An evaluation of Chicago's El Centro de la Causa Library and Information Center was undertaken by the University of Illinois Library Research Center in 1974. Evaluation methods included: (1) a survey of user and nonuser characteristics and attitudes concerning library services; (2) a survey of the needs and information-seeking behavior of people…

The purpose of this project was to work with the professional staff, students, and the community of Belmont Junior High School in developing, implementing, and evaluating a new system of student evaluation and reporting progress to parents. The need for such a system was demonstrated, a philosophy was agreed upon, a report format was developed and…

In this paper, several models for the psychometric nature of criterion-referenced tests are presented and results derived with implications for test construction, reliability and validity measures, and educational decision making. Both dichotomous and continuous underlying abilities to perform are considered. Illustrative data fitting both cases…

Volume 12 of the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on highway design, construction and maintenance. The purpose and specific objectives of such a program are described. Federal authority in the area of highway safety and policies regarding…

A major aspect of professionalism is a desire for collegial evaluation. The data presented came from responses to a questionnaire given to 244 teachers in 15 elementary schools. This study showed that elementary school teachers had little respect for evaluations of their teaching by other teachers. The teachers had a low estimation of the value of…

Techniques for developing and using informal reading inventories are listed. Concepts and purposes of the inventory are suggested, and reading levels are defined. Suggestions are offered for individual and group inventories, material preparation and analysis, question formation and selection, methods of scoring and recording, and methods of…

Professors in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education were invited by the Venezuelan Ministry of Education to develop a seminar following three general objectives: (1) obtain points of theoretical reference about the evaluation of personnel, curriculum, and institutions, (2) present an overview of principles, problems, and examples of…

Agencies and foster parents can use the framework provided in this handbook to prepare their own handbook and establish clear roles and expectations for persons involved in providing foster family care. The handbook is meant to be a reference guide, not to offer solutions to problems or answer policy questions. A list of suggested topics for a…

This paper focuses on the necessity for a holistic, responsive evaluation of the educational process due to education's complex, dynamic, and humanistic nature. Holistic evaluation involves the assessment of all intended goals, interactions, and program results, as opposed to selective evaluation of only a few key variables. Responsive evaluation…

This publication reviews the mathematical laboratory from three perspectives: a practical view of laboratories in operation, a review of related research, and a view of current laboratory evaluation procedures. After a discussion of definitions, types, and purposes of math labs, the first paper concentrates on their historical development in…

Intended as a guide for potential purchase of work evaluation systems, the document compares three that are currently available: The Jewish Evaluation and Vocational Services (JEVS) System, the Singer/Graflex System, and the Testing, Orientation and Work Evaluation in Rehabilitation (TOWER) System. Manuals and related published materials for each…

The work completed to date on the development and validation of a procedure for assessing the micro-environments of preschool children is summarized. It was speculated that the lack of evidence that compensatory programs facilitate developmental changes in children might be due to actual lack of influence by the programs, to the subtlety of the…

The Junior High School/Middle School Evaluative Criteria is the product of an effort by the National Study of School Evaluation to develop evaluative materials for these schools. The Manual section describes the organization of criteria and provides directions for their use. The sections on "School and Community" and on "Philosophy…

Focusing on management development of scientists and engineers within the Federal government, this study was done to form a framework of factors (mainly attitudes, motives or needs, and leadership styles) to be evaluated before choosing suitable techniques and alternatives. Such variables as differing program objectives, characteristics of…

This study describes written composition teaching practices in 297 North Central Association (NCA) accredited public high schools in comparison with practices reported by other English curriculum studies and those supported by experimental research and recommended by specialists. Among the results were that (1) English teachers favor frequent and…