Leaning heavily on National Educational Television affiliates for its information, this survey of instructional television production units and the relationship of their facilities to the quality of television courses which they produce, finds: that instructional television is fairly well off in terms of "hardware" and only slightly lacking in…

Presents an evaluation form that library media specialists, teachers, and students can use to rate their school library media center. (WD)

This author recommends a comprehensive evalution of education construction projects 11 months following their substantial completion, when users have had sufficient time to identify true weaknesses, original intentions have not been forgotten, shortcomings in materials or the construction process will have appeared, and one year warranties have…

This project was conducted April-May 1985 and involved 62 public service librarians. The evaluation goals were to involve the staff during the implementation of this new technology and to collect data on these objectives: to measure satisfaction with training, documentation, equipment, printing, and system reliability; to identify materials to be…

Three instruments for evaluating elementary school music programs are designed for music teachers at the primary and intermediate levels and for the administrator. The purpose of the checklists is to identify weaknesses and strengths of the school program for teachers in the areas of rhythm, melody, harmony, form, expressive elements, creativity,…

The third in a series of the Journal of Educational Techniques and Technologies surveys showcasing state-of-the-art learning laboratory systems. Distributor and end users of this system answer questions about its features and use. Distributor responses are in interview form; end users' responses are in tabular form. (Author/LMO)

This practical guide deals briefly with the principal's responsibilities as an evaluator and more extensively with the principal's role, rights, and responsibilities as a subject of evaluation. The first section discusses the role of the principal in the evaluation of personnel, facilities and equipment, programs, and operational procedures. The…

This checklist provides sets of criteria according to which judgments about each of the six major elements of an institution's educational media programs can be made. These elements are: 1) commitment on the part of the administrative and instructional staff to the use of media; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral component of…

This checklist is designed to assist school system personnel in evaluating the media programs of their schools. Criteria are listed, against which each of the central components of the media program can be measured. These components are: 1) commitment on the part of staff members to media use; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral part…

This report, an expansion on "The Interim Report: Research of the New Nursery School," is presented in three sections. The first section examines the test results of 29 children enrolled in the New Nursery School (NNS, for academically handicapped, low income Mexican-Americans) and the REN school (similar to the NNS but for children whose parents…

This report details the setting up of a program to assess the training potential of a new simulator (Device 2F64C) for training SH-3 replacement helicopter pilots. Section 2 describes the training situation at the fleet readiness squadron prior to and during the transition to a new curriculum that resulted from an instructional system development…

Four systems for computer-assisted instruction are explained and compared here: the PLATO, the TICCIT, the TRS 80, and the Apple II. (JM)

Follow-up data provide evidence regarding the strengths and weaknesses of students and programs as well as implications for teachers and administrators. Areas of concentration focus on equipment update, curriculum revision, employment stability, and training needs. (JOW)