The role of performance evaluation and testing in the development of an operational accountability system for urban public schools is discussed. Management science techniques and concepts and econometric methods are used to specify an accountability system, determine its data requirements, and evaluate alternative measures of systems performance.…

Papers presented at the Third Annual International Institute on the Community College are provided. In these papers, many facets of accountability are discussed: goal-setting, assumptions about learning, instructional modes, educational management practices, student development, instructional resources, and the systems approach. In addition, panel…

This manual provides analyses of issues on and examples of programs relevant to contemporary school crises. Five authors comment on (1) the administrator's dilemma in school disruptions; (2) a case study of school disruption and the responses of two school administrators; (3) three major clusters of issues relevant to the state of American…

This monograph, the first in a series of documents being compiled from materials located in the Wisconsin State Educational Accountability Repository, reproduces copies of, or excerpts from, legislation that has been enacted through May 1972 in 19 States for Statewide assessment programs, accountability programs, and PPBS systems. Some of the…

Used by Total Information for Educational Systems in the evaluation of the White Bear Senior High School evaluation of its flexible modular scheduling program, this is for students who have graduated from high school. It includes sections on marital, educational, occupational and military information. The questionnaire is arranged with multiple…

This report describes the procedures followed and the recommendations made by a committee formed to study the possibility of initiating some type of merit pay plan in the Wichita, Kansas public school system. Although the committee made efforts to select school systems of 50,000-77,000 enrollments that had installed merit pay plans, they failed to…

The third document in an eight-part series on a task-based management system for special education programs presented field-gathered data (organized in the form of summary tables) on task time distribution, reported responsibility distribution, and suggested responsibility distribution for a wide range of tasks. Task time distribution charts…

The seventh document in an eight-part series on a task-based management system for special education programs reported the goals and objectives of the project, evaluation techniques employed, and project recommendations and conclusions. The project's stated goal was the development of a process for managing special education resources (staff,…

The multimedia instructional system used at Mt. San Jacinto College (California) provides instruction to help students achieve more of the course objectives. How to write objectives, different ways to utilize media, and individual, small group, and large group instruction are some of the topics discussed. Some advantages of this system are: (1)…

The basic data requirements for making educational program decisions in an accountability-oriented setting with the school principal as the focal point of the process are detailed in this report. The emphasis is on collecting and disseminating data now available within the school system. These data fall into six categories: school descriptors,…

This working paper treats research progress on educational accountability. The document first defines accountability and provides its historical background, gives some reasons for its current popularity, and establishes its relationship to the society that engendered it. Next, the paper focuses on the two major issues in accountability -- (1) its…

A monograph exploring issues in behavior and behavioral objectives is presented. Following the introduction, there are six sections in this book. In the opening section, George Henry uses a philosophical point of view to look for goals underlying the behaviorist's approach to English teaching. Section two is a sympathetic examination of the ends…

Developed as a result of nearly 3 years of development and revision, this evaluation system is designed to assist vocational education management in program planning, accountability, and reporting responsibilities. It was conceptualized within the framework of a management by objectives approach to program planning, but is compatible with other…

This paper presents a model for improving a learning transaction between teacher and student. Included with the model is an actual sample learning module in communication theory offered at Governors State University, Forest Park, Illinois. (Author)

This document is one in a series of papers designed to explore the legal aspects of potential issues and problems arising in higher education. This particular paper deals with the case of a student suing his school board for fraud. His reasoning for the suit is that he can read only on the 7th grade level but was awarded a high school diploma…