This paper describes the development of an oral language skills assessment instrument, called the Children's Language Assessment-Situational Tasks (CLA-ST), and its utilization in both formative and summative evaluation of the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM) in Project Follow Through. First and third graders in Follow Through classrooms…

This article gives guidelines for the evaluation of foreign language departments that should lead to an upgrading of the profession. (CFM)

Discusses the importance of both formative and summative evaluation of instructional design technology in educational and business settings. Topics discussed include interactive video, computer assisted instruction, courseware, industrial training methods, cost effectiveness, learner performance data, current research, computer simulation, and…

The development of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) is described. The CPHI is a 145-item self-assessment inventory for adults with 25 scales encompassing communication performance, environment, strategies, and personal adjustment. The inventory was pilot-tested over three years on 827 patients; normative data are…

A discussion of Norway's efforts to develop a national test of modern languages to be administered at the end of compulsory education looks at the objectives of language instruction and the test types chosen to address the specific competencies desired. (MSE)

Comparison of the performance of Japanese college students (N=10) on a cloze test and a test using comic strips to assess English as a second language acculturation revealed that the comics were as effective and reliable as the cloze test and that the comics' attractiveness appeared to activate students' minds. (CB)

Divided into two major sections--Theory and Research and the Teaching/Learning Process--this pathfinder to the literature on bilingual education lists bibliographies, research reports and sources, reference sources, discussions of issues, teaching guides and textbooks, instructional resources, evaluations, catalogs, guidebooks, serials and…

Discusses the management predicaments encountered in decision making for a very small school library and the reasons that procedures recommended in the literature may not be applicable. The process used in planning and implementing an online circulation system in a high school library is described. (Author/CLB)

In an Israeli community of low socioeconomic status, conventional ability measures and the Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) were administered to 165 high-achieving intermediate grade students and their classmates. High-achieving students scored higher than classmates on both conventional and LPAD measures but scored higher than the norm…

The paper describes a behavioral-ecological assessment system called AIMS (Assessment for Integration into Mainstream Settings) and presents the results of a comparative study of the responses of four Australian (N=179) and two U.S. (N=72) elementary teacher groups on two of the AIMS assessment instruments, the Social Behavior Standards Inventory…

Discusses some of the problems associated with winners and losers at science fairs. Presents two alternatives to the traditional prize system: "The Scouting Concept" and "The County Fair Concept." Stresses the values and learnings that are associated with successful fairs. (CW)

Describes the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics project to generate a set of "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics." Includes discussion of general themes and highlights from standards for K-4, 5-9, 9-12, and evaluation. (PK)

Analyzes problems which inhibit group learning and considers factors which, in the perceptions of students and teachers, contribute to effective group learning, within the context of an academic library simulation for teaching library management to students. Practical strategies to develop educators' and trainers' skills in managing group learning…

An approach to evaluating the department secretarial staff on attitude, initiative, and motivation also has the objective of enhancing the relationship between staff and faculty. It has two unique features: (1) staff are evaluated by all supervisors (faculty) to whom they are responsible, and (2) each faculty member is evaluated by each staff…

Describes an evaluation plan and preliminary results for the ATS-6 satellite interactive telecommunication program for teaching basic science and clinical diagnosis at sites remote from an established medical school (University of Washington). This study assesses the technical feasibility, interaction characteristics of the education programs, and…