This paper describes a total-program application of the systems engineering concept of the U.S. Coast Guard aviation training programs. The systems approach used treats all aspects of the training to produce the most cost-effective integration of academic, synthetic, and flight training for the production of graduate Coast Guard aviators. The…

The California Migrant Services Program is a comprehensive attempt to provide resources to meet the unique problems of migrant farm workers and their families. The purpose of this program, started as a result of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967, is to provide to assist migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families in improving…

This program outlines a plan, using a series of competency-based exams, to evaluate student progress in given courses taken at the National College of Education. It details a method by which students request and take sequential competency tests for specific course work during a term of registration. The program also outlines provisions for…

This book is one of a series of projects developed to increase understanding of the management of educational endowment funds. Specifics of performance measurement and the setting of objectives are emphasized. Part one deals with measurement of the rate of return, or profitability, of an endowment fund. Part two reviews some statistical measures…

This bibliography is an attempt to assemble and annotate published and unpublished papers, studies, and related articles that have some bearing on criterion-referenced measurement. Conciseness and accuracy are two major criteria in the description of the content of the materials. An attempt was made to avoid critical comment. The 52 items included…

Performance contracts, in which an outside organization undertakes to provide instruction in a local educational agency's jurisdiction, are discussed in this report. Characteristics of the outside educational organization are described. Payment schedules are outlined in detail, as are the problems of accurately measuring gains. Arguments for and…

Because community college proposals have been found inadequate in many cases, suggestions are made for the improvement of future proposals by these colleges. The suggestions are as follows: (1) Meet the Criteria--read carefully the restrictions and guidelines; (2) Present Specific Facts and Plans--list specific classes, forums and seminars…

A study attempted to determine the usefulness of skin resistance and other physiological measures as indicators of a simple cognitive skill such as the immediate recall of digits. Subjects were placed in a sound attenuated chamber and wired for heart rate and skin resistance recordings. The task involved immediate recall of a 10 alternative digit…

This report examined student performance expectancies based on self-evaluation of past performance and personal ability. The subjects included 230 male fifth and sixth graders from six randomly selected public elementary schools from a lower-middle class income area of Van Dyke, Michigan. The Arithmetic Computation Test and the Arithmetic…

A discussion of criterion-referenced measures is presented. Two characteristics define the criterion-referenced measure: the presence of a performance criterion, and test items keyed to a set of behavioral objectives. The performance criterion, in an educational setting, is usually a relative standard of performance. There are two ways of…

The question considered in this essay is: Given what we know about research and development in education, what might reasonably be expected from a National Institute of Education (NIE)? Two suggestions are made. One way to figure out what an NIE might be good for is to make up a list of what's wrong with American education and dream up some…

At present it is difficult to evaluate broadcasting education programs because of a lack of suitable criteria integral to the broadcasting discipline itself. A set of criteria are suggested here. They are: 1) an identifiable local need for a community college broadcasting education program does exist; 2) a viable broadcasting education industry…

Four appendixes are presented for the evaluation of experiences with the use within Head Start of the "Healthy, That's Me" program. Appendix A deals with methodology for the use of telephone interviewing, including data on associated costs. Appendix B presents letters to respondents selected for telephone interviews and samples of…

The educational and administrative planning and development of an environmental studies center designed both to synthesize fragments of learning about man and cater to specialized interests of specific user groups is illustrated by reference to the potential of an area near metropolitan Sydney (Australia) as the site for such a field studies…

In this phase of the Technological Applications Project (TAP) a study was conducted which sought to determine the information wants of seven groups of individuals who were in a position of decision-making with respect to the adoption of instructional systems (teachers, library specialists, media specialists, curriculum coordinators and subject…