In using teacher self-assessment to identify staff development needs, supervisory staff must be aware of: (1) types of information that can be collected through the self-assessment process; (2) possible techniques for collecting each type of information; and (3) procedures for using self-assessment information to identify priority staff…

The information age along with the exponential increase in information technology has brought an unexpected amount of information. The endeavor to sort and extract a meaning from the massive amount of data has become a challenging task to many educators and managers. This research is an attempt to collect the most common suggestions to reduce the…

The purpose of this study was to identify the beliefs of Tennessee principals and teachers about the knowledge and skills required of leaders when using data to improve educational decision-making. Personal interviews were conducted with 10 principals and 10 teacher leaders certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.…

This paper discusses the role of the intermediary in the information profession. Changes due to the advent of digital media are addressed, and ways that a positive role for the intermediary can be promoted are suggested. Several activities are listed to illustrate the expanding role of the intermediary, and actions in order to secure a future for…

In November 2002, the Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education at AEL gathered education practitioners to help shepherd new assessments from the research laboratory to the classroom. Approximately 60 teachers and administrators attended the conference. The discussion focused on the possibility of aggregating formative…

Complete but concise picture of the California Education Information System, how it developed, its current status, its basic features, and a description of its contents. Covers design, developmental history, business subsystem, pupil subsystem, and a summary. (Author)

Business students have little skill in using the academic library. The importance of information in today's business world make it imperitive that this handicap be overcome. In a recent survey 77 percent of post graduates polled favored a formal course in library use. (4 references) (Author/DH)

Author attempts to provide a framework for thinking about education: abouts its purposes, its means, and the way it plans ahead. (Author)

The results of this study indicated that there is no substantive evidence to support the hypothesis that teachers' perceptions of children as emotionally disturbed can be modified through the application of the Rosenthal effect. (Author)

Article describes the easy acquisition of books and information through the use of a computerized library system at Ohio State University. (Author/RK)

Also appears in "English Journal, vol. 59, no. 1 (January 1970), 134-38, as "NCTE/ERIC Summaries & Sources: Operation Evaluation . (RD)

Also appears in "Elementary English, vol. 47, no. 1 (January 1970), 22-6, as "NCTE/ERIC Operation Evaluation . (RD)

There's a lot more to it than taking your students on a field trip or bringing guest speakers into the classroom. Don't leave out the learning objective, say the authors, in offering other sound advice. (Editor)

Results of an experiment that studied effects of one counselor's using modeling and structured materials in a small high school group are reported along with suggestions for further uses of modeling. (Author)

The nation's educational accrediting agencies no longer serve the public interest; nonetheless they wield enormous powers over academic institutions. (Editor/IR)