Maturity models fill the need for a measure of overall growth in how outcomes assessment is defined and how feedback informs improvement to meet internal and external expectations at individual institutions of higher education. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted to develop an instrument, the Assessment System Maturity Matrix (ASMM), to…

The purpose of this article is to revisit the basic principles of technology planning as applied to online education initiatives. While not meant to be an exhaustive treatment of the topic, the article is timely because many colleges and universities are considering the development and expansion of online education as part of their planning…

Response-to-intervention (RTI) models incorporate a screening process to identify students who appear to be at risk for learning disabilities (LDs). The purpose of this position article is to incorporate what is known about screening into a flexible, yet comprehensive screening system to help school psychologists and other school administrators in…

The proposed evaluation model provides for the assignment of relative weights to each criterion, and establishes a weighting system for calculating a quantitative-qualitative raw score for each service activity of a faculty member being reviewed. (Author)

Recommends the adoption of Weed's Problem Oriented Records System by practitioners and supervisors. Also discusses the purposes of recordkeeping in counseling and establishes criteria for adopting documentation systems. Case examples illustrate the applicability of Weed's approach in counseling and practicum supervision. (Author)

Develops a systems approach to planning as a means of increasing organizational effectiveness. A model of the planning process is presented, the various components are described in terms of implementation, and pragmatic strategies and considerations for an academic library are suggested; data tables and a flow chart are included. (JD)

Discusses various systems models and examines the conditions under which one educational system can be said to be better than another. (WM)

Practicum experiences for the student teacher should be sequentially ordered, proceeding from the simple to the complex. Having identified the areas of instructional experience as (1) number of lessons taught per day, (2) number of pupils taught per lesson, (3) sequential context of the lesson taught, (4) cognitive level of the lesson taught, and…

Discussions of goal, process, and structure approaches for measuring library service effectiveness are reviewed and a scheme integrating these approaches is presented. Preferred ways of reviewing library effectiveness are identified for four major constituencies: staff, directors, users, and societal groups such as funding agencies. A discussion…

Guidelines are presented for project evaluation techniques with emphasis on the management of a project or an educational program. Part One--general considerations--discusses the four basic concepts of the decision-making evaluation model: objectives, evaluative criteria, analysis/synthesis, and evaluation. Stages in the evaluation of a system are…

The procedures used in this study were designed to (1) identify the role of performance objectives in industry, (2) determine the importance of performance objectives at all levels of a school system, (3) identify the functions of the administrative service area of a school district, (4) construct the identified functions in terms of performance…

Reviews four different approaches to evaluation--decision-oriented, applied research, value-oriented, and systems-oriented--and suggests how each may be applied to the evaluation of instructional programs. Nine references are listed. (Author/CHC)

The School Improvement Model launched by the Iowa State University College of Education in 1964 uses a total-system approach to measure and report teacher performance. SIM focuses on student achievement and emphasizes validity, reliability, discrimination, and 360-degree feedback from principals, other teachers, parents, and students. A Wyoming…

After noting the lack of attention paid to the evaluation of staff development programs in practice and in the literature, this monograph presents a conceptual framework for planning program evaluations. The monograph first discusses the purposes of staff development evaluation and then considers three prerequisites for the development of an…