Recent attempts by the Federal Government, industry, and community groups to concern themselves with school accountability suggest that unless the educational community begins to develop effective and meaningful evaluative criteria, external agencies may do it for them. This paper describes the current status of the evaluation of teaching…

A survey of school districts in Washington and Oregon with an average daily membership of 5,000 or more indicated that little thought had been given to the legal and professional problems involved in the use of volunteer aides. This document provides examples of the best guidelines and procedures for programs intended to give adult assistance to…

In an earlier pilot study of the narrative sections of Navy performance evaluations for senior enlisted personnel in pay grade E-7, it was determined by content analytic techniques that it is possible to differentiate between the performance of typical and superlative chief petty officers based on the narrative content of Evaluation Reports. A…

In this speech, the author addresses the issue of how school administrators can be formally evaluated. A plan is described for evaluating administrators that has as its primary purpose improving their performance and stimulating their growth. The plan integrates supervision and evaluation; is individualized and consistent with sound educational…

This report identifies seven areas of professional competence that the successful principal of the future must assume. They are (1) teacher and director of the educational program, (2) coordinator of guidance and special education services, (3) member of the district and school staff, (4) link between community and the school, (5) administrator of…

During the next two decades, changes in underseas technology will profoundly affect Navy personnel and training requirements. Both Navy and national programs in ocean science and engineering will require operational commitments from the Navy which are far beyond present personnel capabilities. In the near future, Navy personnel will routinely work…

This is a report on a pilot program in predicting success in teaching conducted at Fox Valley technical Institute. The goals of the program are listed as follows: a) to write a philosophy, objectives, and systematic plan for a pilot program of evaluation; b) to select a personality measurement instrument and an instructor rating scale (for…

This paper describes the planning and implementation of a Staff Development Program for teachers and administrators in the 22 school systems served by MEC (Merrimack Education Center). This program, which provided in-service learning experiences for educational practitioners, is discussed following an introductory statement. Information concerning…

A literature search for information concerning standards for library and information center personnel resulted in this annotated bibliography. The twofold purpose of the study was: (1) to identify the staffing and organization problems of the library and information science professions and their methods of solving them and (2) to record pertinent…

An effective personnel evaluation system should contain ten components: (1) an introduction including the selection and composition of the committee that develops the program and the procedures used in its development; (2) a philosophy of evaluation based upon an assessment of the teaching environment of the district; (3) a listing of the purposes…

Results indicate that an interviewer who begins an interview with an unfavorable expectancy may tend to give an applicant less credit for past accomplishments, may blame the applicant more for past failures, and may be more likely to decide that the applicant is unacceptable. (Author/IRT)

Presents 24 tested appraisal items that discriminate between a high quality and a mediocre performance by a media specialist, and proposes eight tasks--job targets--to accomplish any corrective changes deemed necessary. (CMV)

"Content validity" has been widely but unwisely hailed as a solution to many problems in employee selection. The author argues that sampling from content domains cannot logically be substituted for criterion related validity. He suggests that evaluations of scores be based on the principle of construct validation. (Editor/RK)

Effective appraisal depends on three essential elements: employees who are motivated to achieve goals, who have the necessary mental and physical ability, and who clearly understand the demands of the job. What this implies for systems touching on these elements is spelled out in detail. (Author/MLF)

Evaluation model guidelines for hospital departments of nursing to use in their nursing quality assurance programs are presented as developed in Wisconsin. Four essential components of the Wisconsin outcome evaluation system are criteria, assessment, standards, and improvement of care. Sample tests and charts are included in the article. (MF)