Evaluation research is conceived as a question answering process. Four strategies are suggested which emerged from four approaches to the study of questions. Evaluation questions must be identified and classified before research can effectively begin. This paper discusses the four approaches to studying evaluation research questions and their…

Presents a descriptive review of six criterion-referenced reading programs now on the market and suggests a format for evaluating other programs. (RB)

How the author developed a survey instrument, an evaluation procedure, and a summary of findings of his evaluation of California's media programs. (HB)

How the Learning Resources Center staff at Eastfield College (Texas) developed and implemented a simple yet effective system for ongoing evaluation. (HB)

The major potentials and pitfalls of adversary evaluation in education are discussed. Reasons why the courtroom model may have limited utility, and the difficulties in the debate model are identified. It is argued that the existence of opposing viewpoints is the core of adversary evaluation, not adherence to existing formats for presenting…

An alternative evaluation procedure is critiqued that utilizes both a time-series design and a time-series data analytic procedure. The bases for this critique are the authors' experiences and reflections upon their involvement in a recently completed evaluation project that used a time-series approach. The study was a sixteen month evaluation of…

A method using estimates of individual time allocations was developed to produce a profile of departmental functioning as a whole. Previous research suggested that staff estimates were a reasonably accurate and economical method for obtaining estimates of time. Each staff member estimated the percentage of his or her time spent on different tasks…

Properly used, evaluation can be--and should be--more than a tool for measuring performance and establishing value. If evaluation is to be a useful tool of the change agent, he will have to borrow concepts and procedures from educational evaluation and adopt them to his needs. (Author)

The Citizen Feedback Project was conducted in two of the eight districts in New York City in an effort to create a channel for average citizens to relay their problems, needs and recommendations to city administrators. (Author)

Selectivity bias arises in program evaluation when the treatment or control status of the subjects is related to unmeasured characteristics that themselves are related to the program outcome under study. This situation has the potential to lead to an incorrect estimation of the treatment effect when assignment to treatment and control groups is…

Beginning with preevaluation and ending with postevaluation procedures, this publication addresses the entire process of evaluation of a secondary school by an accrediting association such as the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It attempts to provide insights into conducting preliminary steps, doing a self-evaluation,…

Data from questionnaires completed by 44 Child Service Demonstration Centers were analyzed, providing information on the number of children served, the definition of LD (learning disabilities) used, the kinds of assessment data collected and the purpose for which they were used, the specific assessment devices used to collect data and the purpose…

Although there is high interest in determining whether or not an educational program provides good value for its cost, it is difficult to make this determination, since people are not generally conceptualized as products and since educational benefits are not easily translated into financial terms. Economic principles suggest that the cost of…

THIS PROJECT WAS AN ASSESSMENT OF 74 INSTITUTES OFFERED IN 1965-66, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NDEA, FOR 3,149 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS. THE PROJECT'S MAJOR CONCERNS WERE (1) HOW DOES ATTENDANCE AT AN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALIST INSTITUTE CHANGE PARTICIPANTS, (2) IN WHAT WAYS DO THESE INSTITUTES INFLUENCE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE…