Focused on the program evaluation activities of high school counselors. Data obtained indicated school counselors evaluated about 40 percent of guidance program activities included in a questionnaire, but only 19 percent were formally evaluated. This compares with 36 percent reported for formal follow-up studies ten years earlier. (Author/RC)

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic procedure that uses evaluation data to improve an ongoing program during its in-progress stage. (Author)

Notes the importance of evaluation as an element of effective student affairs program planning and administration. Defines evaluation, assessment and research. Discusses whom to evaluate, and how to properly evaluate them. Provides examples of evaluation efforts. (KW)

This report describes a needs survey administered at the first National Bilingual Education Management Institute. The purpose of the survey was to discover the major needs for evaluation training in bilingual programs. The survey dealt with the following areas of concern: identification of evaluation topics that would be useful and of interest to…

This Stufflebeam-Guba CIPP type model for the evaluation of innovations in education attempts to maximize the effectiveness of critical decisions through the timely reporting of relevant information in a useful form to appropirate levels of decision making. Evaluation is thus seen as the combination of effective decisions based on timely, relevant…

This document defines a wide range of measures of the outcomes (results or impacts) of postsecondary education institutions and their programs and suggests procedures for acquiring the data needed for each measure. The outcome measures described are ones identified by a survey of institutional and state-level decision makers as providing the…

A basis is provided for judging the adequacy of evaluation plans or evaluation designs in this document. It is assumed that using the procedures suggested to determine the adequacy of evaluation designs in advance of actually conducting evaluations will lead to better evaluation designs, better evaluations, and more useful evaluative information.…

Several aspects of national competency tests are discussed: two conceptualizations; arguments pro and con; the federal perspective; a distillation of support and opposition to arguments judged unique to national competency tests; and a hypothetical procedure for implementation. (MH)

To comply with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and with explicit federal guidelines for equal employment opportunity, local employment and training agencies funded by CETA need to develop client assessment programs. This volume and its companion are designed for this purpose. Five original program descriptions, and findings…

The document contains the major topics discussed at Oregon State Department of Education workshop held in 1968. The conference was funded by Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I monies and was organized for school personnel involved in Title I activities. Included are articles on the educational needs of poor children, program planning,…

The purpose of this seminar, attended by 21 participants, was to examine issues, problems, and components of models for the evaluation of occupational education. A primary objective was to stimulate interest in evaluation as an object of research effort. Papers presented include: (1) "The Value Structure of Society Toward Work" by Arthur R. Jones,…

Setting unresolved technical issues aside, there are three other changes that are needed before e-learning realizes its fullest potential. First, the basic mental model of what e-learning is must be expanded. Second, the quality of assessment within e-learning products must be improved. Third, there must be rigorous evaluation of e-learning…

The Summer Institute in Counseling Girls and Women, a training model offered by the Graduate School of Education's Psychology in Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is described. The Summer Institute integrates the three curricular areas of the psychology of women, counseling of women, and organizational and program development to…

Summarizing the historical development of Adventure Education concepts and programs, this publication describes past and present programs and presents suggestions relative to future programming. Specifically, the following are discussed: (1) Informal Education Programs (Outward Bound; the National Outdoor Leadership School; and other informal…

This guide is a product of two teams of teachers who worked together to develop teaming techniques for open space schools. The purpose of the guide is to outline suggested steps to follow as various team teaching possibilities are implemented. The guide is organized in the following sections: (1) team building, (2) team operations, (3) team…