Solutions to conceptual and technical limitations of average-cost measures in the development of college and university performance indicators are examined. One concerns the guidance and control examples of the polytechnics and the second concerns the input, throughput, or output character of cost-related indicators. (Author/MSE)

The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act expands in two major ways the rights of the disabled established in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This article describes the new act's reasonable accommodations provisions (pertaining to Title I and Title II) as they apply to public and private schools' employment procedures and student admissions…

Examined internal consistency reliability of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for 311 Black and 1,450 White students between ages of 2.5 and 12.5 years. Differences between various K-ABC composite, subscale, and subtest reliability coefficients for two groups were nonsignificant; reliability coefficients across comparisons were…

Identifies four microcomputer-based software packages for scheduling and evaluates their usefulness for scheduling employees in a library setting. Evaluation criteria are applied to (1) Schedule Master, from Schedule Master Corporation; (2) Schedule Plus, from Cyclesoft, Inc.; (3) Who Works When, from Newport Systems; and (4) Working Hours, from…

Stresses the importance of accepting the premise that there is no such thing as a perfect evaluation system. Recognizes that there is a need to improve the existing process to make promotion and tenure decisions more equitable and effective. Argues for a systematic and impartial decision-making process for faculty and chief executive officers.…

Evaluators should help teachers promote professional excellence, improve student learning, and realize classroom consistency. Consistent evaluators possess certain skills, including gathering factual data, observing objectively, gauging teachers' effectiveness at reinforcing lesson plans, establishing ameliorative guidelines through clinical…

Describes a study comparing the perceptions of teachers and administrators in northwest Ohio regarding the criteria considered important in the evaluation of secondary school teachers. Reports significant differences between teachers and administrators on nearly one-third of the items on the questionnaire, with disagreements occurring in a variety…

Discusses the purposes of institutional accreditation, forms of affiliation with the North Central Association's Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, general institutional requirements, criteria for accreditation, candidate for accreditation status, accreditation and institutional improvement, services of the commission, and varieties…

Offers principles of art selection for high school literary magazines: talented student artists, crisp black and white illustrations, and audience appeal. (SR)

Investigated cognitive ability, academic achievement, and social-behavioral competencies of 80 students referred for academic problems, and relationship of these data to learning disability classification decisions. Forty subjects were classified as learning disabled, and 40 were not identified as handicapped. Variables found to correlate most…

Presents 10 criteria for evaluating Internet resources, including content, credibility, critical thinking, copyright, citation, continuity, censorship, connectivity, comparability, and context. (LRW)

Elaborates on explorations and arguments prompted by the effort undertaken by the Department of Education through the National Center for Education Statistics to begin developing the National Assessment of College Student Learning (NACSL), which focuses on, among other things, "advanced ability to communicate effectively," as specified…

Delineates a user-based design process for Web sites, comprised of four stages: information-gathering; development; test and evaluation; and implementation. Operationalizing definitions of design criteria and translating the criteria into Web page features are also addressed. (PEN)

Discusses ways to evaluate students' photographs, offering descriptions from a number of professors and professionals of their approaches. Includes an evaluation exercise, a photo assignment sheet, and three critique or grade sheets outlining criteria for photo evaluation. (SR)

The balanced scorecard, a customer-based continuous improvement system, can be applied to business schools. Business deans (n=38) suggested goals and measures for a customer perspective, including such factors as stakeholders, program and service quality, public image, teaching/learning excellence, curriculum excellence, fund raising, and human…