Advocates teachers' devising and using behavioral objectives; part of a study, "Faculty for Teaching-Learning, designed to establish new graduate centers for the systematic preparation of community college teachers. (Editor/SW)

Pace's College and University Environmental Scales (CUES), used to test the environment of Randolph-Macon Woman's College 1959-69, showed that stability in administrative personnel and faculty along with student body drawn mostly from same social and educational backgrounds over period of time produces basically stable environment despite period…

After factor analyzing teacher evaluations by students into three dimensions, research indicates significant relationships between expected grade and course effectiveness with a non-bias interpretation, and teacher effectiveness and course difficulty with a bias interpretation. The effects of course type on grades and ratings are discussed with…

Simulation games are instructional techniques which create a social environment in which participants become involved with whatever resources they have. Discusses: (1) definitions of game, simulation, simulation game, and role playing; (2) advantages/disadvantages of simulation games; and (3) grading simulation games. (Author/JN)

The author considers several issues regarding the development of report card grades for the mildly handicapped mainstreamed student by the regular class and resource teacher. (SW)

The effects of penmanship, complexity and accuracy of prose, length of answers, and use of quotations on marks awarded by English literature examiners were studied. The sex of students and examiners, untidiness, and prose complexity and accuracy were unrelated to grades. The results suggested that examiners avoid crediting students for…

Recommends using numerical scores instead of letter grades with business students to increase motivation and promote understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. (AEA)

Students in colleges of education are usually not properly trained in ways to teach cooperation. More group assignments should be employed, as well as grading policies that encourage student interaction and help develop interpersonal skills. (Author/RW)

Argues that the evaluation of writing instruction requires special procedures and specially designed instruments. Provides instruments for evaluating a writing program's foundations, for developing teachers' awareness of the features of their writing classroom, and preparing questions and guidelines for evaluating writing assignments and teacher…

Reviews the research done on the evaluation of student compositions. (JL)

Provides a detailed description of an upper level college English course, including texts, assignments, grading, and method of administration. (AEA)

Two senior GCE examiners re-marked photocopies of the same 200 GCE examination scripts, half still containing the marks and comments of the original examiners and half with these markings removed. Removing previous markings made a considerable difference to the extent of agreement between these sets of marks. (Editor/SJL)

Takes issue with the opinions of K. Patricia Cross, as expressed in her article "Old Practices and New Purposes" (EJ 216 532), pointing to the positive effects of grading, group teaching, and a standard time-frame. (AYC)

Relationships between student attitudes and grade success are investigated, comparing contract and traditional grading approaches with preservice teachers. Factor analysis of student attitude questionnaires indicated two principal findings, both are discussed. (Author/GK)

Notes the advantages of "staff grading," a procedure for student evaluation that distinguishes the teacher as a helper from the person who evaluates students and supplies a measure of growth in writing. (RL)