Comparisons of students' educational performances are usually based on test and examination results. However, for such comparisons to be valid, it is suggested that evaluations must be made on some common basis since many educational and employment decisions are based on these evaluations. Standardized tests, often used when comparisons are to be…

Described in this document is a schedule of teacher behaviors specified as being most appropriate for preservice elementary social studies teachers. Pre-teaching tasks are allocated to the social studies methods class; teaching-learning and post-teaching tasks to the student teaching experience. The tasks, stated in behavioral terms, are…

Content and task dimensions of social studies items were studied using factor analytic techniques. These items were developed to measure concept attainment using a completely crossed design with 30 concepts and 12 tasks. Conventional factor analyses were performed, separately for boys and girls, for concept scores and for task scores. Three-mode…

This paper reviews the four research and development (R&D) analyses that were presented as a rationale for the National Institute of Education's (NIE) 1973 agenda. Three of the chapters describe (1) the consensus cncerning goals, (2) the manner in which the different analyses move from goals to a list of programs, and (3) the need for more…

A modified iterative factor analytic method was applied to item responses of 346 male students in four community colleges in order to construct three experimental scales for the measure of motivation. A fourth scale, which appears to be a measure of goal-deficiency, was also developed. The four scales--tentatively identified as Intrinsic…

This report continues and extends the information provided in an earlier report (ED 035 238) by providing design data for students in further and higher education. The principle underlying the work is that equipment dimensions are determined from observation of student performance and that dimensions should be related to body size. Data on the…

This long-range system entails the development of programs in the areas of educational goals and objectives, accounting and budgeting, and curriculum design. Ongoing programs of implementation and evaluation are an important feature. (DLG)

This introductory course to Russian prescribes performance objectives for the student in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Two weeks are spent working on Russian pronunciation. Reading and writing exercises in the Cyrillic script require three weeks of classroom instruction. The final unit, "On the Way to the Movies," allows…

SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF THE ABILENE, TEXAS, SCHOOLS ARE DESCRIBED WITH EMPHASIS ON PUPIL ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES, PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAMS, AND GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PROCEDURES USED IN INSTRUCTION. SOURCES OF INFORMATION USED IN INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING IN TEXAS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR AREAS OF…

Focusing on the Southeastern American Indian cultures, this Native American resource guide is designed for use in the elementary and secondary schools of the East Baton Rouge Parish and is a product of a 1975 Indian Advisory Committee composed of Indian parents, teachers, and staff members. Objectives of these materials require the Indian student,…

By considering such traditional features as validity and reliability, as well as utility, and political and ethical considerations, this paper attempts to establish that student ratings are not credible as sources of information about teacher effectiveness. Several of the most common problems in the related literature are outlined and include how…

The Performance Indicators in Education program is intended to provide measures of the impact school districts have on the achievement of their pupils. After an extensive period of development by the Bureau of School Programs Evaluation of the New York State Education Department, reports were prepared for 628 school districts in New York State.…

Included in this book on rural sociology in Poland are: (1) "Rural Sociology in Poland" (an article detailing the reflections and studies of rural life and agriculture before the discipline of rural sociology was acknowledged); (2) "Half A Century of Rural Sociology in Poland" (an article describing the "golden age"…

Objectives of the Rockford Elementary Career Education Project and the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) network were used as an organizing framework to discuss project accomplishments. Statements, data, findings, and discussions are presented for the nine project objectives which involved all 57 elementary schools in the Rockford…

Program implementation under the American Indian Education Act of 1972 (IEA) is evaluated in this 1975 progress report via narrative and tabular data. Presenting an executive summary and reviews of the first and second years of progress, this third year evaluation focuses upon: the extent to which Indian children have received IEA services; IEA…