The Technical Assistance Development System (TADS) has developed through the years a system for technical assistance and has identified some important principles that should be followed in the operation of organizational support systems. (Author/ER)

Develops a heuristic device called the Formative Evaluation Outcomes Matrix that systematizes the data from three commonly used formative evaluation instruments for the purpose of diagnosing faults in products of the design process. (Author)

ITV (instructional television) course development and ITV Center organization in the Dallas County Community College District (Texas) are discussed. (ER)

With the aid of funds received through a Title III ESEA, Section 306 grant, the San Juan Board of Cooperative Services (Colorado) has developed a system to aid teachers in evaluating their students. (Author)

Six insights gained during the implementation of a computerized staff accounting and recordkeeping system in the Newington (Connecticut) school district are presented. (ER)

Queensborough Community College (New York) initiated a program in 1973 to enable homebound high school graduates to continue their education. (Author/ER)

Describes an interactive computer program used in comparing any two sets of similar data for which linear order must be maintained and suggests further applications for which the program might be used. (Author)

By using the procedure presented in this article, instructional developers will be able to make supportable decisions about their material without going through a complex statistical exercise and, perhaps, without having a large sample size. (Author/ER)

Stimulation/education--as its name implies--is a two-dimensional process: creating an increased interest in improving education, while educating people about the possibilities for change and the ways to turn possibilities into realities. (Author)

Author looks at the question of when instruction should be individualized. (HB)

Five areas are suggested for individualized instruction. (HB)