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Kells, H. R., Ed. – 1990
The report examines the development and implementation of performance indicators at institutions of higher education, through presentation of position statements on 11 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom. General conclusions are summarized in an introductory…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textGuthrie, Hugh – 1988
Intended for policymakers, administrators, and others involved in determining how the efficiency and effectiveness of technical and further education (TAFE) should be measured, this monograph contains the following sections: (1) "Introduction," including a explanation of the origins of the push for performance indicators and the response…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMassaro, Vin – Higher Education Management, 1995
The quality assessment process for Australian universities is examined, including its impact on quality improvement, whether judging quality at the institutional level is too coarse a measure to give accurate results, some alternatives, and whether the whole institution approach may lead to greater external interference in institutional affairs.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLinke, Russell D. – Higher Education Management, 1992
Australia's recent experience with performance indicators for evaluation and funding of higher education institutions suggests principles concerning: selecting appropriate, relevant, and reliable indicators; providing expert judgment in interpretation of indicators; considering institutional context and priorities; providing incentives for good…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Role, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLinke, Russell D. – Higher Education Management, 1995
Origins of Australia's university quality improvement program are outlined, and its design is examined. Issues discussed include implications of the program for individual institutions, its proposed method of redistributing research funds, and potential problems associated with performance appraisal. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBaxter, Paul E. – Studies in Higher Education, 1991
This study reports on 306 Australian faculty members' experiences with TEVAL, a computerized method of student evaluation of college teaching that provides teachers with personal, confidential, and specific feedback. Teachers found the open-ended student comments more useful than quantitative results, opted to use TEVAL results in promotion…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Peer reviewedHughes, Chris; Sohler, Cathy – Higher Education, 1992
Industry's experience with performance appraisal and performance management are examined, and a University of New South Wales (Australia) performance management program for general staff is discussed. The issues raised appear to be common to universities, and it is concluded that the approach is unlikely to work effectively in the university…
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMacGregor, Ronald N. – Art Education, 1992
Reviews alternative assessment practices in several nations and questions whether these techniques should be used in the United States. Focuses on moderation, a technique in which trained evaluators adjust grades to ensure equitable distribution among participating schools. Concludes that evaluation in art education presents special problems and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Art Education, Educational Testing
Scarino, Angela; And Others – 1988
The Australian Language Levels (ALL) Project offers a coherent model for elementary and secondary language curriculum design. Book 3 of the four-volume series focuses on teaching methods, appropriate instructional resources, and student evaluation and provides advice for teachers in each of these areas. The section on methods discusses the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Lamb, Ainslie – 1993
The expansion of higher education in the 1960s from an elite to a mass activity has led inevitably to a demand that higher education be responsive and accountable to the wider community. There are several approaches to evaluation of quality and economic effectiveness in higher education institutions and programs. In the mid-1980s, Australia's…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDunkin, Michael J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
A study of 55 University of Sydney (Australia) faculty investigated relationships between willingness to seek evaluations from students, perceived competence on teaching tasks, and 7 demographic, educational, and professional background variables. Perceived competence was a direct but negative influence on willingness. Gender, doctorate, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Background, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Coates, Sharon, Comp.; Fitzpatrick, Lynne, Comp.; McKenna, Angela, Comp.; Makin, Alison, Comp. – 1995
Australia's National Reporting System (NRS) was developed as a mechanism for reporting the outcomes of adult English language, literacy, and numeracy provision in the country's vocational educational and training system, labor market programs, and the adult and community education sector. This document is intended to explain the NRS to potential…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Competence, Competency Based Education
Westheimer, Miriam, Ed. – 2003
Begun in Israel in 1960, the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program is a family support, parent-focused, early childhood literacy program. This book compiles 17 evaluation studies of the program, from researchers and practitioners in 7 countries. The studies are organized around five themes: exploring theoretical…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
