This survey of the literature suggests that accreditation of schools definitionally implies recognition by member institutions, attainment of status, achievement of standards, public confidence, and quality of performance. An examination of statements of purpose confirms that educational improvement is the purpose of utmost importance as concerns…

This partially annotated bibliography contains 139 references concerning assessment of faculty performance, including recent journal and book citations. (PG)

Since at least 1897, educational researchers have reported, with great frequency, "no significant differences" with respect to studies investigating the effects on educational outcomes of various treatments, suggesting that many educational variables are relatively impotent. A possible reason for at least many of the no-difference findings may lie…

This handbook represents a first attempt to provide library practitioners with practical guidance and tools for measuring the quality of library service. Excerpts from a wide range of literature provide a creative approach to understanding the needs of potential users. A variety of actual instruments for measuring the effectiveness of service and…

This catalog of teacher competencies provides the user with an array of 1,300 competency statements from which descriptions of teachers can be built. The introduction provides a brief history of the development of the catalog and a framework within which to proceed with a competency selection process. The catalog includes: (a) instructions for use…

Effective methods for evaluating the first-year, the third-year, the fifth-year, the teacher with 10 or more years experience, and the teacher with a master's degree are outlined. Each area is described in terms of the uniqueness and the problems or advantages it represents for the evaluator. Points discussed include setting objectives, evaluation…

The report contains a discussion of how electronics is taught at the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering as well as what students are to be selected for the program. (NTIS)

Various predictions are being made about the future of library technology, but many of these are "paper dragons"--exciting and plausible, but made without real consideration of need or of the possibility of implementation. A review of many such forecasts makes it possible to develop criteria for a logical and credible prediction:…

Guidelines for reviewing teacher centers are presented in this paper. A teacher center is defined as an operation which incorporates the following: a) formal shared decision-making with regard to policy formation, budget, personnel and program by those who are affected, whether they are teachers, students, teacher educators, or community members;…

The thesis of this paper is that the ideas expounded in the booklet "Educational Accountability", by Arthur W. Combs, do little to clarify the issues and that a very limited and biased delineation of educational accountability and its behavioral objectives has been presented. It seeks to clarify the situation by examining the ideas of Combs in…

This document takes issue with the concept of competency-based teacher education as presented in the New York Regents Master Plan for Development of Post-Secondary Education, 1972. It maintains that the competency-based concept completely undermines tenure and teacher rights to due process. Further, the paper takes the position that the teacher…

This document is divided into four sections, each an announcement of an event related to teacher education. The first section is a discussion of in-service education with a brief description of the book "Improving In-Service Education (1971)," edited by Louis Rubin. Section two is a description of the University of Bridgeport's Multiple…

Certain general principles, attitudes, and practices applicable to the evaluation and recognition of performance are presented. The six basic steps in performance evaluation are: (1) Prepare performance requirements; (2) Discuss the requirements with the employee; (3) Observe what he is doing; (4) Evaluate his performance against the requirements;…

Teachers need more help from school counselors, school psychologists, and testing programs. Summary profiles are an excellent way to quickly and pithily communicate information. The profile included is applicable to Wechsler Scales: WISC, WBI, WBII, and WAIS. In part, the profile is also applicable to the WPPSI. (Author)

This document contains papers from a variety of sources related to the topic of teacher evaluation. Following a brief introduction, chapter two provides a definition of evaluation. Chapter three outlines some current problems in appraisal and suggests a new approach. Chapter four contains four models of appraisal procedure: classroom observations,…