To demonstrate creative methods and materials for the remediation of severe learning disabilities, to help children with these difficulties, and to train professional personnel, six teachers working in teams of two taught seven remedial classes with a maximum of 12 students using a program designed to remediate deficiencies in the auditory, aural,…

At the end of a 3-year period a diagnostic and resource center and its services were evaluated. Questionnaires, tests, case histories, interviews, and rating scales indicated that the center was effective in creating an awareness of diagnostic needs and programs and in providing educational programs, psychological services, medical services, and…

This monograph is the culmination of a practicum in educational administration by graduate students of Ohio State University for the academic year 1968-1969. It focuses on various aspects of interagency and interschool district cooperation within the metropolitan setting. After a review of relevant literature in these two areas, a survey of…

This report evaluates the participation of nearly all public school districts in Ohio in ESEA Title I programs. The evaluation aims to provide a basis for determining whether programs are to be modified, intensified or shifted in terms of objectives and activities. The report focuses on: the size, scope and effectiveness of all Title I programs;…

Three interdisciplinary centers administered an adjustment program for students with learning and behavior problems. Children referred were given development, visual perceptual, and diagnostic reading tests; were evaluated by medical and other specialists; and were placed in a diagnostic classroom for 2 weeks. Those judged to have gross…

A comprehensive report on the 82 Office of Education programs is provided in this evaluation of the programs for fiscal year 1972. The status of the evaluation function itself is briefly discussed; a general overview is made of the effectiveness of the Office of Education programs; the highlights of new findings from recent evaluation studies are…

The Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (INNOTECH) of the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) evaluates its self-instructional program for English listening comprehension in this final report. The program was designed for students whose English language proficiency does not enable them to follow…

This document is the third volume in a 5-part series that reports the results of a project undertaken to critically review and analyze major longitudinal studies of child and student development. These studies were conducted to discover the variables, techniques, methodologies, and problems pertinent to evaluative studies of the effects of schools…

This paper proposes an educational study to determine the best way to educate Mexican American children. It suggests an experiment comparing the traditional approach, the English as a second language approach, and a bilingual-affective approach as described by the authors. The detail of the proposed program are presented, and the three language…

This is the first volume in an annual series which collects, catalogues, analyzes, and compresses basic information intended to help improve foreign language instruction in America. The review, covering all levels of instruction, ranges from equipment selection standards to planning of bilingual programs. It concerns itself with materials…

This monograph reviews theory and procedures of evaluation as reflected in the professional literature and in correspondence from chairmen of departments of English and the Humanities. Introductory comments are followed by chapters on: the evaluation of teaching; teaching and values; student evaluation of faculty and courses; observation of…

An industry-university partnership was established in 1966 in the form of the Training and Technology (TAT) project at the Oak Ridge G-12 Plant. TAT, designed to being the expertise of industrial technology closer to those in vocational education, proposed to involve worker trainees, teachers, and industrial personnel in a two-level training…

This document evaluates the first year of an experimental continuous progress program in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The report covers (1) a summary and a discussion of the evaluation implications, (2) a compendium of other nongraded school studies, (3) a description of the experimental school, (4) a discussion on program structure and staff…

In September 1962, the State Board of Education initiated a broad annual study of the academic achievement and scholastic aptitude of West Virginia public schools called the State-County Testing Program. The results of this program in Region II West Virginia schools for 1965-66 - 1969-70 are analyzed to: 1) identify discernable trends; 2) find any…

A survey of opinions about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I needs and activities was carried out in 1969-70 by Chicago Public Schools in cooperation with Educational Testing Service. The results and the evaluative implications of this survey are presented. (CK)