A short account of one aspect of a semester course in School Administration. There is some evidence that students, working under far from ideal conditions, can accept theory in administration as immediately relevant to their practical situations. (Author/WM)

The enquiry outlined in this article surveyed the school-college linked course in the County of Herfordshire. As a result of the survey it was possible to construct bases for the judgement of the relative success of the linked course as a part of the secondary curriculum. (Author/RK)

Describes an introductory astronomy course at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, in which the Keller Plan (personalized system of instruction) is used. Course evaluation results and typical student comments about this self-paced program are provided. (JR)

Chanute Air Force Base was the first military training center to undertake an extensive investigation of the use of the PLATO IV system in technical training. The service test was to compare a conventionally taught course in general vehicle maintenance with a course taught with computer-based instructional materials. Part I of this document is the…

Analytical view of a major interdisciplinary experimental program. (Editor)

Although students quickly form reasonably lasting judgments of their instructors and courses they are also able to alter their judgments as warranted by changing situations. These findings appear to provide support for the validity of student evaluations. (Author/RC)

The use of the Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID) method in mid-term evaluations of teacher performance is described and assessed in terms of its effectiveness in improving student motivation. First, the steps involved in the SGID process are described: (1) the initial conference between the instructor and SGID facilitator; (2) the…

Professors were interviewed to ascertain the evaluative information they collected about their professional activities. Student ratings were used by most faculty to evaluate their teaching. Almost all received peer reviews of research productivity. Qualitative evaluative information was seen as more credible than objective ratings when used for…

This report describes Ball State University's course-integrated library instruction program for the multi-section English 104, Composition 2 course, which is intended to provide instruction in fundamental library use skills to the majority of the university's undergraduate students, and to create a base of library use knowledge which can be…

This catalogue briefly describes the following 12 systems for student ratings of instruction in higher education: (1) Purdue Cafeteria System (Cafeteria); (2) Course Faculty Instrument (CFI); (3) Arizona Course/Instructor Evaluation Questionnaire (CIEQ); (4) Endeavor Instructional Rating System (Endeavor); (5) University of Washington…

This project evaluated a Course Management System (CMS), which was developed at the University of Illinois and implemented on the PLATO IV instructional system during two semesters of an introductory level economics course. The CMS was designed to integrate books, computer testing, and personnel utilization in applying instructional and computer…

Teenage and/or adolescent pregnancy is on the increase in most American cities and age of first pregnancy within this group is declining rapidly. In this study, sexual attitudes and knowledge among black inner-city elementary school students is documented. The effectiveness of a six week sex education class designed to provide these students with…

These guidelines provide standards for evaluators to estimate the quality of courses being considered for use in the Individualized Learning Center at Bell Telephone Laboratories. There are three parts. Part I guides the course evaluator through the evaluation of course materials, including course design and structure implementation. Part II is a…

This study sought to (1) determine and appraise the status of biological science courses for general education in predominantly Negro colleges in the United States, and (2) to develop guidelines for the development or reorganization of biological science courses for general education at these schools. Forty-eight of the 77 institutions surveyed…