A collaboration between three higher education institutions in Ireland and two European partners has resulted in the design and development of reusable learning objects for undergraduate programming students that would assist in their learning. This international project conducted extensive research of over 600 students' examination scripts in…

The Committee on Education and Labor strongly recommends the adoption of H. R. 2148, a bill that, with two major additions, would basically reenact Project Follow Through for an additional year as it is currently authorized under the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. The two additions would provide for review and evaluation of what has been…

A look at Systematic Program Assessment Model (SPAM), a process which will enable administrators to systematically plan, diagnose, and assess educational programs. (Author/HB)

A discussion of the U.S. educational media programs based on distribution by the ATS-6 satellite. (HB)

The author's concerns about California's proposed external assessment system center around: a) the dual role of the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing; b) lack of involvement of teacher educators in the process; and c) the amount of time and effort involved. (HMD)

The effects on response rate of familiarity with survey sender was investigated in a study involving the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty. The study was part of a mail survey of 3,467 citrus producers in 23 counties in Florida. Half (1,790) of the producers on the agricultural agent's mailing lists were…

The report presents findings from an evaluation of an academic high school in Edmonton, Alberta. Following Stake's Responsive Model, the various stakeholder groups (such as trustees, administrators, staff and students) were identified and interviewed or given questionnaires. Observations are presented in terms of four topic areas: (1)…

Empirical literature on two types of hearings, and their applicability in evaluating educational programs, is reviewed. An introduction describes the use and nature of hearings and distinguishes adversary hearings, in which two parties argue opposing sides of an issue, from committee hearings, in which a variety of positions are presented to a…

Evaluators are becoming increasingly specialized and new techniques developed in one subfield are often not well known in other subfields. Goal Attainment Scaling is a procedure originally developed to evaluate individualized treatment outcomes in mental health agencies. However, as a general evaluation procedure it also provides a flexible tool…

The Project on Secondary Analysis at Northwestern University is funded to (1) test and develop new methods of evaluating educational programs, and (2) reanalyze existing evaluation data to assure that estimates of program effects are as unbiased and unequivocal as possible. This paper examines the topic of secondary analysis and describes some of…

The study described here is the first comprehensive attempt to document museum education programs and to provide a handbook to educators to help them make intelligent use of the art museum resource. (Author)

Author delineated a specific method of evaluation based on transactional analysis - one that is applicable to conflict situations. (Editor/RK)