This supplement to the progress report of Phase IV of the Philadelphia Student Library Resources Project contains the following information: (1) Outline of major tasks, (2) Objectives for the demonstration center, (3) Sample program outlines of the center, (4) Evaluation design of the center, (5) Community profile and survey, (6) Community…

An overview of educational evaluation theory in general, and its formative phase in specific, is presented. Educational evaluation is defined as are its formative and summative phases and its classifications of external and internal evaluation. Each phase and classification are discussed largely in the context of formative evaluation. In addition,…

Establishment of a Technical Assistance Unit (TAU) is one of several work components of the Field Relations and Dissemination Work Unit of the Improving Teaching Competencies Program (ITCP) of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in fiscal year 1976. The purpose of establishing the TAU as an adjunct to other ITCP activities is to make…

This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to determine a sampling method that is appropriate to the objectives of a particular research or evaluation effort. Short sections focus in turn on why and when to sample,…

The authors' experiences in using three different approaches to the study and documentation of processes used in the Experience-Based Career Education model are reported. The approaches used were: ethnography, systematic observation of student behavior in natural settings, and in-depth student interviews. (Author/BP)

The English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish-Speaking Children Assessment System is described from a development and program evaluation perspective. (Author/RM)

The author maintains that guidance counselors must make a definite commitment to a complete testing program. He also proposes that special workshops be offered to update counselors on testing programs in the secondary schools. (Author/HMV)

Because of the focus on accountability in education a consideration of evaluating in-service programs more systematically is imperative. Discusses five reasons for doing so, the purpose of evaluating educational programs, and how evaluation is a problem. (RK)

Comparability of written and oral measures in evaluating counselor effectiveness was examined for trained and untrained participants. Responses were rated on use of reflective skills, verbal following, and general quality. Results support comparability of written and oral assessments of counselor effectiveness, especially for trained participants.…

The financial aspects of educational programs are discussed in this commentary on the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act. Budget and expenditure data must be examined closely when evaluating educational programs. (JKS)

The tradition in India of practical/laboratory field work carried out by students individually or in small groups is reviewed, and recommendations for assessing such work are outlined, including such skills as recording observations, interpreting results, planning procedures and techniques for solving special problems. (LBH)

A method is described for ranking college chemical engineering departments in terms of a productivity index. Twenty-four departments are ranked. The results for 1976 and 1977 are compared. (BB)

Describes an assessment center program that evaluates assistant principals for their suitability to be principals. (IRT)

Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress program, its nationwide testing program, past results of the program, and desired results of the 1976-77 testing currently underway. (SL) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

Standardized assessment instruments provide data less useful for decision making in infant intervention programs than continuous assessments of progress by which infants' responses to specific treatment cues or situations are monitored daily. (GW)