Process evaluation has great potential to meet the needs of managers who are charged with operating employment and training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). One adaptation of process evaluation could make use of a personal computer to enhance the cost-effectiveness and quick turn-around time of this method of assessing the…

Presents a rationale as to why bilingual programs present a unique proving ground for computer-assisted evaluation efforts; also outlines the evaluation of Connecticut's bilingual education programs. A summary of computer applications designed to improve evaluation and a brief discussion of current benefits and future possibilities are included.…

An evaluation form used at Ashland College (Ohio) for critical evaluation of educational software is presented. The form covers basic product information, program content, educational appropriateness, organizational and technical components, teacher's manual, and product revision. (MBR)

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)

The nutrient profile provided by the Dennison Inventory of Nutritional Experiences (DINE) for microcomputers was compared with two research-oriented mainframe computer systems to evaluate the DINE system's accuracy. Results are discussed. (DF)

This guide is intended for local- and state-level vocational education administrators, planners, and evaluators who are responsible for making program planning and evaluation findings and decisions geared toward increasing program relevance. The method differs from more traditional approaches in its heavy reliance upon the selection and…

Evaluating the effectiveness of career guidance programs is a complex process, and few comprehensive models for evaluating such programs exist. Evaluation of career guidance programs has been hampered by the myth that program outcomes are uniform and monolithic. Findings from studies of attribute treatment interactions have revealed only a few…

The current status of Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) is reviewed with special attention to microcomputer-based systems. The primary conclusion is that CATI systems can aid in the administration of telephone surveys in addition to reducing sources of survey error, but CATI systems are neither inexpensive nor easily implemented.…

This guide is intended to assist states and service delivery areas (SDAs) in addressing the new oversight responsibilities and opportunities stipulated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with respect to management information system (MIS) issues in evaluating JTPA programs. The first chapter discusses the general requirements of a JTPA MIS…

This document is a collection of 46 papers concerning the use of microcomputers in vocational education. Most of the papers relate hands-on experiences that vocational educators in various parts of the country have had with microcomputers in vocational education subjects, while others include suggested ways of coping with computer introduction,…

This handbook was written to enable elementary school educators to conduct formative evaluations of their computer integrated instruction (CII) programs in minimum time. CII is defined as the use of computer software, such as word processing, database, and graphics programs, to help students solve problems or work more productively. The first…

This report is a guide for colleges of further education and training agencies in Great Britain on implementing computer literacy components of further education and training programs. The report gives findings and recommendations for the role and implementation of computer literacy based on a 2-year curriculum research project funded by the…

This third of three volumes reports on analytic procedures conducted to address various aspects of the scalar properties of the Device Effectiveness Forecasting Technique (DEFT). DEFT, a series of microcomputer programs applied to data gathered from rating scales, is used to evaluate simulator devices used in U.S. Army weapons training. The…

A brief introduction states the purpose of and summarizes the five presentations made at a Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Regional Exchange (SEDL/RX) Project conference and notes that the SEDL/RX publication, "Evaluation of Educational Software: A Guide to Guides," was produced for use as a reference guide by participants…

This report describes an analytic training Device Effectiveness Forecasting Technique known as DEFT. DEFT accounts for device effectivness in terms of several different criteria and classes of independent predictor variables. In its present form, DEFT is a series of interactive, menu-driven computer programs that provide for three levels of device…