This appendix contains copies of the instruments described in volumes I and II of the COPED project, as well as a coding manual. (Related volumes are EA 003 046 and EA 003047). (MLF)

The degree of improvement which occurred in overall educational programs as a result of school self-evaluation was examined using an instrument based on the 1960 edition of "Evaluation Criteria," published by the National Study of Secondary School Evaluation. The study was limited to the responses of principals of the secondary schools…

From a systems analysis viewpoint, an evaluation system is a subsystem that is superimposed on the educational system to provide information for decisions related to its maintenance and goals. Educational outcomes, viewed as a much broader concept than the traditional view of changes in pupil behavior, represent the starting point for any…

The Symposium proceedings point out that the evaluation of educational innovations awaits the modernization of evaluation theory. Specific approaches to the problem are presented in five papers, as follows: (1) "An Overview of the Evaluation Problem," by Egon G. Guba, Associate Dean, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington,…

Evaluation specialists need to decide when to use quantitative techniques for evaluation and when to use more qualitative techniques. Different situations require different strategies for evaluation. Some factors which can be used to differentiate situations include: (1) Current state of knowledge; (2) cost of the evaluation process in terms of…

To evaluate the Self-Study and Evaluation Guide for Residential Schools as an instrument for self-study which precedes the actual accreditation process, a staff reaction form was utilized in five schools for the blind. The reaction form consisted of information on the individual responding, his reaction to the total Guide, and his reaction to…

Comments on school evaluation are divided into the following categories--(1) program goals and objectives of the schools, (2) staff--age, sex, experience, preparation, and problem of retaining good teachers, (3) administration and their application to district organization, (4) finance--an outline of how a foundation program operates, and comments…

The purpose of the project was to develop and try out a model for the evaluation of vocational teacher education programs. An advisory council established an evaluation system utilizing four components: (1) existing situation, (2) resources available, (3) process evaluation, and (4) product evaluation. For the process evaluation component…

Virtually every profession has adopted a special vocabulary and style of communication which tends to be incomprehensible to persons outside the profession. The special vocabularies serve the professions well--until it comes time to communicate with "outsiders." Then, the professional jargon must be translated into "universal…

The basic structure and concepts of a system for training program staff in self-evaluation are described. This training system aims to be competency-based and largely self-instructive. This paper is the first component in the training system and serves as an introduction and description of the rest of the system. (Author)

A model for the evaluation of educational products is being applied in the evaluation of the Educational Cooperative Development Program of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory. The Laboratory is conducting a three-year field test of a regional organizational management structure to increase the problem solving capabilities of school…

This study presents a theoretical discussion analyzing and explaining the use of group methods in feeding back diagnostic data to organizations. A new design -- the peer group-intergroup model -- is presented and compared to the traditional family group model. Data evaluating one implementation of this design showed that it was associated with…

The Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) model identifies conditions under which evaluators intervene in educational programs, provides for a sequence of evaluation activities and conditions under which departures from this sequence occurs, and defines the relationship between the evaluator and the decision maker. This paper provides a study…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators relate the environment to the elementary and secondary classroom. Chapters are constructed to offer practical assistance in planning, specific suggestions for programs, and evaluation guidelines for teachers, administrators, and members of boards of education. Considered are guiding principles for…

The evaluation methodologies used in the 1960s to evaluate various ESEA programs were shown to be inappropriate and inadequate for the evaluation of year-round educational programs. Due to their complexity and the various levels of decision-making, YRE programs require consideration of contemporary evaluation methodology. Due consideration is the…