It is argued that educational evaluation can productively proceed from an artistic model as well as a scientific one. For such a model two processes are critical. The first of these is called "educational connoisseurship," the second "educational criticism." Educational connoisseurship is that art concerned with the appreciation of any set of…

Reports on studies which employed three different methodologies to evaluate status and needs of social studies education. Commissioned by the National Science Foundation's Education Directorate in 1976, the studies included a national survey of administrators and teachers, a review of literature related to trends in social studies, and a case…

Reports findings from a study conducted at Richfield (Minnesota) Senior High School conducted to determine whether or not there are differences in personal economic understanding between secondary students who have completed a basic business course and those who have not. It appears that some economics course is needed to increase the level of…

Over 500 preservice and inservice elementary and secondary teachers were surveyed to assess the need for metric education in Nevada. A questionnaire was used to determine interest in the topic. Another instrument measured cognitive knowledge of metrics. Results indicated that teachers knew little but were interested in metric education. (CP)

The article presents comments on the conclusions drawn in the "Secondary/Post-Secondary Interface Study" concerning (1) the apparent decline in basic skills at the secondary-postsecondary interface, (2) equal preparedness of grade twelve and grade thirteen students for university, and (3) university admissions problems caused by…

The study examined the effectiveness of an instructional child abuse prevention instruction program by staging a situation in which each child (N=44) had the opportunity to leave the school with a stranger. Self esteem before instruction and knowledge/attitude scores after instruction were found to be predictive of a reduction in vulnerability.…

Concluded that (1) reliance on television news correlated negatively with knowledge of issues; (2) reliance on newspapers did not correlate at all; (3) focused television news correlated more highly with knowledge of issues than did general television news use; and (4) for newspapers, both focused and general use had strong correlations with…

A study of college students' money management knowledge examined student understanding of credit cards, insurance, personal loans, recordkeeping, and overall financial management. Student characteristics associated with differences in knowledge level were identifed. (MSE)

Memory is the primary mechanism of modern education. Despite memory's importance in other ways, it is not the primary tool for solving problems, making theories or plotting courses of action. Students should be taught how to separate trivial from important information by using critical judgments, ethical standards, and logic. (MLW)

Although preservice teachers may be prepared for the uncertainty of teaching by what is implicit in the curriculum, that uncertainty is rarely explicated in journals. This article introduces the issue for discussion and explores what it would mean for teacher education programs to confront uncertainty head on. (JL)

Piloted Me-ology Drug Prevention Program in Ohio among sixth graders in rural and small town schools. Conducted pre/post tests to measure students' knowledge of decision making processes, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Results supported use of program in expanding students' knowledge base. (NB)

Examined adolescent mothers' communication with significant others and their knowledge about sex, pregnancy, and birth control. Adolescent mothers (N=23) reported their communication with their own mothers to be one of mutual understanding. Most reported obtaining sex, pregnancy, and birth control information from significant others. Respondents'…

Discussion of how computer technology can be integrated into elementary school instruction focuses on evaluating student learning through test scoring. Highlights include descriptions of a computer-based instructional delivery system, modified confidence weighted admissible probability measurement (MCW-APM), and computer-managed instructional…

Confidence in subject matter knowledge and in teaching ability, as well as actual subject matter competence of 157 grade 7-9 teachers were measured in order to assess the impact of an inservice course in mathematics instruction. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

A five-year survey of first-year honors geography students attending Leicester University (England) showed that the students had a good factual knowledge of geography but alarmingly low levels of understanding and serious deficiencies in their grasp of quantitative methods. Ways in which these problems might be tackled are discussed. (Author/RM)