Designed to aid educators in organizing and conducting evaluation programs for local vocational and technical education, this pamphlet discusses ten steps on guidelines to be used in the procedures. In the order of their use, they are: (1) contacting the state vocational education department, (2) deciding how much to evaluate, (3) selecting the…

This speech discusses the planning for and the implementation of the O.E.O. performance contracting experiments. The author argues that it was not performance contracting, but the O.E.O. experiment which failed. The author blames this failure not so much on the poor evaluation design, but rather on the number of interface problems which arose…

An introductory article and ten research reports are presented. The introductory article, "A Challenge To Implement Research," by Ben J. Wiens, discusses how the Pennsylvania Association of Teacher Educators (PATE) is working to encourage much-needed research. The studies are 1) "A Descriptive Summary of Elementary Student Teaching Programs in…

In an attempt to determine a relatively standardized formula for evaluating children's television programs, a concept of flexible and varied means of exploring the characteristics of children's responses to particular programs and styles of programs according to the kinds of questions that each program raises was developed. The ways in which the…

Phases in the management training program development process are described, including: needs assessment; program objectives, recommendations, implementation, requirements, and resources; formative and summative evaluation; and feedback. (LH)

In this first of a two-part article, issues to be considered and alternatives available in developing a performance appraisal program are reviewed and discussed. Topics covered include selecting an appraisal base and appraisal techniques, and determining appraisers and reducing individual bias. (TA)

Participants' understanding of the treatment in social science experiments is raised as an issue in the specification of statistical models of policy evaluation. A statistical model is offered which shows that failure to consider participants' understanding may introduce biases of unknown direction into policy parametric estimates. (Author/JKS)

This commentary summarizes the salient features of the six papers comprising this issue. (Author/AM)

Research conducted among trainers in Nigeria explores key issues inhibiting organizational commitment to training evaluation. Inferences are drawn to arrive at strategies for facilitating organizational commitment. Implications for trainer role and effectiveness are given. (JOW)

The school review program includes evaluation of the principal's performance, observation of all teachers and programs, school climate analysis, parental preferences and suggestions, and recommendations and planning reports. Recommendations fall into three categories: maintenance, consideration, and problem areas. The program is used in the Red…

Quality control in the auditing profession has developed useful practices that are applied to the research and evaluation process. By identifying and controlling sources of bias and noise in the system of inquiry, the quality of evaluative evidence can be enhanced for both present and future use. (Author/BS)

When the modified Efficiency Index (EI) was applied to documentation of child progress at 28 outreach sites for young children, the children demonstrated EIs ranging from 1.31 to 1.95. An EI of 1.0 based on actual gains, ideal gains, and developmental status indicates that a child or group of children made the progress expected. (Author/CL)

The paper discusses the need to evaluate gifted education programs, the relationship between evaluation and decision making, and the objectives of program evaluation. Three problem areas are cited: (1) the problem of higher level objectives, (2) measurement and statistical problems, and (3) practical problems. (Author/CL)

The article describes a model for evaluating teacher education based on behavior change of children in public schools. Appreciation of the learner referenced evaluation model is reviewed and limitations of such an approach noted. (CL)

A framework for evaluating short-term inservice teacher education workshops regarding handicapped children specifies targets (outcomes, processes), conditions (pre-postsession, within-session, and followup), and instruments (paper and pencil surveys, direct observation, interviews), and standards. Recommendations are offered for using the…