This review of research on teacher behavior covers 200 references cited in the bibliography, the bulk of them published in the 1960's. A short introductory section on the status of research on teacher behavior notes that it is "voluminous and contradictory." The main body of the paper is organized in terms of the reason why research on teacher…

A four year study was initiated to systematically improve the certification procedures of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Consequently, the immediate research aim was the development of more valid and reliable techniques in assessing professional competence in orthopedics. A definition of professional competence was reached through…

This research review contains summary and synthesis of 360 references selected from over 900 in 1) Education Index, 2) Psychological Abstracts, and 3) some 40 reviews and bibliographies, 28 of which were selected for inclusion in the 392-item bibliography at the end of this review. Principal findings of the cited quantitative research studies are…

A study was made on the synthesis of teaching machine elements to ensure the stabilization of the chi indicator of the teaching process of each student. At first, a procedure was developed for calculating the chi indicator for the case when the teaching machine predicts the magnitude of this indicator based on probabilities derived from an…

Despite recent calls for changes in teacher certification, there are many questions to be considered before changes are made. Some of these questions are: What are the basic qualities and abilities that a teacher must have? Who will decide on these qualities and abilities? How will they be measured? Who needs to be certified? The trend toward…

In order to respond to discussions concerning the identification of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and their transition to colleges and universities, the Committee on School/College Relations of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools requested member and candidate institutions of higher education to describe their…

Anyone who purchases, rents, programs or uses films in any way must have access to information about them, and must develop criteria for selecting the right film for the right place. This manual is intended to explain what evaluation is, how to go about it, and how to work with a committee or an organization in a program of evaluation. It defines…

A basic requirement in curriculum design and development is that curriculum objectives be stated in terms of observable human behavior. This project developed a technique for evaluating curriculum objectives based upon the analysis of behavioral objectives as classified into three components--action word, context, and criterion. In order to…

The evaluation of an educational innovation can serve as an aid in the development of the innovation, and it can provide a basis for making judgments with respect to it. This report discusses the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program and its approach to evaluation. IPI evaluation activities are carried out in six areas: the program…

This paper suggests that the variety of decision making proposed by Professor Lortie will not afford the luxury of evaluative systems of the kind he describes. Professor Gordon feels that, had Professor Lortie pursued a line of functional analysis of many outcomes, he would have arrived at an entirely new analysis of the justification for…

The basic movement pattern used in skilled individual rope jumping performance was determined and used as a model against which to evaluate the rope jumping form used by children at various levels of skills development. The techniques of adults and nursery school children were filmed and analyzed. The specific causes of unsuccessful attempts were…

The guide provides an outline of the skills required to pass the flight test for an Instrument Pilot Helicopter Rating under Part 61 (revised) of Federal Aviation Regulations. General procedures for flight tests are described and the following pilot operations outlined: maneuvering by reference to instruments, IFR navigation, instrument…

This report describes a 1-year project for the initial development and implementation of a competency-based teacher education program. The project was part of a fifth-cycle Teacher Corps program. Project activities were directed toward planning, faculty development, assessment of changes in attitudes and program structures, and facilitation of…

The study was undertaken to develop casefinding criteria for identifying deaf-blind children. Referral sources and investigative potentials were obtained from a demographic survey of 164 cases of deaf-blind persons in Louisiana. Inquiry sheets on the possible sources of casefinding twice were sent to and ranked by a panel of 20 persons, including…

This book, which is divided into five parts, is a compilation of literature on Competency Based Education (CBE). Analytical examinations are presented by advocates and critics in the field. Part 1, entitled "The Essence of the Approach," explores the basic meaning of CBE giving several definitions, tracing its psychological and theoretical bases,…