Using the American Institutes for Research (AIR) Report (1978) and evaluation of the Head Start Bilingual/Bicultural Curriculum Project by Juarez Associates as contrasting examples of bilingual research, the authors suggest a new direction for policy research in bilingual education oriented towards examining all factors affecting such policy…

This paper presents key concepts and practical suggestions to use in evaluating three types of Title I summer programs. A description of the summer program characteristics is followed by outlines of the three evaluation designs: (1) norm referenced design; (2) criterion referenced design; and (3) comparison group design. The techniques, procedural…

This report is a partial review of the Evalution Office of the Seattle, Washington School District's ongoing development of an evaluation method that can be used to compare schools, diverse instructional programs, or similar programs in different settings. The need for a method that can identify educational practices which result in student…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) methods and procedures used in the 1979-80 assessment of reading and literature are described. The objectives of the assessment are categorized into four main areas. These include values reading and literature, comprehension of written work, response to written work, and application of study…

The Utah State Board of Education has adopted a policy of requiring the formal approval of the teacher education programs of the various preparing institutions in Utah at least once in each five year period. Therefore, this manual has been prepared to assist administrators and faculty at teacher education institutions in the process of preparing…

Based on the author's observation of the activities of this pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services and a synthesis of the reactions of the conference delegates, this evaluation assesses the extent to which this conference, held in Juneau on March 8-9, 1979, met its own objectives. A discussion of library and information…

Inappropriate uses in continuing education of Scriven's (1967) concepts of formative and summative evaluation are described by the author, and guidelines are presented to suggest when formative and summative evaluations are appropriate in continuing education programs. After clarifying what is meant by formative and summative evaluation, the…

Program portrayal is one way of addressing the need for increased descriptive capability in evaluation research. Portrayal supplements traditional reporting by utilizing subjective, anecdotal, or impressionistic information, in an appropriately communicable form, to enrich the description of program transactions, settings, and outcomes. It is…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

As part of a project designed to identify appropriate and feasible methods of evaluating vocational education, this essay provides a perspective for evaluating vocational education in terms of outcomes. The first of four sections provides a rationale for studying educational outcomes. Section 2 focuses on the nature and meaning of outcomes and the…

This instrument and procedure was developed expressly for the evaluation of Manpower Development and Training Programs. It was developed within the State Department of Vocational Education to assist federal administrators appraise such programs and to assist operational level decision making. It provides for quantitative reporting, qualitative…

This statement describes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I's evaluation effort. Evaluation activities are mandated by Section 151 of the Act and are varied and complex. The evaluation efforts focus as a first priority on improving local and state evaluation activities. The efforts involve the development of evaluation models, the…

This is one of a series of information packets developed as part of Project ACCESS to aid Colorado teachers, educational administrators, and school board members in implementing local educational improvement plans as mandated by Colorado's Educational Accountability Act of 1971. This particular information packet provides a framework for…

This training guide for evaluating vocational rehabilitation programs and services is designed for use by state vocational rehabilitation agencies in developing a system for evaluating either their overall program or specific aspects of it. The manual first addresses itself to the rationale for program evaluation, and then examines the evaluation…

This publication offers a brief overview and description of the Educational Management Project, a comprehensive inservice program for educational administrators that was developed by the Tucson Public Schools. A series of short sections discusses all the project's major facets, including its target population, its general approach, its structure,…