To be used in conjunction with discussions on course planning and overall school assessment, this booklet outlines the different audiences and kinds of evaluations the English teacher needs to consider. The booklet contains lists of questions for parents, students, administrators, and teachers who evaluate instructional goals, strategies, and…

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has adopted the following quality assurance and control policies for education program evaluation in Louisiana: (1) anyone who accepts and executes responsibility for planning, conducting and reporting evaluations of educational programs, projects, and materials approved by the State Board…

A clearinghouse for information about microcomputer-based educational applications has been established at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). The clearinghouse, MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers), is a central project of NWREL's Computer Technology Program. A primary concern has been the development…

Most models of marital choice are attempts to explain choices within the field of available eligibles. The essence of compatibility testing is that people select their mates by evaluating the match between psychological characteristics after sorting the available field on the basis of social characteristics. A compatibility model seems to require…

The use of the 1980 Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) alcohol abuse and depedence diagnostic system rests on the assumption that dependence is physiological and more severe than abuse. To examine the relationship of DSM-III alcohol abuse/dependence diagnoses to patients' patterns of alcohol use and the…

Assesses the entry level of certain skill areas of counselor education candidates and recommends, if necessary, curriculum modifications in order to meet the particular needs of the group. Results suggest, in part, that training programs must help the student develop listening skills. (Author/HMV)

This paper presents behavioral objectives as a means to further professional growth for all educational personnel. The direct implications of this approach for the school psychologist are presented in the form of specific behavioral objectives. (Author)

This article examines four issues regarding the utilization of precise instructional and learner performance objectives. These issues deal with a) the measurability of educational outcomes, b) the difficulty of specifying objectives for some subject areas, c) the individualization of instruction, and d) dehumanization of education through…

Author looks at criteria for selecting objectives, which involves questions of value and evaluation. (HB)

The authors present some guides for understanding the controversy over teacher competence and developing teacher competency programs and policies. (Editors)

Faculty note that: (1) The term accountability lacks common accepted usage. (2) Demands for accountability often mean loss of autonomy. (3) Accountability systems have not been developed to gain acceptance. (4) Accountability requires one to consider education as a quantitative commodity and not an intellectual experience. (Author/PG)

In efforts to clarify ambiguity in the scoring directions for part of the WISC, 100 children were given the test which was scored by two sets of criteria. Four sets of data were analyzed, with significant discrepancies apparent only between Verbal-Performance correlations secured by Wechsler in his standardization of the WISC and those secured in…

A dialogue between the authors discussing how instructional media is a valuable teaching aid. (HB)