New concerns of both foreign students in the United States and American students abroad are discussed. Two major concerns are admissions policies and procedures, and the evaluation of foreign credentials. There is a substantial increase in the number of foreign students studying in the United States currently. This increase in numbers has caused…

In response to an earlier symposium report, this journal presents six position papers dealing with the question, "What criteria should be used to judge the admissibility of evidence to support theoretical propositions regarding communication research?" The analyses and arguments include "The Research Process" by Wayne Brockriede, "The Reflexivity…

This publication represents the fourth in a six-part series describing the Management Organization Systems Technique (MOST), which was developed at Wayne County Community College to determine the goals and objectives of the college and assist in their attainment and evaluation. The evaluation component, an essential part of the control function of…

The report identifies and organizes criteria for evaluating and determining the effectiveness of graduate programs in adult education. The first phase of the study, a review of the appropriate literature, contributed to the formulation of 22 criterion statements relevant to the development of graduate study in adult education. The study's second…

The national goal of migrant education is "to establish programs and projects which are designed to meet the special educational needs of migratory children of migratory agricultural workers or migratory fishermen and to coordinate these programs and projects with similar programs in other states". In Oklahoma, the major objectives for…

Selection fairness is explored in the context of data from DeFunis v. Odegaard, the recent Supreme Court case, and societal demands for increased numbers of minority professionals. These models of selection fairness are considered: Clary's regression model, Darlington's subjective regression model, the equal risk model of Einhorm & Bass,…

A basis is provided for judging the adequacy of evaluation plans or evaluation designs in this document. It is assumed that using the procedures suggested to determine the adequacy of evaluation designs in advance of actually conducting evaluations will lead to better evaluation designs, better evaluations, and more useful evaluative information.…

During the past few years vocational and technical education has been under increased pressure to account for expenditures and to justify programs. The purpose of this publication is to review and present information relative to the evaluation of personnel in vocational education in order to assist those responsible for evaluation in the selection…

A large number of correlational models for cross-tabular analysis are available for utilization by social scientists for data description. Criteria for selection (such as levels of measurement and proportional reduction in error) do not lead to conclusive model choice. Moreover, such criteria may be irrelevant. More pertinent criteria are…

The Committee on Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education reported that adequate evaluation is critical to the success of PBTE. Some basic measurement and decision-making concerns are crucial to such an evaluation. Essential is a list of competencies. Problems in assessing attainment…

Research was conducted to determine how well the Management Audit Survey (MAS), an evaluation system used in the U.S. Employment Service (ES), could predict various ES performance criteria. (The purpose of the system is to give all levels of management an analysis and review of management procedures and of certain organizational climate…

Criterion development is seen as the perennial issue in evaluation research. No other problem persists in the same way or makes the college or university more vulnerable to outside criticism. The need for subjective agreement among users and interpreters and for giving evidence of validity regarding eventual educational outcomes is noted.…

Sixty-six medical school applicants responded to both old and new forms of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The results supported the claim that the new MCAT assesses skills not measured by the old MCAT. Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. (Author/JAC)

Residency training directors have noted variability in the quality of deans' letters sent by medical schools on behalf of graduating students. Letters from 103 U.S. medical schools received by the University of California--Los Angeles, Neuropsychiatric Institute were rated. Recommendations are offered for authors and readers of deans' letters.…

Panel members (George A. Schlekat, David Johnson, Silas Purnell) agree that aid does not go to those most in need, and until system is revamped, our colleges will remain closed to those too disadvantaged to achieve well on standard tests, or to raise minimum personal funds. (CJ)