The Assessment Program Tool is a method of evaluating instructional programs in institutions for the retarded. (DB)

The document offers guidelines for an intake method used by the Kentucky Project for Early Education of Exceptional Children (PEEEC) staff in the placement of a referred child for special education services. Intake procedures are outlined for the following steps: initial referral, initial contact with parent, referral screening recommendations…

The effective evaluation of superintendents can be of great use to both school boards and the superintendents themselves. This booklet on superintendent evaluation begins with an outline of the general development of evaluation methods from informal assessments to sophisticated, mutually conducted, written performance reviews. The uses of essay…

An order form used in a university printing office was evaluated, redesigned, and tested to determine whether the original or the revised version could be completed more quickly and accurately. Two types of subjects were used: six "experienced" subjects who had previously used the old version of the form, and six "novice" subjects who had never…

The paper describes the major evaluation problems facing early intervention projects and the solutions for these problems adopted by the Preschool Program, Center on Human Development, which serves handicapped and nonhandicapped children (birth to 5 years) and their families at the University of Oregon. Five components of the program are briefly…

Stressing the value of documents and records as information sources for the educational evaluation community, this report explores the differences between the two, their utility for inquirers, and methods and procedures for dealing with them. Three forms of documentary analysis are described: (1) simple tracking, which involves documenting both…

There is ample evidence today that acidity resulting from manufacturing processes is the principal cause of paper deterioration. The significance of this discovery is that purchasers can avoid paper manufactured in such a way as to be auto-destructive. This investigation explores the collective use of color spot tests to distinguish stable from…

Seven basic types or styles of profile reports are described in detail. Various attributes of profiles are presented, which are common to many extant profiles. Three sets of warnings are offered about the nature, content, and limitations of profiles in general. (LMO)

Discusses steps educators should work through when reviewing educational software, e.g., role playing intended users, analyzing instructional approach, identifying inaccuracies, using software and giving incorrect responses to see how software responds, and assessing the software's human values criteria. An educational software review form is…

Suggests a method of evaluating teachers that includes a daily lesson plan form to be completed by the teachers being evaluated. The form lists the general and specific objectives of the class period, the concepts involved, teaching methods and teaching materials, and the methods for testing the students. (Author/RW)

Two years of pilot projects are described that attempt to measure special education pupils' progress without being overly global or overly restrictive. It is explained that to be helpful to students, parents, teachers, and other staff, an evaluation system should provide connections between individualized education programs (IEPs), instructional…

Part of a resource package designed to assist local education agency personnel in improving the quality of instruction and services to students with special needs enrolled in vocational education programs, the second of nine instructor guides examines the process of identifying and referring the student who is having difficulty adjusting to the…

This report provides a selection of examples of National Diffusion Network participant forms utilized between Developer/Demonstrators, State Facilitators, and Local Educational Agencies. They were selected to demonstrate variety and to be a source of ideas for others. Forms are grouped in five categories: needs assessment, adoption agreement,…

Discusses the ongoing evaluation of classroom activities, program content, and teaching methods, through a process referred to by the author as "documentation." Among items which may be collected as part of this process are materials produced by individual children, anecdotal notes, goal statements, and teacher journals. Demonstrates how this…

England and Wales have experienced a groundswell of dissatisfaction with traditional school examinations, and a corresponding enthusiasm for and interest in the development of alternative forms of assessment, variously called Profiles or Records of Achievement. Difficult issues must be addressed before such records can take the place of formal…