The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a means of recording and accounting non-credit programs and activities which are professional in nature. Seven criteria have been established to assure the professionalism and quality of instruction. The criteria concern the need, objectives, and rationale of the activity; the course planning and…

This paper begins by examining the context within which the NIE is likely to be evaluated, such as what it will be expected to achieve, who will assess its achievements, and why and when assessments will be made. The second part of the paper deals with suggested evaluation dimensions of (1) the technical quality of the R&D supported by NIE,…

In order to evaluate on-the-job physician performance, four different composite scores were derived from different weightings of 80 criteria. Weights were assigned both objectively, through statistical methods, and subjectively, based only upon personal judgment. Comparing these results with scores based upon appraisal of the individual by other…

Several issues related to the imposition of national concerns on local situations are discussed. Developing solutions to these problems are also considered. (RH)

Reanalysis of a study re: the impact of bussing on student achievement constitutes the basis for a four-article debate on the statistical validity of the original study and that of its critic. (JC)

Emphasizing the specific of selection and intentionally structured practice experiences, the program is as applicable to nonprofessional as to professional traiing programs. Research is reviewed giving specific selection criteria on personality measures and on initial levels of interpersonal skills. A specific integrated didactic (feedback) and…

The practicing counselor must be evaluated through a special approach which takes into consideration all relevant elements such as the professional service aspect, the academic criteria, and the financial criteria emphasized by industry. (Author)

Reviews recent experimental studies of social learning therapies for drug abuse and examines the relationship between attention to generalization or maintenance issues and other factors. The behavior modification-behavior therapy literature exhibits consistent deficiencies in its clinical procedures for and methodological approach to…

Competitive grading stresses judging over learning. Assigning competitive grades adversely affects teachers by turning them into students' opponents, justifying inadequate teaching methods, trivializing course content, encouraging evaluation methods that misdirect and inhibit student learning, and rewarding teachers for punishing students. High…

The broad areas for evaluating a bibliography are: (1) subject matter, (2) scope within subject matter, (3) methodology, (4) organization, (5) annotaions--abstracts, (6) bibliographic form, (7) timeliness, (8) accuracy and (9) format. (Author/NH)

Reviews some results on optimal design of tests with items of dichotomous and polytomous response formats and offers rules and guidelines for optimal test assembly. Discusses the problem of optimal test design for two optimality criteria. (Author/SLD)

The purpose of this article is to review critically the Angoff (1971) and modified Angoff methods for setting cut-scores. The criteria used in this review were originally proposed by Berk (1986). The assumptions of the Angoff method and other current issues surrounding this method are also discussed. Recommendations are made for using the Angoff…

Some persons who claim to have had near-death experiences (NDEs) fail research criteria for having had NDEs ("false positives"); others who deny having had NDEs do meet research criteria for having had NDEs ("false negatives"). The author evaluated false positive claims and false negative denials in an organization that promotes near-death…