The role of evaluation in the profit and loss sector of American economy differs from its role in the nonprofit sector. Since corporate industry and private foundations contribute approximately 4.5 billion dollars to help finance the ninety-billion dollar private nonprofit sector, sound planning and evaluation activities are essential to maintain…

This paper reviews the findings of TEMPO's 1967 and subsequent evaluation studies and offers some conclusions and recommendations aimed at strengthening Title I compensatory education programs. An overview of Title I and a description of the TEMPO study and its methodology are provided. It is stated that, with the measurement methods used, no…

Just as strong limbs do not ensure self-defense in an age of modern warfare, so strong persuasive appeals do not ensure self-defense in an age of highly technologized communication systems. The fragmentation of the audience, the inherent loss of credibility associated with the decreased status of rhetoric, and the competition among messages all…

This volume summarizes the first phase of the effort to document the Title I evaluation and reporting system and assess what technical assistance requirements would be necessary when the system is implemented. The report also includes a summary of all of the activities conducted thus far in the study, and a detailed description of the evaluation…

This report specifies the contributions of the Bureau of Occupational Education Research (BOER) towards establishing an education evaluation system in the New York State Education Department. Section I shows what BOER has done since 1968 in developing an education evaluation system. Thirteen documented examples are given to demonstrate samples of…

The validity of a rating instrument depends not only upon the content of the instrument and the purposes the instrument is to serve, but also upon its relationships to criteria external to the instrument. Formative and summative evaluation require two distinct types of instruments which yield different types of information. The problem that…

This report discusses the importance of five types of evaluation in science and science education. First, evaluation must be recognized as a key process within science, both pure and applied, and must be taught as an integral part of science education. Second, the applications of science must be evaluated not only as a social responsibility and a…

In considering the organizational functions of school systems, the following assumptions need to be examined: client achievement cannot be used as a major index of organizational health; organizational functioning relates closely to the utilization of available human and material resources; maximizing available resources increases organizational…

This paper looks at curriculum evaluation as it operates today and proceeds to examine evaluation in the social studies as viewed by some of the well-known authors in the field. This is followed by a review of evaluation used by some of the various social studies curriculum projects and presents a number of findings. The paper, according to the…

This document contains five chapters. The first chapter is entitled "The Need for Self-Evaluation." It explains why teacher self-evaluation is necessary and outlines the basic assumptions underlying teacher self-appraisal. Chapter two looks at the value of videotape recorders in providing an objective, neutral record of teaching. Chapter three…

Libraries and information centers are rapidly becoming an integral part of American Indian life. Individuals, organizations, and tribes are recognizing that libraries and the information services they offer are necessary to meet Indian goals. Eleven guides have been developed to provide initial direction and alternatives to those planning or…

This unannotated bibliography, indexed by author, provides consumers of instructional materials with reliable information which could aid them in determining the appropriateness of a material. It is not concerned with any other aspect of evaluation. Articles written prior to 1970 are not included. Current Index to Journals in Education, Research…

Program evaluation is a difficult task, but it must be attempted in order to provide the decision-makers with a basis on which to judge the effectiveness of the program and on which to recommend improvements. Realizing that difficulties may exist, such as in the unique nature of a specific program or in the lack of adequate measurements of…

This report deals with new ways to look at achievement test scores as measures of educational outcomes. It attempts to show how existing data might be used more productively by planners and evaluators, by suggesting how test score statistics other than the mean might be used, and how they might indicate success along a wide variety of educational…

The objective of the study is to convince educational researchers of the necessity for "standard mastery curves" for the graphical representation of scores on summative tests for a group of students. Attention is drawn to the study of theoretical and empirical skew curves in education and biology. Use of standard mastery curves and study…