. Three of the chapters describe (1) the consensus cncerning goals, (2) the manner in which the different analyses move from goals to a list of programs, and (3) the need for more…