Finding ways to accurately document and record faculty performance can be difficult and time-consuming for the department chair. However, if performance reviews are viewed as a system for improvement, they can provide constructive feedback to the faculty member and offer the opportunity for goal-setting and mutually-supported professional growth.…

Project SPECIAL was undertaken as a pilot test of the application of computer/communications technology to problems in special education information management. The objective of the project was to create a prototype county-wide system for special education administrators at the local, county, and state levels. The system was intended to meet the…

This report outlines specifications for the online transaction monitoring and questionnaire administration features of the University of California's (UC) Prototype On-Line Catalog, known as MELVYL. The development and testing of these features by the UC Division of Library Automation (DLA) is also described. This document is the final report…

A description of ecologically valid, authentic, and integrated performance-based assessment instruments of different lengths was undertaken to measure the extent by which students meet Connecticut's Common Core of Learning (CCL) objectives. The description focuses on the students' knowledge and general understanding of science and mathematics;…

The work of the 1984-1987 California Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education (which spelled out how the function of each of its three public higher education segments would be differentiated, governed, and coordinated) is reviewed with focus on its effectiveness. Members of the Commission were asked to determine their…

When new educational technology is put into actual use, new ways of using the technology and new ways of organizing instruction can emerge. A critical feature of formative research conducted in actual settings is that the organization of instruction can change as the educational environment appropriates the technology to its own goals. Thus, the…

The Magazine and Journal Instructional Kit, Part 1 (MAJAK/1) is a HyperCard introduction to: (1) periodical indexes; (2) procedures for using the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), Serials List to locate specific articles; and (3) the arrangement of periodicals in the seven libraries of the UMCP Libraries System. Designed, developed,…

This evaluation assesses Linking Up, a demonstration program investigating the process and consequences of mentoring. The program matched seventh- and eighth-graders with adult mentors in a small, rural junior-senior high school and an urban junior-senior high school. Student participants were selected to reflect the risk levels of each school's…

This paper describes formative evaluation procedures of a collaborative program developed by the University of Georgia's Rural Revitalization Initiative. The initiative represents a collaboration of units at the university and among local people from several different areas and disciplines. Twelve Georgia counties participated in the project,…

This report describes the formative evaluation of Project CHILD (Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development), a project that: (1) integrates computer technology into the curriculum areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics, and (2) includes primary (K-2) and intermediate grade (3-5) learning-center clusters taught by…

The formal education of laboratory personnel focuses primarily on the basic sciences and specific clinical laboratory practices. However, many of these personnel are called upon to teach students, new employees, and/or colleagues participating in continuing education/in-service activities. Often those called upon are totally unprepared for that…

This thesis charts the development of a reference guide to searchable fields in the ERIC online database including identifying a target audience, planning and preparation of drafts, testing drafts with experienced online searchers and students, incorporating suggestions, and preparing and distributing the final version of the guide. The thesis…

One in a series of reports on a gifted program jointly formed by three school systems in Alberta, Canada, this report presents information about the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of the Gifted and Talented Program in the Camrose school system. The Camrose program is the smallest of the three, consisting of pull-out programs…

A process evaluation of Mississippi's Assistant Teacher Program (ATP)--which placed paraprofessionals in first to third grade classrooms--was conducted in 1986 after its third year of operation. The evaluation examined the effectiveness of teacher development materials and inservice education; tasks performed by assistant teachers and their…

The first purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between changes made during the development of written instruction and the effectiveness of the materials when presented to students. For this purpose, the Written Instruction Stylistic Evaluation was used to assess the comprehensibility of passages before administration of the…