Courses designed to enhance the study skills in students at Plymouth Polytechnic and Kingston Polytechnic are outlined and examined. In the case of Plymouth Polytechnic, the research was centered on an evaluation of a program from Sussex University; the Kingston Polytechnic research included the course design. The Sussex University Advanced…

This progress report contains a summary of an evaluation of the Cycle I field trial of the Social Conflict and Negotiative Problem Solving instructional system, which was developed by the Improving Teaching Competencies Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The evaluation was done to document the field trial workshop, collect…

This guide is designed both to explain the Drake University Teacher Aide Program to teachers cooperating with the program, and to provide the aide with practical and effective ways of providing service to the cooperating teacher. Two college courses make up this program: one for elementary education majors, and one for secondary education majors.…

It is concluded that the techniques of automatic indexing and factor analysis are appropriate tools for curriculum analysis. However, the techniques need to be refined, and more care needs to be taken to insure that the criteria for the selection of data for the study are objective. In addition to predicting future developments, the data resulting…

The design, development, and evaluation of an integrated Computer-Directed Training Subsystem (CDTS) for the Air Force Phase II Base Level System is described in this report. The development and evaluation of a course to train computer operators of the Air Force Phase II Base Level System under CDTS control is also described. Detailed test results…

A series of evaluative studies were conducted of the honors program of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of South Carolina (USC) by the university's Counseling Bureau. In order to compare USC's honors program, which began in 1965, with those of other institutions, a questionnaire was mailed to 315 public and private colleges and…

A plan to evaluate a college-orientation course required of new freshmen at Mt. San Antonio College was developed. It was designed to help students adjust to college, evaluate their interests and abilities, determine realistic vocational goals, and develop effective educational plans. Opportunities for close personal relationships between students…

The Purdue experiment in mass instruction in undergraduate sociology was initiated in the fall of 1967. Lectures are combined with group discussions, and achievement in the course is evaluated mainly by essays written during the semester. Data reported were collected during three successive semesters when minor changes were made in course…

The purposes of this extensive pilot investigation were twofold: a) student input regarding policies and procedures related to the conduct of the voluntary program was solicited; b) more importantly, the investigation was designed to procure relevant data pertaining to the physical activity backgrounds and other selected characteristics of…

The ADVISOR (revised form) was used to obtain student ratings of instructors and courses for classes offered in spring 1971. The classes were divided into nine groups according to the beginning time of class meeting to assess possible differential ratings by time. The first two subscales of the ADVISOR, Overall Evaluation of Course and Instructor,…

In order to move away from reliance on a single questionnaire in university course evaluation and move towards a more formative evaluation, a method was developed for helping a team of instructors specify and evaluate their course and program goals. The method involves small group workshops in which instructors are asked to describe their program…

A model for teaching science in elementary school was developed and evaluated for its effectiveness. The model clarified the philosophical bases, the organizational structure, the curriculum content, and the type of activities to be performed in the classroom. The model was tested for grades one through six in eight schools. A syllogistic approach…

Of the various systems developed for student evaluation of course and instructor, the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ) has perhaps the most extensive reliability and validity data to support it as well as the most extensive norm data base. The CEQ is used to collect student attitudes towards a course and instructor and its purpose is…

This document presents background, project activities, and results of a course initiated at the Claremont Colleges entitled "The Idea of Woman." The course was loosely constructed and was designed to be a learning experience for faculty as well as students. The class met in an informal seminar room for 2 hours once a week for a semester. During…

The main purposes of this pilot study were to obtain school principals' evaluations of recent Central Michigan University graduates and to determine how the graduates felt about their preparation and the professors who had taught them. Seventy-nine principals evaluated 252 teachers in urban, suburban, and rural schools in lower Michigan. The…