If athletics is structured, administered, and evaluated according to its educational function and value, there should be little conflict between the role of teacher and the role of coach. In addition, coaches should be evaluated using the same criteria that are used to evaluate teaching. This article presents guidelines for doing so. (MT)

Briefly describes comprehensive, short, and game-format typing tutorials. Also provides guidelines on selecting a typing tutorial and information on seven software packages. Each entry includes name, publisher, hardware needed, current price, grade level(s), and such information as whether teachers can create lessons or if feedback is provided to…

Criteria for selecting administrative computer hardware are provided. (MCG)

Eight criteria for evaluating microcomputer software are discussed: ability to perform specified tasks, ease of operation, vendor stability, other users' reports, speed of operation, ease of configuration, support from supplier, and quality of documentation. Secondary criteria (e.g., adaptability, expansion potential, security, environment…

This 34-citation annotated bibliography contains information on selected ERIC journal articles and documents on teacher evaluation. (Author/CB)

Explores internal and external measures of excellence, noting that while excellence is easy enough to recognize, a true and reliable measure of excellence is difficult to come by. (HTH)

Surveyed 81 member colleges to compare acceptance rates for users of the Common Application and institutional applications. Results indicated that a significant number of applicants use the Common Application. Common Applications are accepted at a slightly lower rate, although experiences vary widely among colleges. (JAC)

Investigated the clinical utility of the McVaugh and Grow (1983) criteria for faking in the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC) in children (N=100). Results showed that profiles exceeding the fake bad criterion were found in 35 percent of the cases, but only one profile met fake good criteria. (LLL)

Found substantial support for DSM-III's criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress using 405 Vietnam combat veterans and suggested that depression and anger be included as major signs. A comparison of symptom intensity between Vietnam veterans and non-Vietnam veterans showed Vietnam veterans experienced significantly greater intensities of DSM-III…

Discusses the importance of constructing a good evaluation tool. (JOW)

Guidelines for selecting duplicating audiotapes are presented with a discussion of the types of duplication techniques, advantages of an audiotape duplicator, and bases for evaluating audiotape duplicators. A chart featuring the characteristics of nearly 50 models of audiotape duplicators is included. (EC)

This report identifies policies and practices essential to overcoming problems with admissions to juvenile detention facilities, using information from the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Chapter 1, "Why Objective Admissions Policies and Practices Are Critical to Detention Reform," describes factors contributing to…

Much of the ongoing discussion about the scientific value of narrative research and the criteria for narrative research comes down to conceptions of the aims of educational research and what this means for an interest in the "truth." The growing number of publications about narrative research has resulted in warnings and criticism. One…

The purposes of an industrial arts program evaluation should be to improve the program and to ensure the accountability of financial resources. Student measurement and follow-up, augmented by team observation, faculty appraisal, and financial analysis, can provide the starting point for the development of an articulated evaluation system.…

This article details the procedures and results of the evaluation of intern teaching competence in the Teacher Corps Project, Sixth Cycle, originated in August 1971. (JA)