This handbook of guidelines is intended to explain the sum and substance of the evaluation process and to guide a planning committee in designing an evaluation program. The evaluation process discussed is termed "evaluation by objectives." The guidelines for implementing evaluation by objectives have five steps: diagnosing current…

The monograph presents an analysis of screening programs for handicapped children in New York State school districts. An introductory section considers such factors as the general parameters of a screening program and characteristics of a good screening program. Major policy options for screening are seen to include decisions regarding universal…

The manual provides a rationale, procedural guidelines, time-schedules, instruments, and supporting documentation for student services program evaluation at SUNY Agricultural and Technical College, Delhi. Six procedural guidelines include: (1) all programs and services should be evaluated at least once every four years, with provision for annual…

This paper focuses on evaluation questions for teacher centers, with the emphasis being that the question is as important as the answer. The questioning may be ordered in nine points: (1) For whom are the questions and answers useful? (2) What effects are desired? How should teachers change after the program? (3) How will this change be…

This paper attempts to summarize briefly the history of the Denison University project for learning through simulation, detailing the range of research, development, education and training, and evaluational efforts which resulted in the establishment of the Denison Simulation Center. The paper includes an explanation of the services currently…

The Phase Program of the Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Curriculum at the University of Louisville (Kentucky) is described. Developed by the Early and Middle Childhood Education Department, the program incorporates the study of theory and methods with concurrent field experience. The program is divided into four phases covering a period of four…

Evaluation is a process of systematically gathering information on a regular, continuing basis to make informed judgments about the merits of a program or an activity. This discussion of evaluation issues and procedures represents an attempt to place the role of evaluation in perspective and to provide guidelines and suggest approaches,…

This paper describes strategies for two types of accountability evaluations: internal and external. (Internal evaluations are a unit's evaluations of itself. An external evaluation involves people not affiliated with the unit.) These strategies were developed by the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware.…

A computer assisted approach to accountability and performance based instruction is discussed. (HB)

Presented is a research based method by which a state or regional professional organization may select the outstanding paper from those submitted for consideration. The procedure is conducted in three steps: submission, initial review, and final selection. During the initial review process the selection committee (four or more members) reviews all…

The Program Evaluation Process described in this report was initiated at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in spring 1981. Section I of the report presents the philosophy supporting the evaluation process which emphasizes program quality, cost effectiveness, and assistance with program improvement. Section II outlines the Program Evaluation…

As the procedures of evaluation research have developed during recent years, it has become clear that the results of evaluation studies have failed to provide policy decision makers with useful information. An approach towards designing and implementing more useful evaluations--the stakeholder survey--is discussed. Stakeholders are individuals, or…

Evaluation of a middle school humanities program is the focus of this report. It explains how to identify information needs and set priorities, how to obtain information from a variety of sources, and what to do with the data collected in terms of formulating recommendations for the school board. The variety of evaluation approaches presented are…

A methodological approach to evaluation is presented. This model attempts to integrate quantitative and qualitative procedures in evaluating the effects of bilingual/bicultural Head Start programs on young children. The evaluation was intended to provide information on the following: (1) the extent to which the curriculum models, once implemented,…

This paper analyzes educational evaluation and assesses its value to the educational process. The development of evaluation research and practice is outlined and the paper focuses on a comparison of formative and summative evaluation techniques. Both of these types of evaluation are discussed with an emphasis on formative evaluation. The facets of…