Accreditation standards describe an integrated educational resources program for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students. Seven areas are examined: planning and organization, personnel, textbook and instructional materials services, library services, equipment services, staff development and consultative services, and program…

Accreditation standards for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students focus on residential living programs. Self evaluation standards consider four program aspects: planning and organization, personnel, residential living services, and program evaluation. (CL)

The final report describes goals and activities of the Family Resource Center, an educational and therapeutic program using a family treatment approach to child abuse. Among family treatment programs considered are intake, behavior management counseling, recreational therapy, supportive services, and diagnostic remedial and behavior management…

Described is a procedure (Audit Dress Rehearsal) used in a special education program audit consultation service which included a practice audit designed to lower anxiety and raise awareness of concern for program success. The introduction includes sections dealing with evaluation and audit personnel, planning and implementing an audit, and stages…

A model or conceptual framework of educational program evaluation is proposed based upon three major evaluation constructs: documentation, outcome identification, and judgment of outcomes. A series of specific guidelines are presented for the practicing educator in the form of postulates underlying the constructs. (1) Program evaluation documents…

The materials on program development presented here were originally developed as a component of a five-day training program of the Women's Educational Equity Project of the women's center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The booklet's purpose is to provide users with explicit information on program planning and decision-making in a…

A pilot program was conducted to determine the efficacy of providing 32 preschoolers at high risk for learning disabilities with structured, individualized instruction to supplement their regular kindergarten experiences. Ss were selected on the basis of developmental screening and diagnostic tests. Ss were enrolled in the V-M (visual input-motor…

The project that this report evaluates was designed to increase elementary and junior high student achievement levels, competency, and motivation for achievement in reading and mathematics through a competency-based mathematics and reading curriculum based upon utilization of a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional method. This report describes…

The Scenic High School Special Library Project was a six month pilot program of planning and conducting library related programs and services for Levels II and III juveniles of the Louisiana Training Institute. Its purposes were to identify library materials and activities having significant appeal for juveniles, to encourage better use of the…

This report presents a pre- and posttest evaluation of the first program year of the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP). Each of the 28 children in the KEEP kindergarten class received three tests: the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI), the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT), and the Standard English Repetition…

Traditionally, studies of educational innovations have based evaluations on accomplishment of officially-stated ends. This study, however, explores alternative theoretical frameworks for evaluation. Project Redesign took place in an upper-middle-class suburb with the pseudonym "Meadow City." The project was funded by the National Institute of…

The paper describes the theoretical background, implementation and preliminary results of the Chicago Mastery Learning/Learning Strategies reading program for upper elementary school students. Reading research and learning strategies research are pulled together to support the argument that the teaching of diverse learning strategies can improve…

An eight-year program of evaluation of students and graduates of the teacher education school at Tennessee Technological University is described. This evaluation project culminated in an intensive longitudinal study of graduates since 1973. The purpose of the study was to provide information for faculty and administrators of teacher education…

Individualized education programs (IEPs) for 54 urban special education students (5-18 years old) were rated according to required IEP components and student demographic data. Analysis indicated that IEPs developed by speech pathologists were superior to other IEPs in terms of accordance with federal guidelines. The major shortcoming in IEP…

This report presents results of analyses of factors affecting reading achievement of 14,318 pupils in 34 elementary schools in Washington, D.C., as measured by the percentage of objectives mastered on the Prescriptive Reading Test and students' interest in reading for the school year 1977-78. It also presents descriptive information about…