Used an enrollment process model to guide implementation of a survey of master's business students to characterize the decision process leading to enrollment. Quadrant analysis was used to develop a two-dimensional profile of students for use in enrollment management. (EV)

Describes how principles relating to modeling theory can be used to understand teacher development and the nature of teacher knowledge. Presents and analyzes the actual practices of teachers who attempt to modify their approaches to teaching mathematics. Identifies motivating conditions. (KHR)

Modified evaluation planning tools, such as document models, logic models, and program theory models in planning for the evaluation of the coordination of domestic violence services in metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland. Data from a variety of sources (targeted agencies) show that activities of agencies in the coordinated community response are…

Provides a conceptual framework for coordination of the practicum/internship program, viewing it as the management of a system. Identifies important components and explores their impact on the system. Suggests ways to fulfill the needs and demands of students, faculty, the university, the placement settings and their clients, and the counseling…

Describes three approaches to integration of academic and vocational education and discusses how schools can move toward this concept. The approaches are (1) integrating academic and vocational coursework; (2) the academy model; and (3) occupational clusters and career paths. (JOW)

This paper describes the development and application of individualized intervention procedures in a classroom for preschool language-impaired children. Language development principles utilized in the program focus on determining the setting, timing, interactive participants, purpose, and content. Resulting changes in language comprehension and…

The CIPP (Context Input Process Product) Evaluation Model is recommended for use in self-assessment of sign language programs. Five areas should be assessed: personnel selection, curriculum, student placement, media utilization, and supervision. For each area, a checklist is offered to determine whether existing goals and objectives require…

A project synchronizing clinical laboratory experiences with instruction in nursing theory and science that featured a close collaboration between faculty, students, and nurse practitioners was evaluated. It was found that students in the clinic experiment had higher achievement gains than the control group. (MSE)

Definitions of and approaches to naturalistic evaluation are discussed. The qualitative aspects of the discipline are reviewed; and use of naturalistic evaluation in descriptions, illustrations, explications, hypothesis testing, and assessment of public spending are defined. A new paradigm for naturalistic evaluation is proposed. (TJH)

An evaluation model was developed for an intervention project with mentally handicapped children and their parents involving speech therapists, a speech pathologist, and a psychologist. The model emphasizes transactional and formative approaches to qualitative evaluation, with the goal of increasing understanding of the processes underlying change…

The Secondary Triad Model aids in developing programs to serve secondary-level gifted/talented students. The model involves formation of: an Interdisciplinary Planning Team that organizes program goals and plans enrichment opportunities; and Talent Pool classes, in which the regular curriculum is compacted and students participate in…

Design considerations for speech training systems include the types of information about speech to be used in training, whether acoustic or physiologic; and the use of models of speech production, whether partially perceptual and partially knowledge-based or explicit data-based models. A taxonomy of speech training systems is presented.…

The paper describes dynamic orometric instrumentation and procedures developed to measure, display, and guide changes in vowel and consonant production through visual articulatory modeling and feedback routines. Sensors are placed in the mouth to detect tongue shapes, positions, and actions during speech of hearing-impaired talkers, and online…

This theoretical discussion of what information science can contribute to the health professions addresses questions of definition and describes application and knowledge models for the emerging profession of informatics. A review of existing programs includes curriculum models and provides details on informatics programs emphasizing information…

An instructional design (ID) model based on an information processing model of learning is proposed. Included is a flowchart representing planning, instructional, and evaluative components. Trends in ID model development are analyzed, and a call made for inclusion of ID training in teacher education programs. (IAH)