Three reactions to the paradox in question are given. Generally, some evaluation feedback is considered to hurt more than help, but more often than not evaluations can provide direction and guidance to educators. (AM)

Questionnaires completed by coordinators of Korean bilingual programs, a literature review, and the author's experiences in the field were used to examine the current evaluation practices of Korean American bilingual programs, problems associated with conducting evaluations, and ways to resolve these problems. Findings showed that most programs…

THESE PROCEEDINGS WERE PREPARED FROM THE MOBILITY RESEARCH CONFERENCE HELD IN ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, AUGUST 3-7, 1964. PROGRESS REPORTS ARE GIVEN ON THE FOLLOWING--(1) ULTRASONIC MOBILITY AID, (2) ULTRASONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM, (3) ELEKTROFTALM MOBILITY AID, (4) PASSIVE ENVIRONMENT SENSORS, (5) AMBIENT-LIGHT OBJECT DETECTOR, (6) TRAVEL PATH…

Assessment and examination in higher education are often questioned for their social consequences, and for their reliability. However, another matter of concern is the relationship of examination and assessment to the process of learning and teaching in institutions of higher education. Assessment procedures are an integral part of the learning…

The term, standardized achievement test, has evolved to imply a broad package of materials which includes a wide array of norms, lists of scoring services and educational objectives tested, and aids to interpretation. Test authors are convinced that that individual differences in achievement do exist; that recognition of these differences will…

Several years ago, California, along with other states, discovered that there was a layering effect of categorical programs, both state and federal. Most programs were aimed at unique populations--disadvantaged, bilingual, etc. This proliferation and the evaluation requirements inherent in each of the categorical efforts created problems of…

Ideas on the necessity for evaluating alternative programs and on developing evaluation programs are examined in this position paper. Many alternative schools, opposed to measurement of their program from a philosophical and defensive standpoint, view evaluation in a negative light because the purpose is not understood. However, evaluation can be…

Recent events in the world of evaluation suggest the need to reassess the basic purposes that justify its existence. In the long run, the language of evaluation must be shaped by the nature and intents of the audience and by the nature of what is being evaluated. It is the nature of what is being evaluated that must determine the methodologies,…

In the 1940's and 1950's, the goal of the schools was equal opportunity for all. Now the goal is to maximize the potential of each child through individualized instruction. As a result, standardized tests and measures lacking in prescriptive information on students are falling into disfavor. The three principal past uses of evaluation--placement,…

The improvement of the validity and usefulness of evaluation research will require improving both the theory and technology of evaluation, and bettering the ways in which the federal government plans, organizes, and uses evaluation research. Three general kinds of evaluation research are currently practiced: analytic, process, and product. These…

The frequent claim that programs have failed and that the schools themselves have failed are largely based on one measure of success: achievement scores. This paper raises the question of whether or not alternative criteria of success might not be more appropriate. Gains in learning and the extent to which school learning is transferred to…

The International Association of Experimenting Schools for Adolescents is a "consortium of persons seeking to develop experimental schools which will facilitate the growth of adolescents capacities to live successfully in modernizing societies." Simultaneous with the development of the Association was a concern by its founders that an evaluation…

This manual was prepared to aid in building an effective evaluation structure for government programs and projects throughout the HEW agencies. It is intended to assist evaluators in the development of a strategy -- when to evaluate, who should evaluate, and how to supervise the evaluation; how to allocate resources among different types of…

In reviewing the development of competency-based teacher education, emphasis was placed on philosophical and psychological rationales and on systems analysis. The philosophical rationale stresses the acquisition of knowledge in teacher education programs. Competency-based teacher education programs broaden this scope to include the application of…

This is the fourth report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio to educators and the general public. The report is based on a survey of school superintendents, principals, teachers, and personnel directors in over 50 districts throughout the state. The report focuses on the need for teacher evaluation and the actions…