A general overview of the Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning's Operational Models project is presented. The information is intended to aid other institutions in developing a similar model. Three papers are included: Developing an Operational Model for Assessing Experiential Learning by Warren W. Willingham and Kurt F. Geisinger,…

Traditionally, tests administered in the Fremont, California Unified School District were selected by administrators at the district office level. For this practicum, a district selection committee, composed of certificated staff on all levels, reviewed and selected tests to be administered within the district. Testing workshops were conducted for…

The paper reports the results of a field test of a future studies program for students in grades eight through ten. The first section reviews the small amount of research that has been done in the area of future studies instruction. The program which was evaluated in this study is a teacher-led instructional program containing 42 to 70 class…

The Franklin Pierce School District, a semi-rural, semi-urban district located south of Tacoma, Washington, was one of the Experimental School Projects (ESP) initially funded by the National Institute of Education. The Franklin Pierce ESP provides an optimal learning environment for each student, with special emphasis placed upon transient,…

An overall evaluation of the Basic and Pilot Grants Programs, two closely related programs authorized under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA), and an in-depth study designed to identify specific program approaches associated with project success were conducted. Data were collected over a period of three school years: 1973-74, 1974-75, and…

Originally, this project attempted to find appropriate existing instruments that would be useful in the assessment of desired pupil outcomes for the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs. When this effort proved unsuccessful, the next step was the development of systematic observations on a time-sampling basis. When this procedure was…

The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…

Describing and evaluating the development of the Brandon University Northern Teacher Education Project (BUNTEP) in Manitoba, Canada, this document presents the following sections: (1) Historical Overview; (2) Project Implementation Strategy (emphasis upon coordination with past projects); (3) The Students (the average BUNTEP student is probably…

Reviewing recent research on efforts to improve the quality of public schooling in the United States, this paper focuses on evidence suggesting that negative by-products often accompany innovations and, moreover, that innovators have tended to disregard their capacity for leaving schools in worse condition than they found them. The analysis…

Ways to increase the use of educational program evaluation findings through the meaningful involvement of potential users (teachers and administrators) are discussed. Involvement, as defined in this paper, is generally limited to the opportunity for input to the initial evaluation design and the chance to review the design and implementation plans…

A project was designed to produce a broad description of current mining training programs and to evaluate their effectiveness with respect to reducing mine injuries. Aggregate training and injury data were used to evaluate the overall training effort at 300 mines as well as specific efforts in 12 categories of training course objectives. From such…

The findings, evaluations, and recommendations of the State advisory councils on vocational education, as reported in their annual reports for 1973, are summarized in this document. The one- to two-page summaries are arranged alphabetically by State following a seven-page overview summary of major findings and recommendations from all the reports.…

This report synthesizes the evaluation results of forty-five federally funded K-12 career education programs. Although, according to the author, diversity in individual program goals and evaluation procedures made the synthesis difficult and inconclusive, the tabulated evaluations are used to provide a status report on career education's progress…

This coordinator's handbook, one of a set of twelve documents describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use, is designed as a project management tool and provides step-by-step procedures for planning, leading, and coordinating CPSS activities. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system which offers the school…

Designed as a pilot program, a 5-day arts day-camp held at Illinois Valley Community College for 44 fifth and sixth graders during summer 1981 provided a model approach to interrelating the arts. A thematic structure allowed experiences in visual arts, dance, drama, and music with faculty who had multi-arts experience as well as specialization in…