Concludes that, as yet, there is no theoretically based taxonomy of games with clear theory about what aspects of games are expected to have what sorts of distinct effects on what sorts of students, for what reasons. Forty-five references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Focused on the program evaluation activities of high school counselors. Data obtained indicated school counselors evaluated about 40 percent of guidance program activities included in a questionnaire, but only 19 percent were formally evaluated. This compares with 36 percent reported for formal follow-up studies ten years earlier. (Author/RC)

Recommends a comprehensive approach to course evaluation. Problems related to current approaches are discussed, and a checklist illustrating issues and questions to consider is presented. (Author)

Educational systems evaluation is a cyclical process of delineating, obtaining, and providing information for judging decision alternatives. As such, it encompasses much more than measurement. Methods for evaluating systems must be developed, because activities and orientations at this level differ from those of individual students, curricula, or…

Art teachers have particular difficulty in defining objective standards by which they can judge the effectiveness of their teaching. Some adaptation of research techniques may be helpful in these circumstances, especially complete recordkeeping and a system of pre- and post-testing to categorize student development. (Author/SJL)

This article discusses the function and purpose of educational evaluation. The main standpoint is that different evaluation approaches are presented as scientific improvements but mirror mainly the objective functions of education in the society and the need within the state apparatus for a scientific legitimation of various political decisions.…

The single most critical problem in teacher education is the absence of any comprehensive fundamental model of pedagogy which is universally accepted as a point of extension for testing hypotheses, accumulating knowledge, and guiding practice. (MB)

Argues that, "If we are going to assess and evaluate creatively and in ways which reflect the organic complexity of the schools, we must begin to describe the methods of actual evaluation processes. We must move away from evaluations that exclusively concern professions and toward those that are the responsibility of persons at all levels."…

Argues that "we are moving toward the notion that the national policy-oriented evaluation may not ask a useful question--useful neither to the national policy-maker nor to the educator. On the other hand, the research question which seeks to understand the teaching/learning process (rather than to evaluate a program) may ultimately be the most…

Addresses issues involving the transition to an evaluation emphasis in counseling and offers a stimulus for developing new approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of what counselors and clients do together. Claims that new ways to gather evidence attesting to client change are needed, as is an expanded, collaborative model for evaluation. (RJM)

Presents an evaluation instrument for evaluating instructional multimedia programs. Highlights include the need to evaluate; an illustrated example; and instructions for filling out the instrument that includes compatibility for hardware and software; instructional design issues, including content and audience definition; and interface, including…

Describes a process for developing alternative assessment instruments and student responses and illustrates the use of scoring rubrics. Focus is on the student's thought processes and student performance. (AIM)

Discusses the use of electronic discussion groups as part of regular course activities at California Lutheran University. Highlights include benefits, including meeting student needs and convenient interaction; the need for assessment to determine instructional effectiveness; and the results of student surveys. (LRW)

Reviews risk assessment procedures and instruments used by child protection agencies. Discusses methodological deficiencies that limit the utility of instruments in predicting abusive behavior. Offers suggestions regarding the use of risk assessment in various decisions made during the course of child protection investigations. (BG)

Provides an example of how to evaluate an elementary school counseling program. The example described here is not all inclusive--such an evaluation would have been unmanageable. Evaluations become manageable when they are viewed as a continuous process and when specific services are isolated for scrutiny at different times. (RJM)