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Research for the Classroom: Overflowing but Underused Portfolios as a Means of Program Evaluation and Student Self-Assessment
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Gorlewski, David A. – English Journal, 2010
On a daily basis, teachers of English language arts (ELA) present information, engage students in activities, develop assignments, and grade papers. Students complete assigned tasks, answer questions, and write essays. Written products are then collected, evaluated, and returned to the students. The combined work of teachers and students--the…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation
Mentoring Matters: Designing a Mentor Program
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McCann, Thomas M., Ed.; Johannessen, Larry R., Ed. – English Journal, 2010
The initiation, organization, and management of a mentor program will be complicated. In the end, at the center of a mentor program are people who are eager to help their colleagues and who have developed some skills for coaching others as they encounter challenges and as they grow as professionals. In this article, the authors offer a rudimentary…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Design, Recruitment, Selection
Criteria for Evaluating High School English Programs.
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Jacobs, Paul H. – English Journal, 1968
This checklist is designed to assist English teachers and departments in analyzing and evaluating their current programs. It is divided into four parts: (1) the basic organization and procedures of the English program (25 criteria), (2) the physical provisions for English instruction, both facilities and equipment (11 criteria) and materials (2…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Evaluating Alternatives: Elective Program Assessment
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Riley, Roberta; Schaffer, Eugene C. – English Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Improving the Secondary School Reading Curriculum: An ERIC/RCS Report
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Winkeljohann, Sr. Rosemary – English Journal, 1974
The criteria developed by the NCTE Committee on Curriculum Bulletins for the evaluation of reading programs are presented and explained. (JH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Evaluation Criteria, Program Evaluation
Creating an Effective Evaluation Device for Elective Programs
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Schulte, John – English Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Program Evaluation
Independent Study Programs -- Reasons for Failure
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Newton, Larry D. – English Journal, 1972
Independent Study Programs must remain only a vehicle for implementation of change, not the sole purpose of change. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Failure
Facing Our Own Literacy Crisis.
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Zirinsky, Driek – English Journal, 1987
Claims literacy expectations need to be examined and interpreted by teacher-researchers at the local level in order to make sense of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, suggesting this information will provide a factual base from which to plan programs. (NH)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy
"The Villainy You Teach Me...": Shakespeare and AP English Literature.
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Metzger, Mary Janell – English Journal, 2002
Considers that if there is one writer who may appear in successive years on the AP (Advanced Placement) literature exam, it is Shakespeare. Sets out to discover something about what the connection between drives for accountability, the growing popularity of the AP English class, and the teaching of Shakespeare means for students at the high school…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, English Instruction, High Schools, Literature
Moving Out of the Hodgepodge
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Bane, David; Reed, Margaret – English Journal, 1976
A case history of the elective English program at South High School in Minneapolis. (DD)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Program Development
Performance Contracting: Some Reservations
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Farrell, Edmund J. – English Journal, 1972
Author discusses performance contracting in terms of accountability, individualized teaching, extrinsic rewards, testing, and the corruption of both language and the process of education." (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Principles, Humanities Instruction, Language Usage
Individualizing the Study of English
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Fagan, Edward R. – English Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Criteria, English Instruction, Heterogeneous Grouping, Independent Study
Tonawanda Middle School's New Writing Program
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Cooper, Charles R.; And Others – English Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Curriculum, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions
The Curriculum Ended with a Whimper
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Lucas, Paul – English Journal, 1976
Describes the institution, operation, and ultimate failure of a completely elective, ungraded minicourse system in a rural high school. (DD)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Program Development
Competency Testing and PR.
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Hildebrand, Veta – English Journal, 1980
Reports on the positive outcomes that resulted from implementing a competency program in writing at a high school. (RL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development, Program Evaluation
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