The paper discusses the meaning of value and valuing, their roles in evaluation, and the potency of value systems in problem solving logic. Evaluation is defined as a process for facilitating decision making. A decision making situation occurs when there are options which are impossible to treat equivalently, and there is an impact in the…

Potential sources of invalidity relevant to evaluation approaches are identified, described, and categorized. The evaluation focus covered is the determination of a program's worth, not the determination of the presence of cause-and-effect relationships. Concern has been expressed by evaluators about the presence and effect of biases and their…

The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, under the direction of Daniel Stuffelbeam, completed standards for the practice of evaluation. Little is known about the extent of congruence between evaluation practice and the ideal as represented by the standards. The purpose of the study was to obtain information regarding how…

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This research bulletin provides criteria and procedures for determining the readiness of children to enter kindergarten early. The first section of the bulletin reviews the results of a literature search conducted to delineate areas of development from which admissions criteria should be defined. The review of the literature disclosed the…

Complete procedural outlines for the operation of the Hamilton County (Ohio) interscholastic athletic program are presented. Recommendations for dealing with such eventualities as the energy crisis and wet playing grounds are included. Criteria are set for all-star selection in various school sports, and rules for the award of special recognition…

The logic of the evaluation of educational and other action programs is discussed from a methodological viewpoint. However, no attempt is made to develop methods of evaluating programs. In Part I, the structure of an educational program is viewed as a system with three components--inputs, transformation of inputs into outputs, and outputs. Part II…

The paper presents the rationale, assessment/placement criteria, program descriptions, and implications of qualitatively differentiated programs for the gifted. The article describes how these programs are interpreted and implemented in Dade County, Florida schools. Suggested implications are offered. (Author/SBH)

This paper proposes a strategy for in-house evaluations in the context of an educational research and development facility. The obstacles in conducting an evaluation of colleagues' programs are discussed; these fall into two categories. First, there is a set of problems that relate to conflicts inherent in judging the work of a colleague without…

This report on performance based teacher education (PBTE) begins with a consideration of the problem of a definition of PBTE since uncertainty and confusion have tended to result from a lack of clarity about what PBTE really is. In Chapter 2, the background of PBTE is surveyed and the intellectual, educational and political factors influencing the…

The determination of final success of educational research and development projects is an important problem for those concerned with project management and evaluation. The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to determine if schedule, cost, quality/performance, follow-on work, spin-off benefits, and customer/client satisfaction were given a…

The object of this descriptive survey is to identify issues and processes associated with the certification of secondary teachers in the southern states. The focus is primarily on: (a) the diversity of certification requirements, (b) the influences which contribute to requirements for certification, (c) the degree to which performance is…

This document contains an instrument and procedures designed for the observation of Teacher Corps interns. The instrument covers four areas: (a) academic preparation, instructional preparation, and preparation to meet community needs and expectations; (b) instructional performance and performance in the community; (c) student success and…

This paper contains the criteria for validating the technical and sociopsychological validity of the Georgia model for the preparation of elementary school teachers. The criteria, regarded as essential features for the effective operation of the model program, were developed during the planning activities preceding the funding of the project…

An effort to determine the feasibility of formulating a series of criteria for assessing research collections in Federal libraries is delineated in this report. The direction of the investigation was based on a four-stage approach: (1) review the literature for relevant information; (2) enumerate and describe available guides and criteria, and…