A 15-week introductory course in nutrition was developed into a computerized study guide or "autotutorial" program. There are 1,950 statements and review questions on main-frame or microcomputers that students use to preview or review lectures, or study for examinations. Describes the program and discusses the highly positive program evaluation…

Team teaching can be successfully used in first-year optometry. Conditions for success include a strong coordinator, mutual respect and participation of team members, and agreement about course philosophy, goals, and objectives. If organized well, a team-taught course offers consistency and integrity of topical areas and conceptual continuity.…

Reports the results of a follow-up study of students in order to determine if the social and historical perspectives taught as a part of a two-semester sociology course remained actively in use several years beyond graduation. Results showed that the students did not apply these perspectives to decision-making and other issues in their daily…

Maintains that usual method of analyzing student evaluation of teaching (SET) data is inappropriate. Shows results of both ordinary least squares (OLS) and multinominal logit data analysis approaches on 6,872 student evaluation of economics faculty at University of California, Santa Barbara during the 1983-84 academic year. Results show…

A college level introductory psychology course taught in conjunction with introductory biology and philosophy is described. This triad arrangement allows for an interdisciplinary treatment of various issues without diluting the presentation of content specific to the individual disciplines. Information on evaluation of the course is also…

Presents an activities assessment model based on Schumacher's concept of appropriate technology for assessing results of nonformal staff training activities. This model includes identifying training purposes, matching needs to capability levels, choosing source persons to judge student achievement, defining evidence and indicators, generating…

Describes the Adjusted Agreement Index, a strategy for analyzing collected data from questionnaires utilizing Likert-type scales. Steps involved in using this index and its strengths and weaknesses are outlined, and a case study illustrating how it was used to summarize data on a distance education course package is presented. (MBR)

Results of individaul evaluations of four classes of medical students' (N=213) performance in a communication and interview skills curriculum were synthesized using methods typically used in literary meta-analytic reviews. Results showed a significant positive effect. Implications for program evaluation are discussed. (JAC)

Data from a large-scale administration of a previously field-tested instrument were subjected to a variety of statistical analyses. Results indicated that certain characteristics were moderately related to student ratings of instruction. (For students, major field of study, perceived effort in the course, and expected grade in the course; for…

A course evaluation method is described in which the adoption of a desirable change is integral to the process of evaluation designed to motivate teachers, students, and other course organizers to improve and consequently change the structure, content, and conduct of the course when necessary. The course illustrated leads to a Postgraduate…

Prospective teachers at two universities were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the social foundations component of their training. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

This model for evaluating vendor training package programs includes assessing value of promotional literature; requesting detailed information on program content, participant materials, instructor information, and cost breakdown; comparing program specifics to actual training needs; detailed instructional design analysis; and piloting the program.…

Findings showed that students with little or no previous experience with exceptional children changed their attitudes in a positive direction as a result of doing volunteer work. Many students reported wanting to do more volunteer work in the future, and some continued volunteering their services. (RM)

During the Fall 1982 semester, Purdue pharmacy students elected to participate in a 24 class-hour course that stressed instruction and practical experience in geriatric pharmacy services. A major course project was the step-by-step development and presentation of an inservice educational program. (Author/MLW)

Staff development programs for civil service personnel are important for improving performance. Good programs contain the following components: needs assessment, program development, program implementation, course evaluation, and program evaluation. (MD)