EVALUATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION,
Abstract
This report discusses the contributions of measurement and evaluation and their role in a theory of instruction. The theory that provides the setting is an information-system model of instruction. The primary task of the teacher is the selection and organization of information for forwarding to the learner. The report defines information as facts, concepts, and rules pertaining to either cognitive, affective, or psychomotor events, and objects. It emphasizes the importance of employing measuring and evaluation devices geared to the information to be conveyed, to the need for determining the portion of the students' information resulting from instruction rather than from prior knowledge, to the importance of readiness and responsiveness testing as aids to effective instruction, and to the use of evaluation and achievement measurement for motivating and reinforcing student learning. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 04, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0443747
Entities
People
- David G. Ryans
Organizations
- System Development Corporation