A criticism of the emphasis on evaluation research as a means of measuring the effectiveness of simulation as a teaching method. (AK)

Identification of promotion characteristics which can lead to more open job mobility systems. (Editor)

The author takes issue with a previously published capsule study on predictability of college success. (BY)

The author analyzes results received from a survey on teacher promotion. The criteria for promotion and the means of re-evaluation of the criteria are discussed and listed in terms of importance. (MS)

Purpose of this study was to determine the degree of relevancy of some education courses by using practice teaching performance as the criterion. (Author)

This study investigated how well raters who ranged from undergraduate students to experts in the field of linguistics would agree with the scoring examples given in the WISC manual for selected Vocabulary subtest responses. (Authors)

Evaluation and the objectives of library instruction are inextricably linked; evaluation starts with a questioning of the necessity of library instruction itself. It begins by asking if library instruction can meet student needs, if it embraces realistic objectives, and if it is cost effective. (17 references) (Author/NH)

Applies performance-based criteria to professionalism. (MU)

The idea of school evaluation is not new, but to be effective educational evaluation and accountability must be detached from particular schemes such as performance contracting and differentiated staffing, and must be observed in a positive light and not as a means to coerce administrators, teachers, and students. (AN)

The validity of using Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores either as admission to, or graduation from the Brigham Young University library school is questioned. (SJ)

One way for the university to reassert its position in education is to require of all applicants for admission the signing of a formal contract and to adhere rigidly to the contract on an individual basis. The contract would establish financial obligations and required behavior of the students. (CK)

The authors report on their attempt "to design and try out objective checklists upon which an observer/rater can note specific teaching behaviors in the classroom" and on a study utilizing such a checklist for noting teacher's contingency management behaviors in grade school classrooms." (Author/LS)