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An analytic procedure, efficiency analysis, is proposed for improving the utility of quantitative program evaluation for decision making. The three features of the procedure are explained: (1) for statistical control, it adopts and extends the regression-discontinuity design; (2) for statistical inferences, it de-emphasizes hypothesis testing in favor of interval estimation; and (3) it uses the limits of the confidence interval to qualify the level at which a program operates, rather than making a simple statement about goal attainment. Application of this procedure is illustrated with data obtained at grades 2, 3, 7, and 8 for a remedial mathematics program. Methods are suggested for making these evaluation results accessible and practical for educational decisionmakers through graphic presentations and by linking evaluation outcomes to particular administrative objectives, specific planning procedures, and a set of corrective and/or supportive program activities. (Author/GDC)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert