Sixty-six public libraries selected by random sample, substitutions and participation requests, tested Rutgers University 1970 Performance Measures Manual to gather information on the evaluation and improvement of public libraries. Selection was based on geographic location and budget categories. Following instructions for manual's use at…

This study was designed to: (1) design pupil growth measures for evaluating teacher and program effectiveness; (2) evaluate the effect of training site on preservice teachers' ability to bring about intended outcomes in pupil learning; and (3) determine the extent to which preservice teachers could bring about intended outcomes in pupil learning.…

In a study to investigate the effectiveness of manpower development programs in improving vocational adjustment of rural disadvantaged residents in western Tennessee, findings appeared to indicate that training made some improvement in the lives of the experimental group (residents who participated in manpower training programs) as compared to the…

The results of a study to determine whether health behavior contracting was effective in changing health styles among 190 college freshmen are reported. Methodology is described. (JL)

A study was conducted at a large midwestern university to assess effectiveness of health behavior contracts for students enrolled in a personal health course. Results showed that health behavior contracts, as utilized in this study, appeared to have no significant impact on participant health behavior. (JMK)

A student evaluation of teaching in an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program was designed and implemented without formal validation. This study addressed the usefulness of the previous evaluation and whether the questions were the most valuable for students and faculty, especially for the improvement of teaching. An interview…

In 1992, adult education staff and adult literacy volunteer organizations developed 8 indicators of program quality to be used for evaluating adult basic education and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in New Jersey. Performance standards were developed to match the standards. An evaluation was conducted to determine how the indicators…

Teachers are responsible for pupil progress-when they do make progress. Author asks who is responsible when they do not progress and offers some suggestions. (Author/RK)

Reports a research study which attempts to show the degree to which a licensing examination measures on the job performances as well as to show any measurable disparities between the licensing examination and on the job perofrmance. (SB)

Reports a team development intervention with a squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Results indicated that the intervention positively influenced both climate and performance variables. Discusses results in the context of current skepticism about the utility of process interventions for effecting lasting improvement in organizational…

Reports on an experiment in which one group of high school students was taught using Total Physical Response (TPR) for 20 minutes a day and a control group was taught by the usual manner. Results showed students in the TPR group scored better on standard unit tests and expressed greater satisfaction with their teacher and course. (EKN)

This study was intended to demonstrate the effectiveness of four selected economic indicators as criteria for evaluation of a manufacturing firm's management training program in communication skills. Though the results indicated that the program effected change only in employee turnover, the study supports the measurement of training by economic…

Argues that student evaluations of teachers (SETs) in their current format are fundamentally a student-controlled process, but that students are not adequately prepared for such control. Advocates greater teacher control in the SET process and presents sample evaluation criteria from an ideal process in which teachers interested in critical…

A study of 88 British individuals with developmental disabilities and self-injurious behavior found self-restraint was more prevalent in the group not wearing protective devices than in those wearing protective devices. Individuals not wearing protective devices showed a greater number of topographies of self-restraint than those who did wear…