Some of the most commonly available and widely used tests and questionnaires relevant to campus assessment programs in subject areas, attitudes and satisfaction of students and former students, and other outcomes areas are listed. (MSE)

In this study the strategic constituent approach to organizational effectiveness was applied to a diagnostic program for handicapped children. Supervisors, clinicians, referring school professionals, and parents were interviewed, and resulting data was inductively categorized. A rating scale was designed and completed by internal constituents.…

Based on a comparison of criterion-based, checklist scoring of medical students' patient interviewing skills and the traditional method of faculty observation, it is suggested that the latter method is less reliable. (MSE)

Explains motivation as part of the problem of discipline. Explains sage analysis and its value and pinpointing likely causes of discipline failure in the educational system. Identifies six probable causes of discipline failure as identified through sage analysis in two school districts and suggest strategies for avoiding that failure. (SB)

Discussed in this article are questions about the context for teacher evaluation that raise such issues as implementation, acceptance, administrative feasibility, and justice. The seven questions address the legal and political context of evaluation, staff or student diversity, teachers' roles, organizational structures, humane evaluation…

This study of evaluation utilization identified organizational, political, and practical arrangements facilitating the wide use of "The Interim Report Evaluation" in policymaking for California's Early Childhood Education Program. In a program fraught by tensions, where evaluations had been political tools, this evaluation was special.…

Toward providing administrators more convenient classroom observation techniques, this article describes how to use the Flanders' Interaction Analysis System (which encodes classroom verbal behavior) with microcomputers and videotaping. (JW)

Surveyed four samples of science/mathematics teachers to investigate teaching/learning practices that occur in Victoria classrooms. Results are reported and discussed under four categories: teacher characteristics; mediating influences (focusing on grouping); allocated time for instruction (including amount of time expected for homework); and…

Since the inception of the School-to-Work Project in 1998, networks members have increasingly viewed credible evidence as critical to both their approaches to program improvement and their strategies for winning and sustaining support and resources. This issue brief: (1) Describes the activities Network members have pursued together during…

Regardless of how well your students are scoring on standardized math tests, test scores can't tell you which aspects of your program are moving students from proficient to advanced and why some students are falling behind. To get a total picture of math learning, hundreds of schools in urban, suburban, and rural districts use the detailed,…

The readings in this ready-reference report on specific program evaluations, offer critical guidance in the development and utilization of instruments for assessing gifted and talented programs, and are designed to stimulate the discussion of issues surrounding the evaluation of gifted programs. Key features include: (1) Carolyn M. Callahan's…

This book offers colleges and universities a framework and tools to design an effective and collaborative assessment process appropriate for their culture and institution. It encapsulates the approach that Peggy Maki has developed and refined through the hundreds of successful workshops she has presented nationally and internationally. Maki starts…

Following the growing commitment to assessment at the undergraduate level, doctoral programs are now grappling with what accountability means for them. This book provides a foundation for faculty and academic leaders of doctoral programs to promote inquiry into the educational practices that define their programs and contribute to graduate…

This book shows how to plan creative museum projects that target content standards and develop students' understanding of required subject matter. Through photographs and numerous classroom examples, the author--an experienced curriculum director, teacher, and museum educator--guides the reader through every step of designing museum projects that…

These two technical assistance papers are designed to provide further clarification to Florida school districts regarding the evaluation procedures and determination of eligibility for children with disabilities in transition from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program to the…