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Brown, E. Don – 1985
A program which emphasizes "moving toward excellence" is described here, as developed and practiced at the L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas. The program is based on the perception that the measure of an effective principal as the instructional leader of the school can be found in the perception and implementation of curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Philosophy
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1978
Various legal issues associated with teacher evaluation and significant court decisions are summarized in this handbook. Three major legal issues are defined: (1) failure of the school district to follow due process when terminating tenured and non-tenured teachers, or when abolishing positions; (2) discrimination in employment and promotion, or…
Descriptors: Bias, Bibliographies, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
James, Barry N. – 1978
A system which used pupil outcomes to estimate the predictive validity of assessments of teacher outcomes was field tested in a performance-based teacher education program at Florida State University. Three levels of teaching competency were assessed: (1) competencies associated with cognitive identification of appropriate decisions for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria
Wood, Peter H.; Wood, Jane H. – 1979
In a survey of student opinions of advisement, variations of a questionnaire were sent to a random sample of students and given to a random sample of students in classes. Analysis of the data from 519 respondents showed advisor functions to be ranked in this order of importance: (1) assisting with course choice and scheduling; (2) assistance with…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Environment, College Faculty, Courses
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1980
The public's reasons for encouraging the competency testing of teachers are discussed, as well as arguments against teacher testing. Testing activities or considered legislation in Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arizona, Wisconsin, and New York are briefly…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1977
This set of thirty-four national standards for vocational education programs in corrections describes a set of ideal conditions in five areas of vocational education program operations within a correctional institution or system. By providing ideals to which existing conditions and objectives can be compared for evaluation purposes, the standards…
Descriptors: Business, Community Relations, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Groff, Warren H. – 1979
During 1977-78, North Central Technical College (NCTC) initiated a comprehensive planning system incorporating diagnostic analyses of both the professional development needs of individual faculty members and the long-term needs of the institution as a whole. The faculty needs analysis was facilitated through an Instructional Development and…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, College Planning, Diagnostic Tests
OHANNESSIAN, SIRARPI – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO ASSESS THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BIA SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SELECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLING AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. THE MAIN PROBLEM AREAS STUDIED WERE--(1) ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOLS, (2) THE PERFORMANCE,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cultural Differences
EDELFELT, ROY A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A SERIES OF REGIONAL CONFERENCES WAS HELD IN EIGHT CITIES ACROSS THE NATION IN 1965-66 AS THE THIRD PHASE OF A MAJOR EFFORT BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS TO IMPROVE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS. NEW WAYS WERE SOUGHT TO SOLVE OLD PROBLEMS, INCLUDING LACK OF TIME TO PLAN AND…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives
JEWELL, R.E.; AND OTHERS – 1965
AN EVALUATION OF AN HONORS ENGLISH TEAM TEACHING PROGRAM WAS REPORTED. THE PROGRAM, DESIGNATED AS A SPIRAL CURRICULUM, WAS ADMINISTERED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS. RESULTS WERE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF (1) STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND WRITING, (2) CHANGES IN STUDENT ATTITUDES AND PARTICIPATION IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS, (3) STUDENT…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, Field Interviews
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, Washington, DC. – 1979
A faculty workshop is reported that assessed in great detail the present state of podiatric medicine, its educational system, and its role in health care. Alternative methods to plan, implement, and evaluate changes in the clinical curriculum were explored carefully. Four major questions were considered: (1) What is the profession of podiatric…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Perry, Barbara Lee – 1978
Elementary and secondary school teachers were trained in the use of two observation instruments for teacher evaluation--the Classroom Procedures Assessment Instrument and the Interpersonal Skills Assessment Instrument. Training was conducted in workshops which used a series of ten videocassette sequences showing teachers working with students.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Cross, Janet S.
This 6-week instructional program designed for University of Pittsburgh English-teacher interns emphasizes the development of attitudes and skills necessary for student-oriented teaching. From six core principles of learning, a set of course objectives is derived, and five self-contained units designed to achieve these objectives are presented.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Masters, James R.; Weaver, Waldo G. – 1977
The Student Observation of Teachers and Teaching Techniques instrument (StOTT) was developed by high school students who served on the Student Advisory Board to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The StOTT instrument consists of 32 items. Each of the first 29 is included in one of the subscales: Teacher-Student Relations, Grades and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Factor Analysis
Melching, William H.; Larson, Susan M. – 1975
Using "A Model of the Functions of Master Instructor" (HumRRO-TR-73-23) as a guide, procedures and materials for training Army instructors to improve their classroom effectiveness were developed. In constructing the model, various materials on instructor characteristics and responsibilities in four main areas (training programs,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Educational Innovation
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