Because of small class enrollment, limited class offerings, and differences in ability range, a programmed algebra course was introduced to eliminate some disadvantages of a small school mathematics program. Credit was given to students completing 36 of the 73 chapters in Science Research Associates (SRA) Modern Mathematics, Course I. Post-test…

This application for accreditation might serve as a sample for others' use. It gives a statement of institutional purposes, followed by reports from the president, the dean of business affairs and treasurer, the dean of instruction, and the dean of student personnel services. It also describes preparations for an institutional self-study and…

Lack of agreement among linguists on basic points in language makes it difficult for the programer of self-instructional language texts to make definite statements concerning his subject. Programed instruction has been "too much concerned with the efficiency of the technique but it has not offered sufficient means of checking the validity of the…

The present report describes the results of an evaluation study of the first course in the new Women's Studies program at the University of Minnesota and the resistance of the teaching assistants for the course to the evaluation. A hypothesis to explain this resistance is that an outside evaluator may face inherent difficulties in evaluating new…

A communications course was developed as a multimedia course using supplementary learning resources, such as audiotape cassettes and a series of televised lectures. To obtain information about the appropriateness and effectiveness of the methodology of the course, the research and development branch of the Ontario Educational Communications…

The appropriateness of the Instructional Improvement Questionnaire (IIQ) norms from 1971 for the evaluation from fall 1972 was assessed. The IIQ is a student rating form designed to provide evaluative feedback to instructors about their teaching. To that end the item means for the first 40 items of the IIQ were calculated for each of the…

The temporal context within which a teacher and course evaluation (TCE) is completed did not appear to be of crucial importance in affecting TCE responses. A sample of students was asked to evaluate, initially as freshmen and retrospectively as seniors, a specific teacher and course. Additional data on the student's academic status characteristics…

In assessing the evaluation of student compositions, it is evident that even when objectives for freshman composition are established, there is little agreement or consistency among faculty regarding the transfer of these objectives into operational terms. A study conducted at Eastern Kentucky University compared the long term effects of two…

A course in the management and administration of British public education systems offered through the British Open University included radio dramatizations which were accompanied by broadcast notes and a correspondence text. Radio 15, "Caught in the Net," was designed to dramatize a simple decision model involving human interaction.…

With the decline in enrollment in the early 1970's, many aerospace engineering departments had too few students to offer some required courses. At the University of Texas at Austin, a set of personalized system of instruction (PSI) materials for the aircraft performance, stability, and control course was developed. The paper includes a description…

The teacher field-test evaluation results from the Cultural Geography Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in the report. During 1968-69, 29 teachers from 22 states used the materials with over 950 students. Five unit activities received good to excellent overall ratings, while two activities received good overall ratings. The…

The teacher and student field-test evaluation results from the Manufacturing and Agriculture Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in this report. In 1968-69, 26 teachers and approximately 950 students from 22 states participated in the trial use of the 11 activities in this unit. The results indicated that three units received…

During the past three years these questionnaires have been sent by Temple University to elementary education majors asking them to evaluate their undergraduate education courses and student teaching experience. Overall, student teaching was rated most helpful, and foundations and curriculum were rated least helpful. They also evaluated other…

A short term training institute conducted August 12 to August 23, 1968, at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, is described. Thirteen participants took part in a series of meetings, discussions, and activities related to evaluation problems connected with innovative reading programs funded under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and…

This study involved the development and testing of a scale to assess the attitude of a student towards his student teaching experience. A four-state survey of teacher training institutions showed that no standardized instrument existed, although college coordinators were willing to use one. Items for the scale were generated by using a model…