Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of sources are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special…

A survey was made, once in the fall of 1968 and again in the spring of 1969, of schools participating in the individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program. The results of questions concerning pupil placement, prescription, curriculum-embedded tests, and posttests are compared. (JY)

Data on people with disabilities can be used to confirm service needs and to evaluate the resulting impact of services. Disability statistics from surveys and administrative records can play a meaningful role in such efforts. In this article, the authors describe the array of available data and statistics and their potential uses in rehabilitation…

Presented are findings of a survey of 38 state child find coordinators. Summarized are responses to the five survey questions: is your 1977-78 child find program primarily a local, statewide, or a combination effort; how many, and what types of children were found; would you rate your state's child find efforts as generally successful or…

THIS STUDY-SURVEY TO DETERMINE HOW AVAILABLE AUDIOVISUAL (AV) RESOURCES ARE USED IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED AN EARLIER SURVEY WHICH INVENTORIED THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL, AV MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT (SEE ED 003 758). IN THE CURRENT STUDY SOME 11,000 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL IN 247 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED BY MEANS OF QUESTIONNAIRE…

In 1975 the American Library Association (ALA) prepared and distributed nationally lists of materials for younger readers and adults to stimulate interest in the America Issues Forum. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the distribution system and quality of the lists. Questionnaires were adapted for random samples of school,…

Presented is the final report (1974) of an assessment of vocational education programs for the handicapped under Part B of the 1968 Amendments to the Vocational Education Act which included the requirements that 10 percent of each state's basic vocational education grant be expended exclusively for the handicapped. Part 1 focuses on assessment at…

A second-year study was made of the in-school utilization of "The Electric Company" television series. The findings reported here provide feedback to the series' users and producers. As in the first year study, the data up-date information on the technical capabilities of schools to use television, on applications of educational…

A FOLLOWUP SURVEY WAS MADE OF 238 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF VARIOUS SIZES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO SURVEY CHANGES IN THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES OVER AN INTERVENING 3-YEAR PERIOD. THE SURVEY EXAMINED NOT ONLY THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF CHANGE, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS ON CHANGE. FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADDRESSED…

THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL DETAILS ABOUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD AND ARE THEREFORE LIKELY TO HAVE ADEQUATE BASES FOR MEANINGFUL EVALUATIONS OF THEIR RESULTS, AND TO SPOTLIGHT GOOD PROGRAMS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY. THOSE PROGRAMS WERE…

To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…

This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…

State program practices in norm-referenced testing (NRT) are described as found in the 1990-91 school year and prior years to provide information on years of administration of the same test and the age of the norms. All 50 State Departments of Education were surveyed in 2 stages. States without NRT were asked to described their testing policies;…

Phase I of this National Book Committee study surveyed existing educational media selection facilities and examined programs at the state, regional, and local levels. Facilities were located and identified, and their successful components were evaluated by means of questionnaires and on-site visits. This final report contains an introductory…

At the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, the Panel to Evaluate the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was established in 1985 by the National Academy of Sciences. This report culminates an extensive two-year study of NCES and reflects the panel's broad view of the center's…