Assessing student performance is one of the most critical responsibilities of classroom teachers; yet, many teachers do not feel adequately prepared for this task. Teachers often believe that they need remediation or assistance in applying assessment concepts and techniques, as well as making assessment-related decisions. In an effort to measure…

Members of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) have been deeply involved in re-creating America's educational system to prepare it for the new century. They have been strong advocates and effective partners in designing and implementing standards-based reform, supporting higher quality professional practice in the classroom, more…

This study reviewed trainers' actions in the design and delivery of S-OJT and the preparation of S-OJT trainers. Trainers' behaviors and their preparation of S-OJT trainers tend to create the leaning and developmental opportunity for the trainer through social interactions between the trainer and the trainee/stakeholders. This study discussed…

This hearing before the Subcommittee on Educational Reform of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, which was held in Lexington, Kentucky, focused on ensuring equal educational opportunities for minority group children. After opening statements by Chairman Michael Castle and Congressman Ernest L. Fletcher, both of…

This report details Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities, designed to provide a structure from which standards-based curricula can be developed, organized, implemented, and assessed; to provide the basis for the development of a comprehensive assessment system; and to make explicit what may be included in statewide…

An estimated 40 percent of American adults claim an interest in further education, and among the remainder are a great many who would develop an interest if the facilities within their reach were to meet their personal needs. Six of the many possible organized ways of providing education for adults are described in this bulletin. Three of these…

Article described a project enabling housewives to learn while at home. Program was evaluated for its criteria relevance. (RK)

Article presented the attitudes of students and teachers toward community college objectives, considered data taken on the subject, and dispelled some myths on the mission of the community college. (RK)

A vast amount of pedagogical literature, including primary source material, which treats educational developments in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden is available in the English language. Listed are the materials that appear from 1960-1973. Names and addresses of Scandinavian sources of educational documentation are also cited. (Author/RM)

This article isolates and analyzes several philosophical misinterpretations of the philosophy of freedom in education current in the free school movement. (Editor)

Article evaluated the need for training of career educators and described courses suitable for counselor education. (RK)

Article reported on a study which assessed the extent to which community-junior colleges participated in Higher Education Act, Title 1, programs and listed recommendations made by participants in this study. (Author/RK)

Discusses the necessity of a logical conceptual basis for research, the desirability of using multivariate designs and statistical analysis for educational data, and the need for training English education graduate students in statistics and design. (RB)

Stresses the need to plan the educational system's conversion to metrics. Since almost 80 percent of the world now uses metrics, and since they are easier to teach to children than the currently used English system, the author claims conversion is both logical and cheaper in the longrun. Includes a school metrication calendar. (Author/WM)

Book presents an historical framework for understanding and reforming the present. (Author)