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Kirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992
A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection
Lethbridge Separate School District #51 (Alberta). – 1993
The Lethbridge School District Number 51 Project attempted to develop a more effective model for system, school, and program evaluation in the Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada) schools. A literature review suggested that a collaborative model would be effective and would result in empowerment of school-based personnel through active involvement. The…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1993
The need to assess students' educational needs and progress is explored, and minimum standards that local school districts must meet to be in compliance with classification and accreditation standards of the State Board of Education are specified. There are three major uses of assessment results: instructional, guidance and counseling, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Classification, Compensatory Education
Kasprzyk, Daniel – 1993
A brief overview is provided of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) program of the National Center for Education Statistics, and areas of research or survey evaluation in which work is ongoing or planned are described. The SASS is an integrated system of surveys of public and private schools, school districts, school principals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Maryland School Performance, Product, and Service Development Office. – 1993
This publication presents performance data and the concomitant standards of performance that form the basis of school improvement in Maryland. The Data-Based Areas section of this report describes essential tools for measuring how well schools, school systems, and the state are preparing every student for higher education and successful careers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment
Baker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – 1988
A plan for evaluating the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) is presented, which implements the model for Sensible Technology Assessment/Research (STAR). STAR involves interactive participation in the evaluation study by ACOT participants, collateral university researchers, and University of California (Los Angeles) staff to develop a credible,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Dangel, Timothy R. – 1985
The model used to evaluate the mathematics curriculum of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools (Maryland) involved three phases: the curriculum; instruction, or the implementation of the curriculum; and students' attitudes, performance, and later success. The evaluation was conducted in 1984. Data were collected from seven sources: a review of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Curriculum Evaluation
Campbell, Richard – 1986
This guide presents criteria for local evaluation of cooperative education programs. The first section of the guide defines cooperative education and sketches the elements that determine a cooperative education program. The second part of the evaluation guide contains components to be evaluated in cooperative education programs. Each component is…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Check Lists, Cooperative Education, Educational Facilities
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemical engineering (N=79), civil engineering (N=74), electrical engineering (N=91), and mechanical engineering (N=82) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3) reputational factors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, College Faculty
Christner, Catherine A.; And Others – 1981
Evaluation of the 1981-82 Title I Migrant Program in the Austin, Texas Independent School District involved production of a Final Report and a Technical Report which present information relevant to the decision questions; production of an Annual Evaluation Report for the Texas Education Association which documents the extent to which program…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Wasatch Inst. for Research and Evaluation, Logan, UT. – 1982
Summarizing the second year of a 3-year evaluation project, this nine-chapter report focuses on three Utah programs under Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The first program, Title IV-Part B (IV-B), provides funds for local education agency (LEA) purchases of educational materials and equipment; the second, Title IV-Part C…
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Potts, Vernon R. – 1974
After two years of operation, Project BACSTOP (Better Acquisition of Cognitive Skills through Outdoor Programming, a series of structured experiences in wilderness settings meant to bring seventh and eighth grade students of different races together in challenging adventure activities intended to promote interaction, communication, and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Blacks
Rosario, Jose; And Others – 1980
This volume is the first of a series reporting evaluation findings on the impact of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC) on institutions, classroom staff, parents and children from the time the children entered Head Start through the first grade. PDC was begun in 1974 with the purpose of ensuring that disadvantaged children receive continuous…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Control Groups, Cooperative Programs
California Univ., Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center. – 1979
Originally presented at an American Indian Studies Center conference in 1978, the papers in this volume comprise a review of the American Indian Policy Review Commission (AIPRC). The introduction makes the observation that many AIPRC problems might have been avoided if the federal government had funded an ad hoc Indian group whose task would have…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Education, American Indians, Drug Abuse
Ehrmann, Stephen C. – 1994
This final report describes results of a planning grant for the "Flashlight" project, an effort to develop, test, and disseminate evaluation procedures that a postsecondary institution or department could use to periodically assess its evolving educational strategies, in particular strategies supported by use of computing, video, and…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Delphi Technique
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