An effort to construct a model of the thermal properties of materials based on theoretical thermo-electromagnetic models, to construct a data base of the dense cultural hospital scene according to Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center (DMAAC) specifications, and to design and implement a program to evaluate the tonal model and generate imagery…

Two ESEA Title I evaluation models developed by the Resource Management Corporation (RMC), were field tested simultaneously with 560 Title I reading students, grades 2-8. Measuring instruments for models 1 and 2 were, respectively, the California Achievement Test (reading vocabulary section), a norm-referenced test; and the Tarmac Reading…

An undergraduate competency-based teacher education curriculum was evaluated after it had been in effect for three years. To generate a workable system for the collection and use of formative evaluation data, a list of program characteristics were identified, as well as a set of teaching skills and competencies relating to subject knowledge. Two…

Beginning in 1970, the Cincinnati Public Schools experienced a shift in emphasis from centralized evaluation to local school program development and evaluation. Three functional models currently operate to evaluate three programs: Title I, alternative integration, and disadvantaged students. Each is distinguished by the level of trust existing…

A computerized research technique for measuring the space utilization of public library facilities provides a behavioral activity and occupancy analysis for library planning purposes. The library space utilization (LSU) methodology demonstrates that significant information about the functional requirements of a library can be measured and…

Eleven author contributed papers presented at a 1978 conference on measuring the growth and development of young handicapped children are presented. N. Anastasiow presents a rationale for measurement in his paper "A Philosophical Perspective: Why Measure Child Progress?'" Seven papers address instrument selection: "Screening, Diagnosis, and…

The organization and funding of exceptional students in the Ontario education system are the focus of the document. Background on the Ontario school system's organization and financial structure is related. It is explained that a major change has been to reduce the number of school boards from 4,187 in 1955 to just 200 in 1974. The average of…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to assist vocational schools and programs in evaluating their site for sex fairness. Covered are evaluations required by legislation and additional evaluations that may be added because of local…

The guide provides information on procedures used in the Portage Model, an early home intervention program for rural preschool children with all types of handicapping conditions as well as children functioning within the normal range. Following an introduction (which presents the rationale for parent involvement, rationale for home based programs,…

This report summarizes the procedures and outcomes of a study undertaken to provide educational decision-makers with an array of cost effective strategies for assessing the individual competencies of school library media specialists. It provides a literature review of the field and discussions of the classification and definition of assessment…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE OF 880 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. THIS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO RECEIVED THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM ANY OF THE 24 INDIANA COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES WITH STANDARD ACCREDITATION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 1954 AND WHO WERE TEACHING IN INDIANA…

EVALUATION STEPS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE CURRICULUM CONTINUITY DEMONSTRATION (CCD), A JOINT PROJECT OF THE PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH CONSTITUTES A TRUE CONTINUUM FOR THE STUDENT AS HE PROGRESSES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE. INITIAL EVALUATION…

AN EXPLORATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PROGRAMED TEACHING DEVICES AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS UNDERTAKEN. THERE WERE FOUR PARTS -- PREPARATION OF MATERIALS ON GEOMETRY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERION MEASURES, PRELIMINARY PILOT EXPERIMENTS, AND THE MAIN EXPERIMENT. THE MAIN EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED IN 27 CLASSES…

The third (1978-79) of three writing assessments conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is reported. The writing achievement of American 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds was surveyed using a deeply stratified, multistage probability sample design. The specific procedures used in the assessment to develop objectives and…

As federal legislation increasingly reflects a view that education is a vehicle for implementing social policy, mandated program evaluation studies often focus on political questions in contrast to educational questions. This study is based on participant-observation data gathered during a two-year evaluation study of Virginia teacher education…