In this article the authors describe a new administrative preparation program which they conduct. They also discuss at some length a procedure developed for evaluating that program.
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1. The Program described herein was funded for 1968-69 under Grant OEG-0-8-082178-2779 070. It has been refunded for 1969-70 under the Education Professions Development Act, Grant OEG-0-9-520560-1402-721. The writers are Director and Associate Director, respectively.
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2. Several means were employed to measure individual growth of students in the Program. A series of pre and post tests were administered using standardized and non-standardized instruments. Thus, since it is possible to evaluate inferentially the program by examining "growth" or "change" in students, a third measure of program effectiveness is also open to evaluation of the program. This is not the subject of this article however.
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3. For an introduction to Bayesian statistical procedures see: Schmitt, Samuel A.Measuring Uncertainty: An Elementary Introduction to Bayesian Statistics. (Reading, Mass. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company1969.)
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4. An excellent reference dealing with conditional and expected value is: Bierman, Harold Jr., et al.Quantitative Analysis For Business Decisions (Homewood, Ill.: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1965).
