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Download full textKoch, Jean, Ed. – 1977
Proceedings from the International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes are provided. After a list of participants and summary of the highlights of the conference, the keynote address by H. Moser is presented. The following 13 papers are provided along with workshop recommendations and a list of main points elicited…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Biology, Conference Reports, Congenital Impairments
Bell, James – 1980
In response to a low passing rate in a general psychology course taught at Howard Community College (MD), as well as to student and instructor dissatisfaction with the course, a systems model was developed and applied to improve course quality. The development of the model involved nine steps: (1) enumerating precise skill objectives which could…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation
Drummond, Norman W. – 1978
The paper explores special education in Australia during the period 1970-80. Separate sections discuss the following aspects: (1) beginnings of special education in Australia, (2) early developments in public provision for the education of handicapped children, (3) progress in the provision for special education during 1970-80 (including such…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Patience, Wayne M.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1979
An experiment was performed with computer-generated data to investigate some of the operational characteristics of tailored testing as they are related to various provisions of the computer program and item pool. With respect to the computer program, two characteristics were varied: the size of the step of increase or decrease in item difficulty…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Error of Measurement
Barry, Lois – 1980
The writing institute for college writing program directors described in this paper based a student-centered freshman composition course on the central premise that students can only learn to write by writing, since writing is an activity or process. The basic assumptions about the structure of writing classes on which the institute participants…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, Educational Philosophy, Inservice Teacher Education
Goodwin, Judy – 1980
Philadelphia's Follow Through program in 14 schools was evaluated in terms of its educational, staff development, parent involvement, health services, and social services components. Cross-sectional reading and mathematics achievement data indicated that the Follow Through participants outperformed the non-Follow Through Title I group.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Compensatory Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Frary, Robert B.; Giles, Mary B. – 1980
This paper describes the development and investigation of a new approach to determining the existence of bias in multiple-choice test scores. Previous work in this area has concentrated almost exclusively on bias attributable to specific test items or to differences in test score distributions across racial or ethnic groups. In contrast, the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Goodness of Fit, Guessing (Tests)
Peters, Milton; Didham, James R. – 1980
An in-house market analysis was used to determine which resources in a small, private, liberal arts college influence prospective students to matriculate there. The purpose was to evaluate and improve the use of recruitment resources. The responses of inquirers, applicants (matriculating and nonmatriculating) and matriculators were compared on…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice, College Role
WINTERS, WILLIAM K. – 1967
THIS NOTE IS CONCERNED WITH THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL ASPECTS OF DYNAMOD II. ITS PURPOSE IS TO DESCRIBE THE ANALYTICAL ASPECTS OF THE MODEL AND TO SHOW HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED AND USED IN A TIME-SHARING ENVIRONMENT. THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE MODEL IS DESCRIBED, AND THE VARIABLES DEFINED IN THE PROGRAM AND THE PART THEY…
Descriptors: Age Groups, College Faculty, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs
BYARS, LLOYD L.; NUNN, GEOFFREY E. – 1967
THIS ARTICLE OUTLINED THE CURRENT STATUS OF QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH (OR), SKETCHED THE STRENGTHS OF TRAINING EFFORTS AND ISOLATED WEAKNESSES, AND FORMULATED WORKABLE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SUCCESS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS. A SURVEY OF 105 COMPANIES REVEALED THAT PERT, INVENTORY CONTROL THEORY AND LINEAR…
Descriptors: Business Education, Cognitive Processes, Educational Problems, Employer Attitudes
SHAW, MERVILLE C.; TUEL, JOHN K. – 1965
THE SECOND PHASE OF A 3-YEAR STUDY TO DEFINE AN OBJECTIVE FOR GUIDANCE SERVICES IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE INCLUSION OF TEACHERS IN GROUP COUNSELING AND THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP COUNSELING WITH PARENTS. THE 22 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS FROM SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO INCLUDED K-12 FROM ALL SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS. TO…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Attitudes, Counseling, Counselor Role
Conroy, William G., Jr. – 1980
This monograph describes the Transition to Work Simulator (TWS) so that the National Institute of Education can evaluate its capability in helping recommend policy suggestions to the United States Congress on the future of vocational education in America. (The TWS is a pre-implementation laboratory for testing economic and lifestyle impacts of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Data, Education Work Relationship
Rippey, Robert M. – 1981
Strengths and weaknesses of systems for evaluating teaching in medical schools are reviewed, and a framework for dealing with issues and critical questions is presented. The model addresses the following areas: goals of the school, the purpose of evaluating teaching, standards that characterize the quality of teaching evaluation measures, measures…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Policy, College Role, Evaluation Methods
All Indian Pueblo Council, Albuquerque, NM. – 1980
The All Indian Pueblo Council and the University of New Mexico (AIPCUNM) jointly developed a program of on-site instruction, counseling, and advisement for Pueblo adults pursuing the Associate of Arts degree and the Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. The expectation was that Native American children would learn more and feel…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Biculturalism, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Hagood, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
Covering 1979-80, which was the final year of the initial four year grant period for the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI), this report details the major assessments and program adjustments made during that year. Several program developments of critical importance to understanding the transition occurring in PRI are highlighted in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Services, Continuing Education
