The word evaluation, according to the definition given in the dictionary means "to appraise carefully". The Fletcherville School faculty has found, in the course of its study to date, that the word implies much more. It means now, among other things: finding a direction, testing to learn whether the school is moving with such purposes in mind, and planning ways to improve the situation. When emphasis is placed more on positive things, teachers lose their fear and no longer hesitate to take the first steps necessary for success. This school has found that in evaluation, as in teaching, it is necessary first to set the stage properly. / Typescript. / "August, 1953." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: W. Edwards, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 22).