Evaluation of educational administrators is an outgrowth of the increasing complexity of school operations and the multiplying responsibilities of the administrators. Recent literature recommends evaluation procedures designed to measure an administrator's performance in executing specific tasks and his approximation to specific goals. Several…

The terms "measurement" and "evaluation" have been frequently defined and confused. Three of the most common definitions of evaluation are that it is identical to measurement, that it is "determining the congruence between performance and objectives," and that it is a matter of professional judgment. The goal of evaluation is to provide…

This document is comprised of the materials for an intensive training program in evaluation. Evaluation is conceptualized as the process of determining the kinds of decisions that have to be made; and selecting, collecting, and interpreting the information needed in decisionmaking. A 5-phase model of evaluation consisting of (1) needs assessment,…

Unless educational technology is focused on the improvement of learning, it becomes simply a means of making education seem more efficient without being truly effective. Improved materials are urgently needed because of growing demand for individualized learning and teacher accountability. Schools now are forced to use inadequately verified…

The evaluation of the qualitative aspects of education is not as simple a task as the evaluation of quantitative aspects. The research frequently fails to offer the educational planner concrete guidance in the area of educational quality. The planner must work in a framework of conflicting criteria requiring political decisions, with limited…

Suggests that behavioral evidences of learning which are too narrowly defined may potentially impede the effective teaching of speech communication and advocates improved professional-public communication to establish a realistic accountability framework. (MH)

In American schools, the classroom teacher must act in two conflicting capacities: as a facilitator of learning and as an evaluator of his own facilitating activities. To avoid problems inherent in this, the evaluator role could be assigned elsewhere, as in the Boy Scouts' merit badge system. (SJL)

This study focuses on whether male and female achievement motivation can be measured with a common instrument. Analyses using 83 male and 184 female college undergraduates indicate that, regardless or whether items were originally intended for one particular sex, they appear to be equally appropriate for measuring either. (BH)

A case is made for, and three examples are given of the use of, "participation evaluation" in classroom, college, and state education program evaluation. This approach is based on feedback from program participants. (MDR)

The author presents a brief review of the literature on freshmen residence halls and concludes that existing data do not support the perpetuation of all-freshmen housing. She makes a plea for further evaluation and emphasizes that unsuccessful programs must not be perpetuated by confusing theory, observations, and strategies for change.…

The components of three areas that pose special problems in the evaluation of television programs are discussed: design, sampling, and measurement. Methods for ameliorating difficulties in these problem areas are suggested. (Author)

Research on the transfer values of outcomes and the development of a model of classroom environments that can explain variation in student outcomes represents concerns that should be very relevant to psychologists interested in applying their discipline to critical educational problems. (Author)

This article reviews research to identify factors that seem to account for vocational education's limited impact on economic returns. Methods are suggested in which evaluation may direct vocational programs toward a synthesis of educational goals. Students' job skill development and intellectual growth should be the objectives of vocational…

The author reviews Seymour Papert's "Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas," looking at implications for the field of education when the child is programer. Evaluation of the computer as an innovation is needed before either the reactionary pessimists or the enthusiastic advocates can rest on solid ground. (MT)