The focus of this current article is on the needs analysis phase in a project exploring the reconstruction of a syllabus and developing teaching materials for "Oracy in Academic Context" subject. The subject has only been recently incorporated in the curriculum of the English Department in Teacher Training and Education Faculty (FKIP),…

Any curriculum consists of several components: goals, disposition, duration, needs analysis, learners and teachers, exercises and activities, resources, ways of learning, skills to be acquired, lexis, language structure, and ability assessment. Before setting up a program or course of study, these components should be determined and described in…

Discussion of personalized instruction focuses on reading education and presents a systems model for teachers called a Teacher System for Personalized Instruction (TSPI). Topics discussed include diagnosing the needs of the learner; self-paced learning; motivation; achievement; mastery learning; evaluation plan; and cognitive, affective,…

CREATE (Criterion Referenced Education Associated to Evaluation) is a management and evaluation program developed by the Migrant Division of Region 14 Education Service Center. The evaluation plan, which is the basis for the total program, is tied directly to decision-making at all levels in the program. Utilizing a goal-oriented approach, the…

The Secondary Curriculum Improvement Program (SCIP) operated at two levels: at the school-site level, schools were encouraged to develop a coherent plan for assisting teachers in the implementation of mastery learning in their classrooms; and at the system-wide level, SCIP focused on staff development activities designed to encourage the use of…

One hundred and fifty-eight entries contain the numbered citation, an annotation, the address or source for securing the cited material, and a statement of cost and any special instructions for ordering. Entries are alphabetized by author. Two indexes are provided to assist the user in locating material that might be of interest. In one of these,…

This paper focuses generally on student non-cognitive improvement before and after a Newark Chapter 1 program implementation; and specifically, on demonstrated growth in the non-cognitive areas over the year from pre-assessment to post-assessment as part of the Chapter 1 intervention. The evaluation was conducted, based on classification in terms…

Dismayed about student violence, absenteeism, and professional isolation, core teachers at a Puerto Rico Department-of-Defense-dependent high school formed a school environment committee. They performed a needs assessment, formally adopted the improvement process, established a risk-free environment, revised the discipline code, and developed a…

The U.S. Navy's Strategic Weapon System training program has five principal components: needs assessment/task analysis (Personnel Performance Profile); instructional design (Training Path System); instructional development (Curricula); training implementation; and personnel and training evaluation. This training model illustrates how a program…

As part of a competency-based education approach, a module for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher training is presented that aims to increase the teacher's skills in involving learners in needs assessment (NA) and goal setting activities. A classroom NA is a survey of students designed to identify learners' educational needs and goals as…

The document reports the rationale, goals, objectives, and activities of a Bergen County (New Jersey) program to appraise students in the sheltered workshop relative to prevocational and vocational strengths and needs and to prepare students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes for functioning semi-independently in sheltered…

This report was prepared as partial fulfillment of the evaluation requirements given in the state of Minnesota's Regulations and Guidelines for Title I ESEA. Objectives for the program were given in terms of gains measured by teacher judgement and achievement tests. Results in terms of test data, will be reported at a later time. Results, based…

Describes a four-step model for implementation and evaluation of the priority needs assessment for Iowa school districts as mandated by the Iowa General Assembly (1974). The steps are: formulation of the steering committee, analysis of priority goal status, implementation of priority goals, and evaluation of progress of goals. (LC)

This is an advance planning guide aimed at helping Chicago Public School principals carry out a school action plan, Academy for Effective Schools, in the 1984-85 school year. It suggest ways that schools can build on the school goals and practices established in previous plans. The terminology of the planning cycle is similar to that used in the…

Examines instructional design (ID) courses offered in instructional technology masters program at San Jose State University. Course objectives, participants' needs assessment, resources and study methods, and student evaluation are discussed for introductory ID course; learning activities of advanced ID seminar are outlined. Sample student…