This interim report presents operational and evaluational concepts and results and plans of the Teacher Corps from 1966 to 1968 in five sections. Section 1 capsules the objectives of the program: to broaden programs of teacher preparation and to strengthen educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The Teacher Corps program is overviewed…

This document describes part of the evaluation of a six-week reading institute for 69 K-3 teachers from the Raymond School, Model School Division (MSD), Washington, D.C. and thereby provides an evaluation model for schools to use in their own inservice training programs. Two evaluation instruments developed by an MSD innovation team in cooperation…

The term "evaluation" emerged in the 1930's to describe a broader and somewhat more pragmatic type of inquiry than had been associated with the word "measurement." Examples suggest two main lines of development: (1) An emphasis on the specification of objectives and their attainment, and (2) an emphasis on evaluation as a cooperative process…

The conference was designed to give teachers and administrators an opportunity to exchange ideas about the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program, ask them for feedback concerning recommendations for improvement of IPI, and provide them with information concerning the future developments of IPI. Fourteen workshop sessions on various…

The results of a major study on the topic of evaluation and decision making which was conducted at the Center for the Study of Evaluation are presented. The purpose of this paper is to explain what we know about independent educational accomplishment audits and the manner in which they have been carried out. As part of the larger study cited…

The objectives of this study were to collect general background information from all persons who had received degrees through Indiana University at South Bend's Division of Education during the years 1967-72 and to obtain an evaluation of the division's teacher education program from these same persons. The teacher education program consisted of…

During 1972-73, the Direct Instructional System for Teaching and Remediation (DISTAR) Language I Program, a series of instructional programs developed to teach children the basic skills and concepts in reading, arithmetic, and language, was used in two of the three kindergarten classes at Seymour Elementary School. The three kindergarten classes…

This paper describes an inservice program at Lenoir Rhyne College that is designed to improve the professional quality of cooperating teachers, aid the college in continuing a program in formative evaluation with the goal of improving designs for professional laboratory experiences, and enrich the student teacher's insight into his own growth…

This report contains an introductory paper by Robert E. Stake, "Program Evaluation, Particularly Responsive Evaluation," to a conference, "New Trends in Evaluation," at the Institute of Education, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Also included are comments on State's paper by two invited discussants, Eskil Bjorklund and Terence Marton. It further…

Research was conducted to develop and evaluate study materials that would help prospective drill sergeant candidates prepare for drill sergeant school. A study manual containing relevant readings, study objectives, and self-tests was prepared. Diagnostic exams were developed and used to evaluate the achievement of a class of drill sergeant…

Guidelines for reviewing teacher centers are presented in this paper. A teacher center is defined as an operation which incorporates the following: a) formal shared decision-making with regard to policy formation, budget, personnel and program by those who are affected, whether they are teachers, students, teacher educators, or community members;…

This paper presents a theoretical concept of evaluation which can be utilized by classroom teachers at any level in evaluating teacher education programs in reading. The following theoretical requirements (questions) necessary to develop an evaluation plan for the improvement of teacher education programs in reading are discussed: (a) What are…

This study reports the findings of a telephone interview conducted with 12 teacher education project/program directors at Indiana University to ascertain the directors' perceptions and reflections regarding the quality and quantity of services rendered by ad hoc service-oriented teams and centers within the Division of Teacher Education. These…

Presented is a report of the teacher internship program at the College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. The internship program is defined, and a brief description of its nature and development is offered. Methods and criteria for selecting participating schools are detailed as are the resulting program changes. Current…

In the first section of the document the author uses reviews of selected studies to provide a cross-section of methodologies used in evaluating vocational and technical education programs. The second section takes a formal model developed for the evaluation of vocational education (Central Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit, 1972) and explains…