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Fleischman, Howard L.; Willette, JoAnne L. – 1980
The purpose of this monograph is to assist project personnel in improving and measuring the effectiveness of vocational education demonstration projects. The first of four chapters discusses how the monograph is organized and why and how it was developed. Chapter 2 presents an evaluation model containing criteria, standards, and documentation…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Fox, Harrison – 1976
The speaker discusses Congressional program evaluation. From the Congressional perspective, good evaluators understand the political, social, and economic processes; are familiar with various evaluation methods; and know how to use authority and power within their roles. Program evaluation serves three major purposes: to anticipate social impact…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Cross, Chris – 1979
The history of the inclusion of an evaluation component in Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs is reviewed, specifically the Education Amendments of 1978, or Public Law 95-561. This law requires yearly needs assessment of students in all eligible areas, as well as the identification of instructional areas and special needs of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationHopkins, Charles O. – 1979
One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper reviews data sources for objective evaluation of vocational education, including the need for such information and the problems associated with its use. First, a list is given of thirty-five data elements necessary to evaluate a skill training problem at the secondary,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Databases, Economic Factors
Download full textSMITH, CARL BERNARD – 1968
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF READING METHOD AND COMPOSITION AND TO DISCOVER A WAY TO EVALUATE FIRST- GRADE COMPOSITION. PARTICIPANTS WERE 779 LOW INCOME, FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN FROM SIX CITIES. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS IN SOCIAL BACKGROUND, MATURATION, INTELLIGENCE,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Evaluation Needs
Pizzo, Jeanne R.; And Others
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an individualized program for learning-disabled children. The subjects participated individually prescribed learning activities, which involved small-group interactions directed toward the growth and development of perceptual skills, perceptual-motor skills and self-concepts, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Educational Testing
Cosby, Arthur G., Comp.; Wetherill, G. Richard, Comp. – 1978
A series of six papers, this synthesis of literature on rural development and evaluation offers a starting point for rural development planning and projects from the national to the local level. The current state of knowledge is assessed and application techniques and methods are pinpointed. In the introduction, operation of the Functional Network…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Ethics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Metcalfe, John A. – 1976
Summarizing the historical development of Adventure Education concepts and programs, this publication describes past and present programs and presents suggestions relative to future programming. Specifically, the following are discussed: (1) Informal Education Programs (Outward Bound; the National Outdoor Leadership School; and other informal…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Objectives, Equipment, Evaluation Needs
Goddu, Roland – 1975
This guide is a product of two teams of teachers who worked together to develop teaming techniques for open space schools. The purpose of the guide is to outline suggested steps to follow as various team teaching possibilities are implemented. The guide is organized in the following sections: (1) team building, (2) team operations, (3) team…
Descriptors: Evaluation Needs, Inservice Teacher Education, Open Plan Schools, Program Development
Curtis, Hazen A. – 1969
Specialized services needed in the Leflore County School System in rural Mississippi are discussed in this 1969 document prepared under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The services considered do not include administrative or supervisory services or formally organized classroom instruction for regular and non-clinical…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Needs, Guidance Programs, Health Services
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1968
The study, which compares a group of high school dropouts to a group of lowest quintile graduates, shows similarity in most areas of comparison regarding academic ability, character traits and family background. Findings show that the decision to drop out is based on a complex network of reasons with the problem of poor attendance most often cited…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Bank, Adrianne; And Others – 1974
The authors discuss the information needs of developers in the early prototype phase, where the developer requires input that provides guidelines for the tryout revision cycle that cannot be satisfied by pre- and post-test data. When a develop-user relationship conducive to open communication allowed users to convey their perceptions and problems…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Bradley, Paul A.; Woolley, Dale – 1971
This paper discusses the use of student performance data as an input to the last phase of a needs-assessment evaluation. The weaknesses for this purpose of national pupil norms are examined and it is suggested that improved data is required to reflect the many differences that exist between schools. Specifically, two changes are proposed: the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Facilities Improvement
Robbins, Edward L. – 1971
The relationship between the importance of the objectives of a public school reading program and the extent of data collection efforts pertaining to these objectives was examined. The purpose of the study was to determine if the information collected was sufficient for teachers to make a continuous evaluation of the program's ability to meet the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Kahn, Robert L.; Zarit, Steven H. – 1973
This paper highlights what the authors believe are the important issues and directions of change in the evaluation of mental health programs. The rationale for such evaluation is twofold. First, it provides a scientifically rigorous method of determining the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment or program, and secondly, these results can exercise…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Institutional Environment
