An instrument for the evaluation of instructional materials is presented. Evaluative items are arranged under four constructs: objectives, organization of material (both scope and sequence), methodology, and evaluation. A section is also provided for summary quantitative judgment. A glossary of terms used in the instrument is included. A training…

Some of the major principles of the evaluation process are analyzed to provide a better understanding of the basic requirements for any type of evaluation in educational programs in schools. Of major concern is the role of a given value system in the establishment of goals and in the subsequent assessment of their attainment. Through an awareness…

In order to evaluate the employment success of Wisconsin vocational graduates and to measure the extent to which this success is attributable to the vocational program, the Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education conducted a followup study of 1,855 graduates. When only 55 percent of the graduates responded, a short form of the…

ERIC abstracts on educational assessment, announced in RIE through August 1970, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "evaluation,""evaluation criteria,""evaluation methods,""evaluation techniques," and "program evaluation." The following information is presented for each doument: author, title, place of publication,…

Provided are data on the physics programs of 622 institutions which offer the baccalaureate degree in physics. The guide is intended for students who aim to become physics majors in college, students interested in science, transfer students, school and community college counselors, and physics faculty. For each institution, information is supplied…

The key to tenure is evaluation; this paper is the result of dissatisfaction with the basic pattern of evaluation that prevails throughout California. The present Quality Control Model of Faculty Development is widespread, deeply entrenched, and grounded on assumptions and premises that are limited, obsolete, and contrary to the interests of…

Proceedings of a seminar on the present status of vision engineering and the possible effects on criteria for school planning. A discussion by Dr. H. Richard Blackwell on vision engineering is included. Topics of discussion include--(1) broad aspects of the effect of light upon sight, (2) lighting variables and task visibility, (3) lighting…

Since 1955, six major thrusts of the school reform movement have sought to give direction, substance, and meaning to education: Content revision, educational technology, equalized opportunity for children from poverty environments and from minority groups, individualized instruction, organizational flexibility, and teacher renewal. Organizational…

Although management of a large-scale research study is the responsibility of the team of investigators, control of the educational treatment is often shared with teachers and administrators in participating schools. This results in continuous modification of objectives and procedures which, in the traditional view, is poor scientific practice and…

This study investigated the effects of informative feedback on a matching task with three combinations of verbal feedback and three levels of task complexity. The three types of feedback were right wrong (RW), nothing wrong (NW), and right nothing (RN). The three levels of task complexity were defined in terms of number of irrelevant stimulus…

Most of the evaluation activity associated with the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) Project is formative evaluation, that is, evaluation that provides feedback for indicating areas or operations where improvements are needed. This paper describes the program for formative evaluation and presents some data obtained in some representative…

Three roles of evaluation used in Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) projects are defined in this monograph: the regular and systematic evaluation of pupil achievement for the purpose of adapting instructional experiences to individual needs, the continuing evaluation of all elements of a developing educational program as an aid to this…

In addition to general rules for good insurance management in school districts, a number of questions are presented for use in evaluating the administrator's effectiveness in insurance management. (FS)

This report presents the philosophy of the Center for the Study of Evaluation at UCLA. It points out that any evaluation of higher education in America must deal with 3 fundamental problems: 1)diversity of objectives and functions across the full range of institutions of higher education; 2)differences between college environments; and 3)range of…

For instructional materials to be certified as "effective," students must meet instructional objectives operationalized by criterion tests. By implication, evaluators must agree when criteria are or are not met. Fourteen instructors evaluated 10 posterior bridges. Interjudge agreements for total bridges and individual attributes were low, as they…