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Differences between Student and Teacher Perceptions of Actual and Preferred Classroom Learning Environment.
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Fraser, Barry J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
Data indicate that the scales in each of four forms (student perceptions of actual and preferred environments, and teacher perceptions of actual and preferred environments) of the Individualized Classroom Environmental Questionnaire possess internal consistency and discriminant validity. (PN)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Evaluation Methods, Junior High Schools, Perception
Follow-up Models in Teacher Education.
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deVoss, Gary; Hawk, Donald – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
The history and characteristics of the dominant evaluation model used in teacher education today, the Western Kentucky or Sandefur model, are described and evidence is offered of widespread anomalies in its usage. A new follow-up model that would permit informed decisions about the professional needs of teachers is proposed. (LC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Models, Preservice Teacher Education
Evaluation of a Competency Program for Training Reading Specialists.
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Smith, Donald E. P.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
Graduates of a master's degree program for training reading specialists responded to a questionnaire concerning need for and competence in 40 teaching skills. Self-report data differentiated the competency training group (CTG) graduates (1973) from the conventionally trained group (1970), with the CTG clearly superior in their self-estimates of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competencies, Program Effectiveness
An Empirical Comparison of Responsive and Preordinate Approaches to Program Evaluation.
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Schermerhorn, Gerry R.; Williams, Reed G. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
A study to compare the impact of responsive (case study) and preordinate (questionnaire) approaches to program evaluation was conducted among 29 professional personnel affiliated with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Respondents preferred the responsive approach to the preordinate method; however, the responsive approach was more…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Program Evaluation for Policy-Setting.
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Wehmeyer, Lillian B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
The evaluation design described was used to aid the governing board to reach a policy decision about expanding the California Early Childhood Education program (renamed the School Improvement Program) in the Lafayette School District. Descriptions of procedures, question formats, audiences involved, and results are included. (MH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
A Board's-eye View of a Counseling Program.
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Wehmeyer, Lillian Biermann – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
An evaluation study of the district's counseling and guidance services was undertaken to provide guidance to the San Mateo City School District Board of Trustees in their consideration of staff reductions. Evaluation to support policy decisions should use multiple measures, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data addressing board…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Counseling Services, Data Collection