THE RECENT PROLIFERATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR CAREFULLY PLANNED, FORMAL EVALUATION AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. IN ORDER TO AID LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX WORK OF EVALUATION OF TITLE I AND OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED. IT PRESENTS IN WORKBOOK…

Some of the most important evaluation questions cannot be answered through experimental research. The "assessment" of the St. Louis Leadership Program (SLLP), sponsored by the Danforth Foundations, is used as an illustration of a "connoisseur-based study" approach to evaluation. The project team, given limited time and funds, decided that it could…

This paper provides a model for five-page, self-evaluation reports to be used by projects funded by the New York State Education Department. This five-page model is proposed as an alternative to bulky, time-consuming documents that often suffer from "mismatch, mismanagement, and miscalculation." The report preview explains how to avoid…

Three types of explanation in evaluation are discussed: causal explanations, explanations of actions, and explanations of value judgments. The role and importance of each form is addressed, as are alternate approaches to providing such explanation. The concept of explanation is defined as anything said or done to help someone understand something.…

Viewing decision makers within the program as the primary audience for program evaluation information, a model for the evaluation of ESEA Title I projects is developed for program improvement as well as program assessment. The model incorporates four stages of assessment, with five evaluative criteria distinguished for each stage. Both negative…

The public demand for accountability, legislative mandates, and increased unionization of teachers have focused attention on the inadequacies of traditional teacher evaluation procedures. Attempts to design models that differentiate effective and noneffective teaching have not produced agreed-upon sets of competencies, characteristics or behaviors…

Educational and social programs often develop from a weak or imprecise conceptualization relating the program's system of input variables to its claimed outcomes. Evaluation personnel can contribute both to the final development of a program and to the fair evaluation of such programs by learning to formally characterize programs and to construct…

A two-day workshop, conducted to study the different meanings of the concept of work evaluation, was participated in by representatives from rehabilitation facilities, work evaluation training programs, institutional organizations, and rehabilitation research and training centers. In addition, different types of patient populations were…

Existing evaluation models have been examined and found wanting with respect to planning comprehensive evaluation strategy. In seeking a more coherent conceptual framework from which to design evaluation strategy, the Virginia Beach City Public Schools developed an evaluation Systems Framework. The framework represents a conceptual scheme which…

The report is an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 12 instructional units developed around the use of the Briggs-Stratton Model 80302, 3HP, 8 cu. in. displacement engine having a fuel induction system similar in construction to farm tractor types. The evaluation procedure used was the "one-group Pre-test and Post-test" research method. The…

These guidelines for conducting a manpower utilization study are designed for independent use or in conjunction with any existing work measurement program for determining manpower requirements. Although the instructions are complete enough for use by themselves, a bibliography of publications is included to provide additional background…

The purpose of this technical paper is to outline the procedures used in designing the training programing in educational evaluation and development involving an elaborate collection of data from many sources and a drafting of a tentative plan which was then screened, reviewed, and critiqued by each of the consortium units. The data sources were…

The second technical paper describing the training program in educational evaluation and development contains the description and rationale for the training consortium, including discussions of the value of consortium agencies during planning and training. The following consortium units and their roles are described: University of Colorado, the…

In this third technical paper, the design for a training program for educational developers and evaluators is explicated. Mentioned are 1) the procedures by which the design was generated and 2) the salient characteristics of the several agencies which make up the consortium. The topics considered in this paper include 1) a general description of…

This final volume of the report on the training program in educational evaluation and development at the University of Colorado contains four appendixes: 1) "Vitae of Project Staff"; 2) "Progress Report and Evaluation of the Graduate Research Training Program and the Laboratory of Educational Research"; 3) "Sample Measurement Instruments,"…