An evaluation model was developed to measure the effectiveness of pilot programs in vocational education for handicapped persons in selected State schools and State hospitals in Texas. The model was field-tested by conducting evaluations of 16 pilot programs in vocational education for the handicapped located in seven State schools/hospitals. Data…

Guidelines are given for program testing and verification to ensure quality software for the programmer working alone in a computing environment with limited resources. The emphasis is on verification as an integral part of the software development. Guidance includes developing and planning testing as well as the application of other verification…

This first volume of a three-volume feasibility report on the Georgia model for elementary teacher education outlines the procedures used in conducting the study, and presents the theoretical considerations involved. The engineering strategy proposed for a 5-year development program is summarized, the essential characteristics of the program in…

A localized system for the evaluation of investment in vocational education in Ohio is described in this four part manual. Following an instruction introduction to the manual, part II provides a description of the analytical framework for this system. Vocational education is analyzed as an investment and an explanation of the criteria used in the…

Designed to assist Computerized Vocational Information System (CVIS) users in evaluating projects in local secondary school sites, the handbook provides users with a variety of variables or viewpoints from which to assess the CVIS system. Four different approaches are presented to CVIS evaluation: the analysis of use patterns; the reaction of…

A computerized model was developed to evaluate local vocational education programs in relation to the various functions of vocational education. A data base was generated using the local school districts' information and the output was designed for local self-evaluation use in further planning and review of the overall vocational education plan.…

The Formative Evaluation and Heuristic Research (FEHR) PRACTICUM, a computerized game, gives practical experience in such program evaluation tasks as problem definition, operationalizing objectives, field study, budgeting, proposal writing, data analysis, and interpretation--without the expense and time commitments required by most research. The…

Discusses the capabilities and limitations of contemporary reading software designed for microcomputers. (Available from: Modern Learning Publishers, Inc., 6517 Liggett, Oakland, CA 94611, $14.) (AEA)

This Manual has been designed to provide step-by-step guidelines for conducting an evaluation of a structured training sequence. The assessment design to be presented involves essentially: the testing of a group of trainees before and after a sequence of instruction by administration of the same set of objective-form items under structured testing…

Describes a computerized system for grading examinations for large class sections. The system, developed and tested over a period of three years, consists of three main program components: (1) SUPERGRADER III grades and analyzes each examination, (2) PARTY reorganizes punched card input to SUPERGRADER III if necessary, and (3) SUPERSCORER III…

The report covers career education activities at four Pennsylvania project sites (Ebensberg, Crawford County, Philadelphia, and McKeesport): an elementary, a junior high, a K-12, and a 10-14 component. Project TIMES (Temporally Individualized Modular Education Scheduling) was incorporated in the 10-14 component at an area vocational-technical…

Describes three interactive programs in the general physics area which are prepared on time-shared facilities to assist a student to self-test himself for an understanding of light reflection problems. Examples of computer printout are given. (CC)

DETAILED STATISTICAL AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON (1) 1966 TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW ENGLAND (INCLUDING PROJECTS OPERATED BY INSTITUTIONS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN), (2) THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE OF TITLE I FUNDS, AND (3) DATA COLLECTING AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS. IT IS FELT THAT THE OFFICE OF…

A difficulty associated with the use of Golub and Frederick's syntactic density score was the time required in hand tabulation. This drawback was resolved with the development by Kidder of a computer program which calculates a syntactic density score for writing samples. The purpose of this study was to examine the sensitivity of the Syntactic…

School districts attempting to locate handicapped preschool children who may need special educational services can use the self-auditing methods in this handbook to measure the effectiveness of district childfind activities. The Delphi technique was used to develop a consensus concerning self-auditing methods among selected university professors…