Project PLAN was chosen as a computer managed individualized instruction program for the St. Louis public schools and is evaluated in this final report. The study was conducted during the 1972-73 school year in both control and PLAN classrooms for grades 1-7. The Metropolitan Achievement Test was used in grades 1-3 and the Iowa Test of Basic…

Reported are the evaluation results on the 1969-70 segment (the first project period) of the Special Education Music and Dance Program in Shoreline School District 412 (Seattle, Washington), an ESEA Title III project. The program, which is presented as a pilot attempt to develop functional program objectives and evaluation tools, provides music…

The Symposium proceedings point out that the evaluation of educational innovations awaits the modernization of evaluation theory. Specific approaches to the problem are presented in five papers, as follows: (1) "An Overview of the Evaluation Problem," by Egon G. Guba, Associate Dean, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington,…

Evaluation procedures based on a systematic evaluation methodology, decision-maker validity, new measurement and design techniques, low cost, and a high level of cooperation on the part of the school staff were used in the assessment of a public school mathematics program for grades 3-8. The mathematics curriculum was organized into Spirals which…

Evaluation materials and instructional content relevant to the IVD process for 1973-74 are presented. Section 1 of this report is an analysis of on-site experience of the validators in the employment of the Validator Self-Analysis Forms. Section 2 is Scientific Management Associates Educational Systems Division (SMA/ESD) evaluation of the 10…

This report describes a 1-week institute designed to upgrade research and evaluation skills of persons associated with PL 89-10 Title I and Title III projects. The institute's objectives were to illustrate and provide experience in: (1) operationalizing objectives of instructional programs; (2) designing projects with appropriate controls to allow…

Review of documents, formal and informal interviews, questionnaires, and observations of participants interacting with space, furniture, equipment, and materials were the main methods used to assess the correspondence between the objectives of this training cycle and its accomplishments. The participants included primarily teacher trainees and the…

This study surveyed evaluation and dissemination/diffusion practices of ESEA III projects funded in the 1969 fiscal year, which projects are nearing the end of their operations as federally supported programs. The study attempted to discover if (1) the projects were evaluated in accordance with generally accepted procedures, (2) the project…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. This package gives an overview of several ways of assessing one's own guidance program. On completion of the readings and activities of this module, the reader will understand why a current…

Four instructional management programs, the Duluth Project, IGE Project, the IPI Project, and PLAN Project, were evaluated, contrasted, and compared with development of an inhouse program for the St. Louis public schools. The main criteria were: developmental and operational costs; degree of individualization; the use of behavioral objectives,…

Projects funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) are discussed, with the focus on individualized instruction projects. The locale of the projects varies from Texas to Chicago, New Jersey to California, Kentucky to Minnesota, and others. The topics of some of the projects are pre-school students, handicapped…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The focus of this module is training staff personnel to determine program goals and objectives. On completion of the readings and activities of this module the reader will be able to use current…

The evaluation materials and instructional content relevant to the IVD process for 1972-73 are presented. Section I is an analysis of the on-site experience of the validators. Section II is an SMA evaluation of the ten national training workshops for validators and State and local project personnel. Section III contains SMA recommendations for…

The future educational needs of the entire school health program in the Fresno City Unified School District are evaluated as part of PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. This program includes health services, health instruction, and environmental health factors. In the evaluation, site visits were made to selected schools at the…

This report provides statistical and narrative data on innovative projects and methods developed in Fairfax County's Center for Effecting Educational Change. These study activities focused on effecting changes in the kindergarten, child study, fine and performing arts, and educational technology programs. A broad outline provides an overview of…