This study was designed to measure the effect of option on cognitive andaffective behavior and reexamine the function of locus of control as a predictor of academic performance in a situation where option-in-means is provided while option-in-ends is controlled. (Author/RK)

The use of fieldwork in evaluation presents the fieldworker and agencies connected with educational evaluation with a number of critical problems. Four of these problems are identified and discussed: 1) definition of the "problem"; 2) multiplicity of signals, expectations, and responses; 3) dispensation of fieldwork data; and 4) collection of data…

A preliminary design is presented for generating accurate student budget estimates as standards against which to measure individual needs when administering financial aid. Data collection methods are suggested for each budget component: housing, food, books and supplies, miscellaneous category, and dependent allowance. (JT)

The results of this study seemed to offer support for some popular "truisms" relative to women in professional education while raising serious questions about other such truisms. (Author/RK)

Condensed from "American School & University," Volume 41 (October 1968), 33, 52.

Paper prepared, in part, within the framework of activities supported by the Veterans Administration Program Evaluation Staff.

A plan for a long term tracking system for handicapped children (birth to 5 years old) in Illinois is considered. The plan, based on agreements among five state agencies, could be used in a variety of ways, including for direct client care, statistical recordkeeping, and service evaluation. Advantages of an interactive system are identified, and…

The major emphasis of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) has been directed toward individuals in the 1972 high school graduating class. Consequently, sampling parameters were established to ensure student representation, and the bulk of data collected were individual-level data. School-level data exist on a…

Evaluation of a middle school humanities program is the focus of this report. It explains how to identify information needs and set priorities, how to obtain information from a variety of sources, and what to do with the data collected in terms of formulating recommendations for the school board. The variety of evaluation approaches presented are…

This paper reviews objectives, methodology, and data analysis procedures of a study concerning educational innovation. This research, part of the Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations (PAEI) Program at the University of Texas at Austin, was undertaken to study interventions and their effects. It was considered a first step in determining…

A pilot study to ascertain the most cost-efficient and statistically reliable way of obtaining data on drug use by means of the telephone was conducted. Typically, surveys of sensitive or stigmatizing information have been contaminated by an unknown amount of error due to evasive or incorrect responses. The randomized response technique, which…

The primary purpose of this manual is the provision of instructions to district supervisors and exercise administrators regarding the fieldwork associated with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study. The study was designed to collect and disseminate data on the educational attainments of the nation's youth and to track any…