The rationale and description of tests of teaching power by which teachers have an equal chance to show their relative ability to effect pupils' achievement in reading skills are discussed. Illustrations of these performance tests and a means for administering them - "teaching faires" are also presented. Data in support of teaching performance…

This bibliography lists professional books and instructional materials, concerning aspects of career education, for Delaware's Occupational-Vocational Education Model, at Milford, Delaware. Entries are arranged alphabetically by title under these categories: (1) Educational Theory, including theories relating to career development, child…

Side-developments of an instructional systems development team which are themselves important products of a research effort are documented in this report. The five studies presented include an investigation of the comparability of computer-assisted and conventional test administration, prompting and confirmation as instructional strategies with…

The handbook is intended to be part of a graduate course entitled "Introduction to Exceptional Children" which is taught via computer assisted instruction and emphasizes the social, psychological, and physiological characteristics of the mentally, visually, aurally, physically, emotionally, or neurologically handicapped primary grade child to…

This report reviews the issue of student involvement in test development and presents summaries of instances of student contributions to tests and testing programs. The report goes on to describe a study in which a preliminary version of the Undergraduate Program Physical Education Test was administered on an experimental basis to a group of…

The evaluation of a one-week training course for position classification trainees and personnel specialists is described. The study population included 29 Government employees in grades 5 through 9, 14 of whom were position classification trainees and 15 of whom were interns or personnel specialists. The evaluation study outline was as follows: A.…

The results and proceedings of the first annual Bilingual/Bicultural Testing and Assessment Workshop, held in Berkeley, California, on January 27-28, 1972, are presented in this publication. Approximately 150 bilingual psychologists and evaluators, educators working in bilingual/bicultural programs, and community representatives from California…

An elementary music experience program and efforts to expand it are presented. Program objectives include: (1) Increase achievement in specific areas of music, such as singing, rhythms, listening, and playing instruments; (2) Encourage self-expression or creativity; and (3) Develop an interest in extracurricular music activities. Intermediate…

Instructional System Technology in recent years has been characterized by an increase in individualized instruction and the modularization of the curriculum. In traditional systems the learners are forced to take blocks of instruction the size of entire courses and these are much too large. The courses can now be broken down into conceptual…

A test for assessing the child's ability to identify territories and their relationship to each other--the Territorial Decentration Test--is discussed. In addition to a description of the test, the administration and scoring of the test and the assignment of score ranges and criterion levels (Territorial Stages) are described. A directions Form…

A study to determine some conditions to be used to communicate desired instructional outcomes to students in order to produce learning was conducted. A commercial game called "Think-A-Dot" consisting of a series of flip-flops encased in plastic was employed as the learning task. Three independent variables were experimentally…

An intervention study with mothers and infants is discussed. The project staff consisted of two home visitors, a materials specialist, an infant examiner, and a project coordinator. This study assessed the effectiveness of the program for mothers and infants. Infant abilities and psychological development were tested and homes were rated. One home…

This investigation sought to ascertain whether significant differences in pupils' achievement when solving open-sentence types existed in relation to the following factors: school grade, sentence form as determined by the symmetric property of the equality relation, the operation specified in a sentence, the position of the placeholder in a…

Judicial pronouncements and legislative acts in recent years have established the responsibility of schools to provide educational services for each child, preferably in the educational mainstream. Mainstreaming represents an effort to provide equal opportunities for education to all children. A brief treatment of some of the foundational aspects…

This study attempted to develop and validate a set of scales to measure ecological characteristics of environmental setting in home and preschool. Scales were developed to assess four characteristics of environmental setting: (1) accessibility, the ease with which a child can interact with his environment; (2) configuration, the function and…