A study was conducted to establish the current status of Individualized Instruction (II) in the Navy and other services, identify the factors influencing its effectiveness, identify present or potential problem areas, and recommend strategies/policies to improve II in Navy technical training. Particular attention was given to an assessment of…

This user-oriented evaluation handbook was prepared to assist State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education (SACVE) in their efforts to respond to various evaluation responsibilities prescribed in the 1976 Vocational Education Amendments. The contents of this handbook, which include basic steps in conducting a performance audit, are divided into…

This paper provides a brief review of the Lewiston program and evaluates the vocational education project on the basis of the objectives around which it was originally developed. Each of fourteen objectives listed is discussed in terms of how well and effectively the objective was met during the tenure of the project. Major factors considered…

A draft of untested instruments and procedures for evaluating vocational/technical education programs, intended for discussion and use in field tests, is presented. The guidelines, criteria, and evaluation methods presented are divided into two major categories--institutional form and program form. Items within each category are grouped under the…

The mission of this Task Force was to review what the public and private sectors are now doing for physically handicapped Americans and to recommend what might be done to improve services and programs. Specifically, the Task Force was to provide an overview of problems faced by handicapped people in order to determine how best to assist them in…

Suggests that successful evaluation projects for training programs focus on management decisions. Provides a checklist of concerns that deal with the effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance of the program. Discusses the selection of the data level and decision-making criteria. (CSS)

In Great Britain, apprenticeship is regarded as the traditional means of entry into skilled occupations. Covers some apprenticeship characteristics, arguments for and against apprenticeships, efforts made by Industrial Training Boards to improve the quality of apprentice training, and training criteria that must be met for government funding of…

Guidance is provided to organizational personnel in establishing a means for assessing the effectiveness of a new performance appraisal system. (TA)

The ratio of rehabilitant earnings to the mean earnings of those persons in the general population with similar demographic characteristics has been proposed as a meaningful criterion of rehabilitant placement suitability. The Cooper-Rubin index was developed to generate a relative placement suitability score for each rehabilitant. (Author)

Do proficiency tests show whether students are gifted? Are programs for the talented properly funded? Confusion among programs for gifted students indicates that guidelines should be established, including weighing the gifted label for each program and linking programs to special talents. References included. (CJH)

The author states that this is the time for the reform of teacher education. It is not a time to abandon teacher education by providing certification to nontrained teachers. It really is a time for the nation and each state to pay for quality teacher education. (CT)

This article reviews studies of the effectiveness of continuing education in the health professions, notes weaknesses in the continuing education system, and suggests strategies for improving it. (Author/CT)

Although physical fitness has become a way of life for many adults, most American children are "physically underdeveloped" by the standards of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The physical educator's role and a plan for improving physical education programs are discussed. (DF)

Discusses the outlier paradigm, then (1) reviews some major studies in reading program effectiveness at the elementary school level that have followed the paradigm (2) synthesizes findings from these studies into what they suggest are the key elements of effective reading programs (3) offers some critical commentary on the studies in question and…

This report of the Detroit Public Schools compiles data analysis of prekindergarten children's entry level skills, a 1-month follow-up assessment, and an end-of-the-year skills evaluation. The report contains information on the growth and development of 3- and 4-year-old prekindergarten students in the Michigan School Readiness Program and Head…