Describes an in-house project run by students and local school staff studying the feasibility of microcomputers for school management, computer assisted instruction, computer literacy, computer programing, and community services. Hardware tested, rationale for system choice, and hardware problems, are also discussed. (RAO)

Presents an evaluation model representative of specific programmatic components and based on issues of attitude change or personal development, process change or instructional development, and structural change or organizational development, for use in administrative and teacher appraisal. (RAO)

Describes the development of a physiology course combining elements of instructional technology, computer assisted testing, and independent study at a college of nursing. (RAO)

An evaluation instrument for assessing media specialists is presented. Three categories used in the instrument are: media competencies, professional competencies, and personal characteristics. (RAO)

Reviews four aids to reading: notetaking, underlining, inserted questions, and organizers in text. For each method, investigations on the key variables are discussed and generalizations from the literature are drawn. (AO)

Discusses 11 management variables related to the distribution of audiovisual products and services. (RAO)

Reviews a number of models, paradigms, designs, techniques, and procedures for the evaluation of instructional materials. (RAO)

This article offers some strategies for closing the linkage between initial needs assessment and the implementation of change. Examined are: prioritizing needs through criteria analysis, developing a cyclical implementation/staff inservice plan, and utilizing an analytical problem solving approach to curriculum and decision making. (Author/RAO)

Reports a study of student attitudes toward videotaped presentations and contrasts live and videotaped presentations in an undergraduate home economics course using a 14-item instrument. (RAO)

This study assesses the effectiveness of the National Association of Secondary School Principals Administration Intern Project, which is designed to produce change agents in the schools. A two-part questionnaire is described and research results are reported. (RAO)

This article investigates how adults attain concepts, how instructional materials can be designed for adults, and how instructional messages related to concept attainment can be delivered to adults. An extensive bibliography is attached. (RAO)

Discusses reasons for an oral introduction to instructional films, types of oral introductions--i.e., substantive, attention-directing, anxiety-inducing, and advance organizers--and research related to these four areas. Recommendations for the use of the oral introduction are also offered. (RAO)

Findings of this study on the validity of script reviews in preproduction formative evaluation support the use of script evaluations as a means of identifying program strengths and weaknesses and serving as a guide for revision. Program areas that can be reliably evaluated at the script stage are discussed. (RAO)

Discusses the use of the SAT score for placement into college-level developmental skills programs and the appropriateness of using this type of norm referenced testing in placing students. Criterion referenced tests are suggested for assessing specific student skills necessary for college work. (RAO)

Reviews the literature and examines the state of technology for computer based text analysis. The computer capabilities of several available text analysis programs are presented. (Author)