Criteria for a school's self-evaluation of its English program are provided. A sample statement of guiding principles for English instruction is followed by checklists and evaluation questions for the following areas: organization of the English program; the nature of offerings in language, literature, composition, speech, and reading; physical…

Fifty of the most frequently used social studies textbooks in Missouri are evaluated. The focus of the textbook evaluations is the handling of racial minorities, especially the American Negro. Criteria are outlined for adequate textbook coverage of prejudice, discrimination, and minority groups in the areas of American history and government,…

The capacity of the North Central Association Commission on Secondary Schools self-study and team-visit program to effect change in member secondary schools was studied. Change is defined as the rate of implementation of recommendations. As many relevant variables as possible were identified and their interrelationship was investigated. A systems…

This symposium on support services for disadvantaged college students is comprised respectively of papers bearing on an effective advising component, effective admissions unit, and effective instructional support component for an educational opportunity program. The emphasis in the first paper is on counseling the disadvantaged student, referred…

In keeping with the current trend in business education, this book adopts a "systems" approach to training. Objectives are first defined, and then training theories and techniques are used to reach them. Economic and behavioral aspects of training are discussed and many new techniques such as sensitivity, motivational, and human relations training…

Addressed to managers, students of management, and organizational development (OD) practitioners, this handbook concentrates on the joint management of change, and presents particular methods that have proved useful in realizing change within business, government, universities, and many other institutional settings. Beginning with factors that…

An adequate evaluation of the Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN) necessitates consideration of all the PLAN goals and the extent to which they have been attained. Two sets of goals are identified. Eleven specific goals for each student, which involve the acquisition of a wide range of information, skills, and abilities in…

Public education in our big cities across the country is fighting for its life. In most urban centers, school systems are faced with enormous deficits in their operating budgets, and there is no tax relief in sight. If we, together, are to rescue public education from its imminent danger of extinction, we must resolve to abandon the present course…

This review summarizes the major criticisms of standardized tests and testing and attempts an evaluation of the validity of the criticisms. Viewed in the context of type of test, manner of its use, and assumptions regarding its validity, the paper discusses: (1) the imperfect-prediction problem, where predictions of performance are invalidated by…

This is a selected compilation of 47 items relating to criticisms of tests and testing. The items cover the period of ten years immediately preceding the year 1966 and are held to be scholarly writings almost without exception. The books and articles listed carry extensive annotations and focus on the following aspects of tests and testing:…

Three stages mark the development of relevance in testing: relevance to the educational program, relevance to the individual student's past accomplishments, and relevance to the student's future accomplishments. If the College Entrance Examination Board should have to follow paths such as these, it has ahead of it the enormous job of transforming…

Using four different types of magazines--"Saga,""True Confessions,""Holiday," and "The Atlantic"--during a 2-week study, high school students may (1) arrive at serviceable criteria for evaluating any magazine by subjecting it to specific questions concerning its content; (2) improve their communication skills through written and oral reports…

A special committee on technology and instruction, appointed by the AASA in 1967, reviewed the literature on instructional technology and visited the experimental and developmental work being done in the area. This document presents the committee's report to the profession on the promises and immediate possibilities of the new technology. The…

The black atypical student, defined as that black student who would be excluded from most colleges and universities in America by traditional admission policy, is beginning to find entrance into institutions of higher education. There is no indication reported of these institutions admitting large numbers of black atypical students. In the…

This collection of selected papers covers a variety of community-junior college topics. Evaluating the instructional staff is the first one examined. Aspects such as evaluation criteria, purposes, and obstacles; the role of effective recruitment; the need for in-service training; and student and administrative participation are covered. Included…