The assumptions of the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) model proposed by Kriewall are compared to those of Emrick and Adam's Mastery-Learning (ML) model. Testing, in the context of instructional management, serves three general purposes: performance evaluation (achievement of objectives), placement (classification of students for instruction), and…

A Markov model for predicting performance on criterion-referenced tests is presented,. The model is expressed mathematically as a function of transition matrix, a current state vector, and a future state vector. The matrix is defined in terms of conditional probabilities, i.e., the probability of making a transition to a specific future…

As part of the Quality Assurance procedures, a final test was administered to a sample of the classes participating in the 1970-71 Instructional Concepts Program (ICP). The posttest was designed to measure end-of-program performance on each of the six program outcomes: Color, Shape, Size, Position, Amount, and Pre-Mathematics. This report…

This report presents findings on the supply of college graduates in 1980 in the Southern region as compared to openings in which they may become employed. The projections of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) indicate that for a range of 421 occupations (the Comprehensive Projection), there will be a deficit of college educated workers.…

This publication is the fourth in a series of reports on educational innovation in Asia. In describing the educational situation in Korea, the author has organized his discussion into two broad subject areas. Section 1 is concerned with innovations in national educational policies, while section 2 focuses on educational innovations at the…

This publication is the complete report of A Study of the Comprehensive High School in Massachusetts. The study, which began in 1969, had four phases. Phase 1 was a wide-ranging survey of 251 Massachusetts public high schools. Phase 2 was a more intensive study of 33 representative schools, in which consultants gathered information on the…

The fall 1975 credit enrollment in West Virginia institutions of higher education is reported. The reports are based on standardized data submitted by the institutions of forms developed by the staff of the Board of Regents. Data are provided on head-count enrollment, and analysis of full-time-equivalent enrollment of public colleges and…

At the request of the government of Iran, a United Nation's team of experts visited Iran in 1971 to assist in developing a long-term program for increasing productive employment and for handling current problems of unemployment and underemployment. Specific recommendations were made for improving the system of compiling manpower and labor…

This statistical report provides data on revenues, staffing, and attendance for the 89 school districts in the 6 counties of western New York. Data for two separate years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for the 1974-75 fiscal year and is based mainly on state final budget reports for each district in…

The publication is a report of phase 2 of a two-phase project to determine the employment opportunities and community resources in vocational agriculture in Connecticut. The study was designed to enumerate job possibilities, to inform farmers and agricultural firm operators of the vocational agriculture program, and to identify the community…

This paper discusses some of the factors affecting educational planning in underdeveloped countries and attempts to identify and formulate evaluation criteria suitable for appraising educational planning in such countries. Although the analytical framework proposed is applicable to any country, it is designed specifically for use where lack of…

The working paper concentrates on the general objective, "How do the agency (Federal) and its policy makers utilize the information conveyed by scientific manpower forecasts?" Section 1 examines reasons for the growth in demand for these forecasts: (1) benefit cost analysis of public projects with long payout periods must rely on forecasts; (2)…

With Circular H.S.1 1972/73, the Ministry of Education directed Ontario's secondary schools to provide an increased range of course offerings and to allow students as much freedom as possible to choose their own courses. To identify the effects of the individualized "credit system" established by this controversial circular, a number of…

This paper examines the growing problem of high school absenteeism and presents data gathered in a study of student attendance in a large Connecticut high school. Included are graphs displaying schoolwide patterns of absenteeism and a number of statistical tables containing attendance data related to such factors as student age, class, sex, race,…

In this time of high cost, it is important not to focus on tutorial computer-assisted instruction (CAI) as the only way to use a computer effectively in instruction. Teacher controlled CAI--classroom use of CAI, augmented by a television display--provides one alternative. Non-tutorial classroom demonstrations can be arranged in business education,…