The impact of achievement testing on a Spring-Spring vs. a Fall-Spring basis in evaluation of compensatory education programs is examined. The effects of the summer vacation period and crossing test levels were examined. Significant decreases in achievement test scores were found, at all grade levels, between Spring and Fall test administrations.…

Research supported by U.S. Office of Education, Contract OEC-0-089024-3311 (010). A related article: AA 502 049.

This monograph contains the results of the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Research Institute (UM-RRI) project activities with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services model program evaluation unit to examine issues related to similar benefits in rehabilitation. A framework and discussion paper for future aspects of this project…

The design of the Planning, Monitoring, and Implementation Model (PMI) and the aspects of the model that make it useful in public schools are the topics of this paper. After the objectives of a program or operation have been identified, the model specifies three additional pieces of information that are needed for an evaluation: inputs, processes,…

This paper is the result of a 1979 workshop that examined potential applications of new perspectives on organizational planning, management, and evaluation as they apply to school improvement efforts. Section 1 reproduces an orientation paper mailed to conference participants. Section 2 contains an informal report of the proceedings reconstructed…

Data from interviews with elementary school principals are examined for insights into the impact of administrative style on evaluation utilization. Characteristics of 23 principals' administrative styles are classified as being either "compliance" (CO) or "non-compliance" (NCO) oriented. CO principals are characterized by the following: (1)…

This paper describes a community education model which represents one aspect of developmental efforts with a community education evaluation project undertaken in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It begins by reviewing relevant community education literature which, together with local data sources from Kanawha County, was used as a foundation for the…

Demands for more complete information on educational programs have emanated from national, state and local sources. Their focus is on the processes that are occurring in individual classrooms. The information that is collected to provide insight into educational programs is customarily summative in nature, answering, for example, questions…

A project, sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, was conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to expand the Faculty College program, which is an on-going series of faculty development workshops and seminars. The project was designed to: implement and evaluate a series of in-depth special focus sessions that…

The final report of a faculty development project, sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, is presented. Project objectives were to: augment the existing Faculty College programming with special focus sessions, featuring national leaders who would treat issues in one of the developing areas of the institution; bring…

This bibliography contains abstracts of 50 documents about evaluation of teacher training in population education. It is the second in a series of three resource bibliographies for the development of population education programs in the Philippines. Included in this bibliography are abstracts of books, periodical articles, ERIC documents, and…

A progmatic model consisting of four dimensions for identifying components to be evaluated in various instructional programs is described. In the first dimension, major categories of any instructional program are identified: (1) appropriateness; (2) history; (3) objectives; (4) methodology; (5) evaluation procedures and (6) effectiveness.…

In 1975, The Texas Board of Education adopted instructional resources as a priority area and chose Learning Resources Centers (LRC) to be used as the means for implementation. Title IVC funds were granted for the 1976-1977, 1977-1978, and 1978-1979 school years to develop, plan, and field-test an LRC model which used a paraprofessional staff…

The purpose of this manual is to provide vocational educators with evaluation elements and tested models which can assist them in designing evaluation systems. Chapter 1 provides several sets of criteria for inclusion in any general program evaluation. The eleven general areas for which criteria are included are administrative procedures,…

Using a systems model with its components of inputs, process, and outputs; the report evaluates a work experience program for mildly retarded students at an Australian special school. Data collected at each stage of the evaluation is presented. Inputs into the system include a description of the population and its needs, along with the situational…