This paper presents a theoretical construct that can be used to describe the implementation process of school programs in terms of a multi-dimensional model. Focusing on the research process of the Urban Education Studies, which is devoted to the identification and study of educational programs which are beginning to make inroads for the…

This resource guide, one of seven related documents, provides step-by-step guidance to help schools evaluate an adopted program. It offers an overview of the approaches most useful for evaluating a schoolwide or districtwide program adoption. It emphasizes that evaluation should be addressed from the first day of planning to provide data for…

This is the executive report of a study which evaluated the Television Reading Project, an instructional program based upon current television programs designed to increase reading skills of students. The major goals of the evaluation were to assess the effects of the project on reading skills, acceptance of the materials by teachers and students,…

The purpose of this handbook is to encourage and assist women's studies directors and faculty to perform or obtain evaluations of their programs in order to assist in their decision making needs, and to know how, when, and to what ends program evaluation can be used. Evaluation is defined and described. Five major approaches are listed:…

This report focuses on the extent to which conclusions about the effectiveness of compensatory education programs are affected by (1) the period of time on which the evaluation is based, and (2) the standard against which the program is judged. Previously collected evaluation data from four compensatory education programs (grades 1-8) are…

This guide to administrator evaluation includes research findings and theoretical background as well as applicatory materials for use by school boards and administrators. It proceeds from a general consideration of personnel evaluation and the problems it entails to a discussion of the essential steps in the process. Chapter 1 provides information…

The Educational Amendments Act of 1974 added an evaluation requirement to Title I legislation. Models of evaluation were required to specify techniques and criteria which facilitate comparisons of programs on a statewide or nationwide basis. The School District of Philadelphia conducted simulated studies of three evaluation models to determine…

THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS PREPARED THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (FLES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE DISTRICTS WISHING TO INITIATE SUCH A PROGRAM. THE MAIN BODY OF THIS BULLETIN IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, THE FIRST DISCUSSING FLES MERITS, DRAWBACKS, AND OBJECTIVES, AND CURRICULUM PLANNING,…

AN OBSERVATION TEAM OF SPECIALISTS VISITED SITES OF 35 SEPARATE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN MANY STATES. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND ILLITERATES. MATERIALS WERE EXAMINED, CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS WERE OBSERVED, OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR, AND ANALYSES WERE MADE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS…

AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THIRTY-SIX EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (225) ENROLLED IN PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY CLASSES WERE SELECTED BY STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING. THE THREE TREATMENTS INCLUDED (1) TELEVISION AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES, (2) TELEVISION AND VISITS BY STUDENTS IN…

OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO STIMULATE THINKING ON THE PART OF STUDENTS BY EMPLOYING NEW FORMS OF AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCES AND (2) TO SEEK INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THOUGHT PROCESSES. IN PHASE ONE LINEAR PROGRAMS WERE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT INCREASED ACTIVE RESPONSE BY THE STUDENT. THE ANALYSES…

Over the years, research and evaluation practices have influenced and been influenced by intervention procedures in the school system and classroom. This document discusses the historical influences of research and evaluation on interventions in schools conducted in the past, and outlines important trends, issues, and suggested practices for…

Both practical and theoretical issues pertaining to the evaluation of mainstreaming programs for minority group children are addressed in this paper. Problems and issues in the evaluation of educational treatments are presented, with attention to the variables of stating goals and objectives and monitoring children's progress. A critique of large…

In view of a demand for information and an expansion in evaluation research practices, possibilities for combining quantitative and qualitative methods in program evaluation should be explored. Quantitative research methods attempt to reduce observed social phenomena to numerical notations. Their weaknesses include the reduction of social…

Provided are hypotheses and evaluation forms to evaluate vocational-occupational-technical education (V.O.T.E.) programs whose purposes include the mainstreaming of handicapped students. Materials are geared toward testing the following five hypotheses: most occupational administrators can cite specific examples of formal or informal evaluations…