Multiple choice questions that could logically provide two or more choices block the expression of judgment, thereby suppressing measurement of learning and failing to provide feedback to students and teachers. This study compares the effects of content identical multiple choice and multiple true false items on students' decision. (MT)

Evaluation anxiety can have a significant impact on adult learning, and it is a generally inescapable part of teaching-learning transactions. Too much evaluation anxiety can be devastating. This paper examines the effects of evaluation anxiety on adult learning, discussing the causes, the control measures, and the implications for adult educators.…

Study examined the impact of method on speech ratings of classroom teachers by concurrently testing reliability and validity for the analytic and holistic methods, holding the variables of raters and speeches constant. Student speeches were videotaped and scored. Both methods produced similar and acceptable levels of reliability and concurrent…

This paper describes an approach to student course evaluation which employs student-generated criteria and factor analysis. Emphasis is placed on how students perceive their experiences in the classroom and how these perceptions relate to their class statuses. (Author)

This paper reports several of the major findings of the 1976-77 University Based Career Education Project that have implications for college and university staff development planners and presents the major elements and techniques of the evaluation model used in 1977-78. (Author/SJL)

In observing the effect of types of instructional methods on academic achievement, students were viewed as decision makers whose preferences were to be taken into account. Student reaction to preferred teaching techniques translated into an application of marketing concept to education. Research methodology is presented and implications of…

Seven preservice teachers were recorded on audiotape and videotape while presenting in the classroom, then rated using the Classroom Procedures Evaluation Form and an adjective checklist. Results indicated that, when composite measures were correlated, evaluations of teaching under audio and video conditions yielded somewhat similar results. (SM)

In this study on the manner in which cooperating teachers reinforce appropriate teaching methods and then communicate their expectations to student teachers, two methods of input were examined: giving directions and giving demonstrations. (JN)

The concurrence between preservice teachers' self-evaluations and the ratings of their supervisors was investigated, after both student teachers and supervisors completed training designed to facilitate self-assessment and collegiate relationships. Self-reports of the trained teachers were in moderate agreement with ratings of supervisors. (PP)

Describes the development of two instruments for use with preservice and practicing teachers: Attitudes toward Computer Technologies and Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies. Graduate and undergraduate students completed the instruments. Results provide initial instrument validation. The paper presents data on content validity and results of…