Evaluation research can be more effective if policy formation is included in its scope. The areas discussed in this article deal specifically with organizational policy. The relationship between policy formation and evaluation research are examined and a framework for evaluating policy is presented. (DEP)

Provides academic administrators and researchers with a critical review of available tools in management techniques; a structure for considering possible analytical projects to undertake; and the steps that should be taken by administrators to ensure proper organization, planning, and control of management science efforts. (Author/DEP)

Research studies that have investigated the use of mastery testing models and other related techniques are examined. A review of the procedures suggested for setting the pass fail point is also discussed. (Author/DEP)

Studied were a self-paced section and a teacher-paced section of an undergraduate educational psychology course. By assessing number of trials to criterion, the investigators concluded that the self-paced method was more effective. (MLH)

Discusses the need for teaching creativity in engineering education and ways to develop and encourage creative thinking. (MLH)

Suggests that teachers can increase their students' motivation by exemplifying unselfishness. (MLH)

Discusses the television broadcasting of a refresher course in mathematics and engineering fundamentals for those preparing to take the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) State Board Examination in Alabama. (MLH)

Describes an engineering course that stresses various philosophies and methodologies of experimentation, along with the techniques of experimental synthesis. (MLH)

Studied the performance of procrastinating students enrolled in both a self-paced engineering course and a teacher-paced mathematics course. Concluded that student procrastination does not relate to student performance or type of pacing. (MLH)

Highlights several topics discussed at an Effective Teaching Institute (ETI) attended by engineering educators, including educational objectives, student confidence, feedback, and transfer of learning. (MLH)

Homework was optional during the first half of an engineering course but mandatory during the second half; test scores were higher during the second half. Discusses whether this can be attributed to the mandatory homework. (MLH)

Describes an introductory engineering course that emphasizes open-ended projects with concurrent instruction in supporting principles and encourages student decision-making. (MLH)

Describes a programing course that includes computer tutorial lessons in basic programing language. (MLH)

Describes a computerized learning system capable of handling a wide variety of subject matter at different grade levels in a real time interactive mode. (MLH)

Describes a set of audio-tutorial modules, consisting of slides and a synchronized audio tape cassette, designed to teach the principles of electric circuit analysis. (MLH)