Though instructional development models stress the importance of formative evaluation, techniques for the formal evaluation of video tape programs remain primitive. The attention, attitude, and adoption levels achieved can be assessed by use of the following evaluation instruments: (1) expert appraisal of script; (2) special questionnaires; (3)…

Defines instructional product verification and revision (IPVR) and presents 20 questions with relevant speculations about each. The philosophy of IPVR suggests beginning with our best guesses, and verifying and revising them on the basis of feedback from the field. (VT)

Describes evaluation, revision, and decision to implement as the three components of LVR, and relates them to student tryout and revision, developmental testing, and formative evaluation. (DAG)

Seven issues raised during an evaluation study of televised instructional components are identified: selection and commitment of sample, environment of evaluation sessions, student and expert review, formulation of an explicit evaluation model, conflicting results from different instruments, standards and the interpretation of data, and style and…

The evaluation of residency and preceptorship programs at a medical school are briefly described. Valuable findings include identification of training deficiencies, details of actual student experiences, benefits of the program, and appraisal of student performance. (GDC)

This paper identifies and discusses conceptual and methodological issues related to five attributes of emergent programs that frequently apply across the spectrum of human services: undefined client populations, inadequate causal evidence relating inputs to outcomes, shifting objectives, identification of criteria for standarizing treatments, and…

Online assessment of any type is attractive to educators because it allows large amounts of student data to be gathered and accessed quickly. Indeed, online, summative assessments--generally end-of-course, state-level, and placement exams--are making the annual student testing ritual a meaningful audit instead of what some call an…

Although much recent attention has focused on gaps in the achievement of different groups of students, the problem has been with us for decades. This paper presents the problem as one of reducing variation in students' achievement, and reviews the work of renowned educator Benjamin Bloom on this problem. Bloom argued that to reduce variation in…

Considered appropriate mechanisms and instrumentation to measure structure and form and their use as criteria upon which to base accreditation. (Author/RK)

A look at the evaluation report of the radio/correspondence study program established in Kenya. (HB)

A description of an evaluation model which provides a standard method to be generalized in every evaluation setting. (HB)

Describes an index for the evaluation of a media product. A pretest measure of an aspect of the product is taken, the audience is exposed to the product, a posttest measure is taken, and the index is computed as a ratio of the difference scores to the total change possible. (MER)