This training guide for evaluating vocational rehabilitation programs and services is designed for use by state vocational rehabilitation agencies in developing a system for evaluating either their overall program or specific aspects of it. The manual first addresses itself to the rationale for program evaluation, and then examines the evaluation…

The authors define action or "on the job" research as a type of applied research undertaken by practitioners in order to solve practical problems and improve operations in the educational or institutional setting. Advantages and disadvantages of using action research are presented and procedures for conducting it outlined. Two tables list…

Research on the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) is viewed from two aspects--its limitations and how it can be improved. Thus far research has indicated that (1) transition from i.t.a. to traditional orthography is not the problem expected and (2) the children who are taught with i.t.a. read no better or worse than children taught with the…

This report is a result of an attempt to stimulate research related to the affective domain in the fields of English, mathematics, physical education, science, and social studies. The first phase of the project reported in this paper was the appointment of a task force of eight highly qualified scholars whose special competencies were in the…

This workbook contains exercises to be used in conjunction with the CORD National Research Training Manual (EA 003 105). Special emphasis is placed on the issues of writing behavioral objectives and correctly designing, implementing, and evaluating a program of instructional improvement. Also included are exercises in general areas of research…

As illustrated by survey studies of four large school systems, studies of school systems may be sponsored (1) by outside groups interested in the schools, (2) by boards of education, or (3) jointly by agencies both within and outside the school system. A study of the Cincinnati school system was sponsored by a citizens' group. Studies in Columbus,…

A major aspect of the problem of evaluation concerns the measurement of educational outcomes. Such measurement involves, first of all, an inference regarding what is being learned, retained, or transferred. A description is given of the operations which underlie such inferences. It is contended that educational measurement needs to concern itself…

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of the general linear model (GLM) in problems with repeated measures on a dependent variable. Such problems include pretest-posttest designs, multitrial designs, and groups by trials designs. For each of these designs, a GLM analysis is demonstrated wherein full models are formed and restrictions…

This document presents the argument that it is time for the school counselor to accept the dual role of counselor-researcher. No longer does the practitioner-researcher have to rely on the difficult and time-consuming comparative group research design. Rather, he has available to him an intensive design or empirical case study approach to…

Research and evaluation are crucial elements of the curriculum development process. Educational research properly includes "basic- nonevaluative" and "applied-evaluative research." Each species should be judged relative to its purpose and the degree to which systematic investigation occurs through the application of the…

Reported is a discussion concerning the effect of different analyses of the same empirical data. Students (N=over 200) enrolled in an introductory college chemistry course for science majors were randomly assigned to two experimental treatments. Treatment O was designed to help students understand the objectives of the course and to emphasize the…

A review is presented of several types of two-battery studies and of methods for analyzing the resultant data. Two-battery studies are defined as those in which observations on two sets of variables are available for the same sample of subjects. Several types are identified and described, including: 1) prediction studies, 2) studies of domain…

This paper reviews 69 studies on microteaching, focusing on three main areas: a) the rationale behind its use, b) the conditions and degrees of possible goal attainment, and c) policy making in teacher education in relation to it. The first section of the paper presents an overview of microteaching, emphasizing the criteria used in analysis. The…

Data collected by testing every senior in 64 high schools affiliated with the Educational Research Council of America will be used as baseline data for science curriculum research and development. Students were randomly assigned one of the following tests: Iowa Tests of Educational Development--Test 2, General Background in the Natural Sciences;…

This study was designed to investigate the effect of situational variables on the persistence of 6-year-old children from varying socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Subjects were 24 male and 24 female children selected randomly from each of four groups of first grade Negro children: one group of advantaged children who had attended…