This report, the second of three volumes, presents recommendations for revisions to the USOE Project Information Packages (PIPs). Field tests were made to determine experimentally whether the six prototype PIPs were effective mechanisms for replicating the six exemplary projects and what modifications, if any, they required. The primary focus of…

In light of current research and evaluation criteria, the Gallup Evaluation Model (GEM I and GEM II) was developed and tested at Pennsylvania State University to assess effectiveness and efficiency of instructional developments. Alternative ways of teaching German I were evaluated according to five variables: amount of pupil time, course costs,…

The process used in the design and evaluation of modules of instruction with the PLATO IV Computer System for stimulus display and response recording is described. Steps in the instructional design process are listed as problem identification and task analysis, identification of entry characteristics, development of performance objectives,…

The purpose of this study was to prepare a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the objectives dealing with the behaviors expected in Part 1 of the Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) physics course. There were six phases to the study: (1) identification of the processes, (2) selection thereof, (3) construction of instrument, (4) pilot…

In June, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down five decisions which significantly altered the legal definition of obscenity, placing greater emphasis on local community standards for judging a work obscene. A survey of public libraries was conducted in 1974 to determine if these decisions had resulted in an increase in community…

The purpose of the symposium was to describe the cooperative efforts of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), the Santa Clara Unified School District, and several other California school districts in the development and implementation of a career education curriculum. "Career Education Implementation in the Santa Clara Unified School…

Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), a social studies curriculum based on a process curriculum design and the inquiry method, was the subject of a research project conducted as part of the overall evaluation project of the MACOS curriculum. The report focuses on the teacher's role in the MACOS curriculum, specifically with expectations for performance…

The basic similarities between educational technology and organizational development provide a powerful rationale for collaboration. The two disciplines are essentially in the same business, that of systematically changing human behavior. System theory and the system model appear to supply the language and the technology through which such efforts…

A two course sequence on human anatomy and physiology using the audiotutorial method of instruction was developed for use by nursing students and other students in the health or medical fields at the Kingsborough Community College in New York. The project was motivated by the problems of often underprepared students coming to learn a new field and…

If feedback from educational research is not properly related or interpreted, it can often be more detrimental than beneficial. Five factors that should be kept in mind regarding feedback are: (1) varying interpretations of research findings depending on the user, (2) ethical-human aspects, (3) validity problems, (4) interaction effects, and (5)…

This study focuses upon the problem of identifying and testing important and predictive process variables for formative curriculum workshop evaluation. Five accident investigation curriculum development workshops sponsored by The Center for Vocational and Technical Education at The Ohio State University were evaluated in both the formative and…

This report describes the procedures and results of a field test of an instructional unit intended for upper elementary and secondary teachers who have some access to computers. The unit consists of five booklets covering the rudiments of computer hardware, computer programing languages, the different roles the computer may play in instruction,…

As a part of the two-year process of revising the basic mathematics course at the Open University (Britain), an in-depth survey of students completing the first unit of the course was conducted. A sample of 120 students was divided into three groups of 40; group members received a questionnaire concerning concepts covered, a questionnaire about…

A packet of ten evaluation instruments was developed that emphasizes decision-oriented evaluation of inservice teacher preparation programs in secondary school science. It is hoped that these instruments are generalizable enough to be shared, modified, used, and/or validated by participants in workshops similar to the one in which these…

California school districts reported their goals, subgoals, and priorities by matching statements to those in a catalog of 279 possible educational goals developed by a state legislature subcommittee. This report compiles data collected from 217 school districts that met certain goals collection criteria. Data from the remaining 614 participating…