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Peer reviewedJournal of Economic Education, 1972
The use of stated behavioral objectives and student learning contracts, planned and prepared by student and teacher, as teaching methods are discussed and an example of a learning contract is presented. (JB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Economics Education, Individualized Instruction
Download full textWalter, Franklin B. – 1975
The concept of accountability, or fixing responsibility for outcomes in education, is not new. As far back as 1912, administrators were responding enthusiastically to the idea of assessing teacher performance by objective criteria. Currently, the focus of the accountability movement is on evaluation. An evaluation procedure that would assist in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Book, Cassandra – Speech Teacher, 1975
Stresses the advantages of contract grading to both students and teachers. A sample contract defines behavioral objectives on various cognitive levels. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation Methods, Grading
Sutherland, Mary S. – 1979
Performance contracting offers advantages over traditional grading in that it provides for individualization of instruction, provides for measureable goals and objectives, and allows for individual growth rates. Two methods of performance contracting are possible; the first type calls for the student to determine what grade they desire for the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Coats, William D. – 1974
In an effort to reward excellence and discourage mediocrity, an accountability-based salary system has been implemented for all administrators in the Kalamazoo school system. Administrator salaries are adjusted for performance and/or reclassification reasons. Judgments of performance are based on the extent to which an administrator achieves…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Administrators
Burns, Richard W., Ed.; Klingstedt, Joe Lars, Ed. – 1973
Competency-based education involves the specification of instructional objectives such that the time spent by each student may vary, but achievement levels are held constant: it is the competency attained which is important. The 19 chapters in this volume present the experiences, views, and predictions of different educators with competency-based…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Certification, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Technology
Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. – 1973
Containing articles recently published in issues of "Educational Technology" magazine, this volume in the review series centers on performance objectives in education. Topics covered in the articles include models for instructional objectives, behavioral objectives specification and uses, teacher roles and attitudes, educational accountability,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI. – 1972
A list of behavioral objectives to be achieved by the Kalamazoo school system was drawn up for the period May 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973. Items in the list were designed to show the top priority directions for the school system and to serve as accountability criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the present administration. The objectives…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI. – 1973
A list of behavioral objectives to be achieved by the Kalamazoo school system was drawn up for the period 1973-74. Items in the list were designed to show the top priority directions for the school system and to serve as accountability criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the present administration. Accountability is conceived in terms of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives
Coats, William D. – 1974
Accountability as a concept refers to little more than "common sense" management wherein outcomes of various programs and practices are measured, and this information is used as feedback for making appropriate changes and recording progress. The core of the Kalamazoo accountability model is the development of a management information…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives, Board Administrator Relationship
Porter, John W. – Redbook Magazine, 1972
A report on the Michigan project in performance contracting is presented. In contrast to the Office of Economic Opportunity announcement that performance contracting is a failure, the Michigan program has been successful in the initial stage of a major experiment (Texarkana Project). The state legislature has appropriated $22.5 million for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Compensatory Education
Young, Stephen – 1971
A discussion of the age of accountability in American education is presented. The point is made that this new element is causing many educators to think more precisely about their goals, how they can be achieved, and how they can determine the degree to which they have been achieved. State laws are appearing and school policies are being defined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Design
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1971
The philosophy, strategies, and pitfalls of educational accountability, and information on the development and implementation of accountability programs are outlined in this conference report. Educational accountability is a term used in connection with activities such as assessment, evaluation, auditing, and performance contacting. The speakers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Conference Reports
