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This report summarizes the work performed in the project, and introduces the substantive results of the project, which are presented in the form of two separate advocate team reports that propose strategies for a planning and assessment system. The administrative summary consists of five sections: I. Description of Original Proposal and Revised Scope of Work, Including Personnel; II. Selection of Advocate Team Members; III. Orientation Session; IV. Advocate Team Writing Sessions; and V. Recommendations. (Author/DB)

Methodology for input evaluation, as defined by Daniel L. Stufflebeam, is relatively nonexistent. Advocate teams have recently become a popular means of generating and assessing alternative strategies for a set of objectives. This study was undertaken to develop and evaluate methodology for advocate team use in input evaluation. Steps taken included conducting a series of four case studies where advocate teams were used, development of a conceptualization and exemplary operationized procedures for advocate team use, and an evaluation of the proposed methodology through written critiques and empirical application. The methodology was revised, based on the evaluation results. (Author)