The aim of this paper is to present a logical structure for the evaluation of evaluation (meta-evaluation) and to suggest ways of conducting such evaluations. Part I contains an analysis of background factors and problems associated with meta-evaluation--that is, the evaluation of evaluation. This part discusses the need for meta-evaluation and…

This document on performance-based teacher education (PBTE), issued two years after the first publication of AACTE's Committee on PBTE, represents an attempt to clarify key concepts and terminology, call attention to significant potentialities and problems, and suggest future action. Chapter I is a brief introduction. In Chapter II, the committee…

The author defines values, attitudes, and beliefs according to their relation to referents. A referent is a construct standing for a set or category of social objects, ideas, or behaviors that is the focus of an attitude. Attitudes and values are belief systems. Beliefs are enduring cognitions about referents; beliefs reflect the value and…

Meaningful evaluation of education requires that information reported by different school systems, states, and regions be comparable. The terminology definitions, and classifications of items in this handbook are intended to provide this needed standardization. The handbook identifies and defines or describes those items of information about…

The principle issues and parameters of concern at this conference on Interlibrary Communications and Information Networks are discussed. Information networks are defined as having information resources, readers, or users, schemes for the intellectual organization of documents and data, methods for the delivery of resources to users, formal…

This glossary of education reform jargon provides the reader with information concerning the concepts, practices, and places where change is being discussed or carried out. Emphasis is placed on educational reform and the role of the federal government in that reform. Appendixes include widely used acronyms, publications of key agencies, an…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 require the expenditure of 25 percent of the basic grant to States to provide the disadvantaged and the handicapped with vocational education programs. This publication discusses the specific requirements of the federal law and describes classification systems for identifying the disadvantaged and…

The instructional design presented in this article discusses a procedure for arranging and sequencing examples and nonexamples for concept teaching in the classroom. Concepts are divided into two types: definition and observation. A definition concept is one in which the critical attributes are determined by the definition, e.g., war. Observation…

The author discusses controversial issues in the field of learning disabilities (LD). Among topics addressed are conflicting definitions of LD and the impact of the operational definition accepted by the US Government; etiological questions concerning the separation of neurological, environmental, and emotional factors; approaches used in training…

Designed to aid in learning the main ideas of the agribusiness concept, this document answers the following questions, treating each answer in a separate explanatory section: (1) What is the meaning of the terms "agriculture" and "agribusiness"? (2) What is the relationship of agriculture and agribusiness? (3) What is involved in tracing an…

Although widely used, the term "interpersonal communication" does not have a commonly accepted definition which distinguishes it from several other types of communication. This paper examines this lack of specificity, as reflected in basic textbook definitions of the term, with regard to three dimensions of the interpersonal process: materials and…

Discussed are instructional content and approaches in early childhood education. A literature review presents a definition of instructional content and covers a diversity of opinions and approaches to the education of children in preschool and kindergarten. Presented in a general comments section is the author's definition of instructional…

Defines the concepts of "quality control" and "quality assurance" and discusses their application in the field of education. (JG)

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)

Discussed is the validity of therapy to treat tongue thrust, an oral myofunctional disorder. (Author/SB)