Provides an instrument to use in evaluating the achievement and effort of individual board of education members or of the board as a whole. (IRT)

Paper explores the feasibility of the measurement of possible components of reactive behavior that can contribute to the generation of sources of invalidity in evaluation studies. (Authors)

Presents a questionnaire and one professor's rationale for attempting to rate the quality of 70,000 American high schools. A list of the nation's "Top Ten" high schools is included. (WM)

In order to evaluate and obtain information about the usefulness of the Career Education Measurement System, a questionnaire was developed to survey school personnel perception and interpretation of the reporting system in Texas. The responses to the questionnaire were examined for 22 test instruments used in a pilot test to determine if the items…

The data collection instruments used to gather information on the state Right to Read Program, during the periods from 1972 to 1973 and from 1973 to 1974, are presented in this volume. Questionnaires included assess the roles and opinions of the following key individuals in the state and local levels of program administration: chief state school…

It is the thesis of this paper that much of the present concern over course evaluation has come about because evaluation has become synonymous with the use of a single questionnaire instead of the broader process of evaluating the course as an educational program. An attempt is made to redefine course evaluation in light of recent work on…

This study was performed to develop methods and instruments for evaluating community mental health center (CMHC) programs of indirect service consultation to schools. Models for three types of consultation are presented-Staff Development-Client Centered, Staff Development-Agency-Centered, and Project Development. Each model is designed in stages,…

The authors present three questionnaires designed to get feedback on the effectiveness of a school psychologist in three related areas: written communication; verbal commmunication; and the way they are received by the students they serve. (RP)

Reliability estimates support the use of teacher evaluation forms, while validity coefficients do not, thus indicating that the use of responses to teacher evaluation forms in making decisions is ill-advised. (MB)

Report of an evaluation of the Introduction to International Relations course for freshmen and sophomores at Syracuse University. The course is reviewed and data are presented from student questionnaires, attitudinal surveys, and comparison with other introductory courses. (ND)

The focus of this paper is on innovative evaluation, evaluation methodologies, and the development of evaluative instruments. Innovative evaluation is discussed as related to comprehensive evaluation, general evaluation with special emphasis, problems in comprehensive and general evaluations, and five components of an assessment model…

This inventory is designed to help educational consultants assess their levels of knowledge and skills in ten broad areas of consulting: communication, entry/intervention, diagnosis, group facilitation, problem-solving, influence/power, resource utilization, conflict management/utilization, and evaluation. The instrument is designed to help…

Individuals, agencies, and institutions involved in the education and employment of teachers conceptually defined parity relevant to the decision-making process in planning, conducting, and evaluating teacher education programs and translated the conceptual definition into an instrument for describing parity in consortium-centered teacher…

Paper presents a validation of the instruments developed for classroom measurement of the properties of Open Education. (Authors/MB)