This study was planned to replicate and extend at a fifth grade level an earlier study by Brophy and Good at the first grade level. One purpose was to test the hypothesis that classes taught by teachers who showed evidence of expectation effects would show polarization over time, with differences between high and low expectation students gradually…

A major purpose of reading evaluation is to help the classroom teacher organize an instructional approach consisting of a closely knit system of skills, experiences, principles, and processes. Reading evaluation should have a three dimensional emphasis. The first dimension should focus on new knowledge uncovered through basic and applied research…

The author reviews research evidence he considers pertinent to the selection of teacher education students and synthesizes the evidence into 11 criteria for selection. The areas of childhood development, adult learning, college influence on students, college student characteristics, and present selection practices are all explored. In particular,…

This report presents an evaluation of progress made by the Chicago component of Project Simu-School in moving toward the attainment of its stated objectives. It is divided into five main sections: (1) evaluator's activities; (2) detailed product, process, and management evaluation; (3) description of evaluator's onsite findings; (4)…

This report describes a trial of an evaluation plan for community school programs that was based on the Goal Attainment Scaling system developed by Kiresuk and Sherman. The author briefly discusses the goal attainment scaling process and then examines the advantages and disadvantages of that approach for evaluating community school programs. The…

Associations are media of both social participation and cultural life, playing an important part in community development. The scientific team of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, therefore focused its study on the characteristics of associations' memberships, their activities and their operational problems. (Author/RK)

This paper pointed out assumptions underlying Feldman's definition of "evaluation", showed how he failed to specify criteria which would implement his model, suggested reasons for his choice of evaluation model, and pointed out a number of considerations for aesthetic evaluation in a classroom context. (Author/RK)

The physical criteria for the selection of a proper training/meeting site are discussed. (BP)

Female and male admission rates to four graduate programs at a university were compared over a two year time period to assess possible sex bias in admission procedures. The overall results showed that sex played only a modest role in admission decisions. (Author/DEP)

An extensive questionnaire was completed by 48 physicians, detailing the medical and behavioral information they collect in forming a diagnosis of conditions that have hyperactive behavior as a symptom. (Author/DB)

A set of learning outcomes for an Instructional Programmer training program is presented along with a description of a project undertaken to develop the program and an information system for operational accountability. (Author)

Listening is a skill, and critical listening can be taught. The earlier, the better, we say! And the authors offer some attractive suggestions. (Editor)

Describes the history, scope, and intent of this project at the University of Toronto, which will develop and publish a selective annotated bibliography for use as a resource by librarians in the selection and cataloging of nonprint materials. (JVP)

This article illustrates how subjective and objective methods can be integrated in the process of carrying out an evaluation project in a public school system. Objective methods to establish instrument reliability and validity were combined with subjective procedures in initiating the project and reporting the findings. (Author)