Determining the Effectiveness of Teaching Home Economics.

This guide to evaluation of home economics instruction covers five major topic areas: (1) Purposes for evaluating pupil learning; (2) steps to take in developing the needed evaluation techniques; (3) suggested means to achieving purposes related to evaluation; (4) tips on improving evaluative practices, and (5) notes on enlisting student help in the evaluation process and making it a learning experience for them. Specific techniques are enumerated and explained in each section. Sample assignments, guided response items, filing suggestions, survey and test ideas are also provided. The four appendixes contain information on classification of cognitive objectives and suggested types of behaviors, classification of affective objectives and suggested types of behaviors, classification of psychomotor objectives and suggested types of behaviors, and generalizations basic to test items. (LAS)