Making general vocational education available in Western Europe is the result of the rapid expansion of jobs available in commerce and administration, higher standards in general education producing people capable of performing the tasks, and educational motivation. Areas of commercial and administrative activity needing employers are distributive…

After reviewing the literature, the authors defined a two dimensional framework comprising formative evaluation activity as one dimension and source of information as the other. Four types of formative evaluation activity were identified and defined. Three primary sources of information-internal, external, and contextual-were identified for…

This paper reviews two major advances in preschool evaluation strategy that developed as a result of trying to evaluate Head Start, and proposes another evaluation approach. The first advance in evaluation procedure was to conceive educational objectives in terms of processes rather than products; that is, there was a shift from achievement tests…

This report is an effort to provide information on school district practices during the 1972-73 school year on early admission of children to kindergarten. The responses of 115 school districts in Minnesota provided information on early admission practices and reported some of the issues involved. Procedures discussed in selection of children are…

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to indicate some of the major weaknesses in the design and approaches to compensatory education programs, and (2) to recommend a more appropriate evaluational design. The second purpose deals specifically with a recommended evaluational procedure; i.e., the discussion centers around an account of what…

The career opportunities guide, part of a consumer and homemaking education unit, was developed in a 3-week curriculum workshop at Winthrop College in June 1972. The identified objectives and learning experiences have been developed with basic reference to developmental tasks, needs, interests, capacities, and prior learning experiences of…

The family life education guide, part of a consumer and homemaking education unit, was developed in a 3-week curriculum workshop at Winthrop College in June 1972. The identified objectives and learning experiences have been developed with basic reference to developmental tasks, needs, interests, capacities, and prior learning experiences of…

The housing and home furnishings guide, part of a consumer and homemaking education unit, was developed in a 3-week curriculum workshop at Winthrop College in June 1972. The identified objectives and learning experiences have been developed with basic reference to developmental tasks, needs, interests, capacities, and prior learning experiences of…

Project PLAN* is a computer managed, individualized learning system developed by the Westinghouse Learning Corporation, and adopted in the St. Louis Public Schools. A summative evaluation of the system was performed. The use of a computer in Project PLAN* allows the teacher more time to spend with individual students and contributes toward record…

This report reviews the progress made by the New York State Education Department and local school districts in developing and implementing a comprehensive student evaluation program for elementary and secondary education. With the assistance of local school district personnel and technical consultants, the department concentrated its efforts on…

The model developed by the Computer Based Project for the Evaluation of Media for the Handicapped in Syracuse, New York to evaluate the use of captioned films for the deaf with mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children is briefly described, followed by a review of recent research conducted by the project staff. Among the areas which…

This report presents data collected in six of the 16 Home Start sites in operation in the spring of 1973. The major task of the pilot summative evaluation was to try out the measurement battery so necessary modifications could be completed before beginning the actual evaluation in fall 1973. Another purpose was to train a capable field staff and…

This volume contains the sixteen papers presented to the 1968, 1969, and 1970 annual meetings of the North Central Reading Association. The papers are grouped into four sections: Programs and Centers, Materials and Techniques, Evaluation, and Professional Problems. Some of the topics concern tests and test-taking, attitudinal factors, descriptions…

A statewide evaluation effort was conducted in Utah in the Spring 1970 to determine how well students in the public schools were attaining specified goals and objectives. A sample of students at all grade levels throughout the state were involved in the study. Data were gathered from test scores, school records, self-ratings, and ratings by…

The purpose of this study was to design, develop, field test, and recommend survey instruments and procedures for comparing the perception by their peers of the sociological status of vocational students both in area vocational centers and in high school vocational courses. Following a review of related literature, instruments were drafted, and…