Since the inception of the CAL program in 1990, JP Morgan Chase, Public Education Network, and New Visions for Public Schools have provided grantees with various opportunities to share the knowledge they have gained, as well as the tools and methods they have developed during the creative active learning process. Although PEN and New Visions…

This article is an overview of current thinking in evaluation. The evaluation frameworks of Scriven, Provus, Stake, Guba, and Stufflebeam are discussed. (HD)

Discusses a plan for the evaluation of vocational education programs which is based on a social psychologocal model to establish consensus, and a structural paradigm to establish form. (GR)

Article applies multiple regression analytic technique to the CIPP model. (Authors/MB)

Evaluation models have been taken as methodologies for actually conducting evaluations, instead of as persuasions or frameworks within which more specific constructs and methods must be placed. Although evaluation models do not provide methodologies, they do provide a guide for thinking about how an evaluation could be conducted. (Author/LC)

Discusses eight steps to be used in evaluating vocational education programs in correctional institutions: (1) determine purposes, (2) identify desired outcomes, (3) determine questions that need to be answered, (4) select methods, (5) identify staff, (6) collect data, (7) analyze data, and (8) report results. (JOW)

A discussion and demonstration of social comparison as a means of assessing programs for mentally retarded children is presented. The position is taken that the social validation method of norm peer comparison might be helpful in determining whether certain handicapped children should be moved to a less restrictive environment. (Author)

Examines a range of possible approaches to the organization and implementation of staff development within colleges in order to abstract those criteria which might be considered essential ingredients of a successful approach. (Author)

Gopoler's seven criteria for planning and evaluating continuing education programs are illustrated and then applied to the evaluation of a short-term program for managers of ambulatory care services. Modifications of the criteria are suggested, based upon the nature of the program. (SK)

Evaluation of physical education programs for exceptional children provides information to enhance management; guide instructional and curricular decisions; defend program effectiveness, efficiency, and cost; and assist policy makers in funding decisions. Planning for program evaluation is discussed in terms of goals, guidelines, and approaches.…

Explores the problems involved in conducting program evaluation in the field of energy conservation. Highlights similarities between evaluation research and basic research. Examines stages of evaluation research within the context of energy conservation programs and argues that experimental evaluations are desirable and feasible. (Author/MK)

Discusses program evaluation methods for college learning centers. Describes the Goal Attainment Scaling method's seven steps: selecting problem areas, labeling areas of concern, weighting the scales, translating concerns into realistic goals, administering the student program, conducting follow-up, and scoring. Points to the model's flexibility,…

Standardization is inimical to innovation. Although the function of a standard is to standardize, the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) Standards avoid a standardizing effect. Their contribution lies mostly in the symbolism of their existence: to issue a set of standards is to proclaim maturity of thought for the field. (Author/LC)

The underlying logic and usefulness of true performance monitoring and its potential contribution to program evaluation are examined. It provides an accumulating data base to serve many research designs and generally supports the evaluation process. Increased emphasis on performance monitoring will lead to more cost-effective, policy-relevant…

A study of journal citations was used to identify which of the writings published before passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 have continued to influence evaluation thought in education throughout the 1970s. Five classic articles were identified, and reasons for their continued influence are suggested. (Author/BW)