A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "CURRICULUM HIERARCHY FOR THE EVALUATION OF COURSE KNOWLEDGE," THE "CHECK" TECHNIQUE, IS PRESENTED. THE TECHNIQUE IS BASED UPON A MODEL WHICH INITIALLY NECESSITATES TRANSLATING THE LEARNING PROCESSES AND OBJECTIVES INTO EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES. THE PROCESS OF TRANSLATING VAGUE COURSE GOALS INTO PRECISE BEHAVIORAL ONES IS DESCRIBED. AFTER BEHAVIORAL GOALS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED, THEY CAN BE ANALYZED INTO A SEQUENCE OF PREREQUISITE BEHAVIORS BY TASK ANALYSIS. THIS SEQUENCE OF PREREQUISITE BEHAVIORS IS THEN USED AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT VALID TEST ITEMS. IN THE FINAL PHASE, NOT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT, CONTENT VALID TEST DATA CAN BE ANALYZED, AND RESULTS CAN BE USED FOR PINPOINT LOCATION OF COURSE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. A SAMPLE CHECK TEST FOR DATA PROCESSING -- KEY PUNCHING IS INCLUDED. (PS)