PROGRAMME EVALUATION METHODS AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The paper describes methodology developed at the Open University to overcome problems of programme evaluation in distance learning systems. Emphasis is placed upon the techniques of contextual evaluation, in which a selection of programmes is examined as representative of the course as a whole. Insights derived from such assessment into student response to educational media are discussed     

EVALUATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL: RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE

This paper describes an evaluation of an Elementary Education Program using Stake's model of responsive evaluation. The problems involved in each of the twelve steps of the strategy are discussed and the influence of the University setting on the program is considered.     

THE PREDICTION OF GRADES FOR BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

The regression equations of sophomore year cumulative grade point averages on five ability and achievement test scores for blacks and whites at Michigan State University showed a significant difference. However, use of these separate regression equations would not be in favor of black students. The variance accounted for by the predictors was similar for both groups.     

AUTOMATION OF THE TEACHING PROCESS ‐ EXPERIENCE OF ITS APPLICATION AT THE BIELORUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

The possibilities of automating the teaching process are linked to the development of educational technology. The following article written for “Higher Education in Europe” by Drs. A.F. Tcherniavski, A.M. Mukharski, A.I. Tarnopolski from the Byelorussian State University in Minsk (Bielorussian SSR) presents experiences in the application of such a system in university teaching.     

AN EVALUATION OF THE CONCURRENT SANDWICH DEGREE AND TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH

This paper describes the overall system of a concurrent sandwich degree and teacher's certificate at the University of Bath, and then discusses some of the advanatages and disadvantages of such a course. These suppositions were then used as the basis for a postal questionnaire which was sent to 96% of the ex‐students of the course. Their responses to the questionnaire form the data for this study and suggest that several major advantages result from this type of teacher training.     

MICROTEACHING AT A DISTANCE UNIVERSITY

The article deals with microteaching as part of a teacher training programme at a distance university which relies mainly on the written word. The problems of working with students at a distance university are discussed, relating theory to practice in teacher training. Possible solutions to problems of communication, facilities and topic choice are discussed.     

EARLY RETIREMENT AND THE STEADY STATE UNIVERSITY OF THE 1970s: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

As the 1980s approach, most colleges and universities can expect several current trends affecting education to continue. Fewer students will be attending institutions of higher education. Administrators and faculty have both begun to search for humane, but effective, methods of reducing faculty size. This paper examines the potential of early retirement programs as a means of adjusting to the needs for a steady state staffing pattern during the next decade and beyond. Even though early retirement does not seem encouraging, tentative recommendations are offered for its effective use.     

INFORMATIZATION AND COMPUTERIZATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB

Although computerization was included in the midterm development programme of the University of Zagreb for the 1986‐1990 period, the results obtained by the end of this period had not proved completely satisfactory. Consequently, in mid‐1990, the Rector appointed a Working Group for the Advancement of Computerization. It has developed a comprehensive plan for the creation of a sophisticated and comprehensive informatics network including all the various types of components needed to generalize computing and informatics at all levels and for all purposes throughout the University. It is also planning for the integration of this system into the various Yugoslav and international computer networks. So that all students will be computer‐literate, an element of computer science will be integrated into all course programmes.     

THE VALIDITY OF ACADEMIC PREDICTORS FOR BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE UNIVERSITY1

High school grades and both the verbal and mathematical scales of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-V and SAT-M, respectively) were examined as predictors of college grade point average in groups divided by race and sex. Results indicated that high school grades were not correlated as highly with college grades for black males as for the other three groups, although there were no significant differences in the correlation of either SAT-V or SAT-M with college grades. Moreover, the multiple regression equation for the black male group differed from the equations for the other groups in that SAT-V is the predictor of primary importance rather than high school grades. Weights derived on a random sample of the student body caused substantial shrinkage of the multiple R only in the black male sample. Both black males and black females were significantly overpredicted by such weights. The importance of separate prediction equations for race-sex groupings was emphasized.     

大学生考试舞弊的社会心理探究

社会心理是客观现实的反映,大学生考试舞弊现象赖以生存的社会心理背景是很深厚的,其原因也是多层面的。既有大学生自身认知上的偏差,也有大学教育中存在的弊端,与此同时,急功近利的社会浮躁心理也侵蚀着大学生的心灵。深入分析和探讨这些问题对进一步加强大学生思想建设,形成其稳定而科学的心理价值体系是十分现实而必要的。     

《五经正义》诗乐思想管窥

《五经正义》是中国经学史上的扛鼎之作 ,它不仅具有深邃宏博的哲学、史学及政治思想 ,亦且包容有精辟细密的文学见解。其中关于诗本体、情志为一及诗乐关系等问题的论述 ,出入经史 ,证据今古 ,踔厉风发 ,巨细咸蓄 ,对于研究唐代乃至中国诗学具有重要的意义和价值     

THE EVALUATION SYSTEM AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF MAASTRICHT

The extensive scheme for both formative and summative assessment of medical students established at a new new medical school is described and discussed. The establishment of multi‐disciplinary project groups and the involvement of educationalists and psychometricians are unique features of the project. The wide range of testing procedures, including self‐assessment units, indicate the complexity of an evaluation program which attempts to cover ALL the competency domains relevant to medicine. The revelation of the incongruence of the program with the educational philosophy of the school shows the necessity for involvement of “consumers” in such programs.