COMMENTS is a computer program written in Basic language for an IBM PC and a file which stores observations and questions and prints teacher comments on a personalized comment sheet produced for each student paper, mostly by using three-letter codes. To use the program, the teacher first reads the student paper, noting spelling errors and needed…

The traditional reliability coefficient and standard error of measurement are not adequate measures of reliability for tests used to make pass/fail decisions. Answering the important reliability questions requires estimation of the joint distribution of true and observed scores. Lord's "Method 20" estimates this distribution without the…

Stresses the advantages of contract grading to both students and teachers. A sample contract defines behavioral objectives on various cognitive levels. (MH)

Proposes two kinds of contract grading criteria relating to preparation and measurement of assignment objectives. (MH)

Teaching method used in case study in which students could begin to confront the implications of their beliefs about the political and social system, and its results. (Author/ND)

Sharing explicit grading criteria with students does much to facilitate both student and teacher growth. (JH)

This paper discusses how to teach art history in college level interdisciplinary courses. Today, art historians find themselves involved in teaching art history not only in art history curricula, but also in interdisciplinary studies, such as Ancient Greek Culture, Renaissance in France, and Women in Art. When teaching art history in…

The administrative guide for PEOPEL (Physical Education Opportunity Program for Exceptional Learners) offers procedures to enable a school or district develop the PEOPEL program which consists of 35 units of instruction with task analyses and performance objectives for handicapped students at the secondary level. Initial chapters provide…

This report proposes a method for achieving improvements in the precision of determining Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) student aviator proficiency. The proposed method, called the Computer Aided Training Evaluation and Scheduling (CATES) system, provides a computer managed, prescriptive training program based on individual student performance.…

Performance contracting offers advantages over traditional grading in that it provides for individualization of instruction, provides for measureable goals and objectives, and allows for individual growth rates. Two methods of performance contracting are possible; the first type calls for the student to determine what grade they desire for the…