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Rosch, David M.; Schwartz, Leslie M. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
As more institutions of higher education engage in the practice of leadership education, the effective assessment of these efforts lags behind due to a variety of factors. Without an intentional assessment plan, leadership educators are liable to make one or more of several common errors in assessing their programs and activities. This article…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, College Outcomes Assessment, Program Evaluation
Metz, Allison J. R.; Espiritu, Rachele; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2007
This brief represents part 1 in a series on fostering the adoption of evidence-based practices in out-of-school time programs. The lag between discovering effective practices and using them "on the ground" can be unnecessarily long, sometimes taking 15 to 20 years! The purpose of this brief is to provide practitioners with a better understanding…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization, Inferences, Intervention
Lembke, Erica S.; Stecker, Pamela M. – Center on Instruction, 2007
One of the best methods of formative assessment in academic areas and a method that exemplifies the characteristics of good measures is Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM; Deno, 1985). Developed at the University of Minnesota in the early 1970's, CBM has been researched in academic areas including mathematics computation, concepts, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Education, Educational Research
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Hankin, Toby – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Laban Movement Analysis is a system that helps dancers recognize and define the variety of elements that make up the movement event. This is not a method of teaching a movement style, but provides a means for creative expression. (DF)
Descriptors: Body Image, Creative Expression, Dance Education, Evaluation Methods
Shick, Jacqueline – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
It is important that teachers test not only knowledge, but also comprehension, application, synthesis, and evaluation. Several suggestions for test items in physical education are presented. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Physical Education
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Ring, Barbara – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Many school districts have adopted minimum competency tests as part of the requirements for high school diplomas. It is important that the needs of special education students are included when planning and implementing competency testing. Included are three levels of options to consider for modified testing of special students. (MD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Administration, Individual Needs, Individualized Education Programs
Munce, John W. – 1982
A skills model and clustering system are presented, based on the assumptions that the tasks of all work, including scholarship, require many similar skills that can be identified and clustered. Six levels of competency are addressed: possession, combination, application, quantity, quality, and mastery. These skills can be clustered into adaptive…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cluster Grouping, College Students, Competence
Herman, Joan – 1984
Diagnostic testing can provide specific information about student skills as a decision-making aid to teachers in prescribing instruction, identifying needs for remediation, determining effective instructional materials and methods, and ultimately, improving student learning. Diagnostic testing, as viewed here, includes individual and group…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Skill Analysis, Student Evaluation
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Dever, Richard B. – Exceptional Children, 1989
Described is the "Taxonomy of Community Living Skills," a guide for curriculum developers. Experts (n=59) in mental retardation were surveyed to assess the taxonomy's coherence, appropriateness, completeness, etc. Responses to the model's five domains (personal maintenance and development, homemaking and community life, vocational,…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Reed, Jeffrey G. – 1983
This paper on the training of industrial and organizational (I/O) trainers, is written for undergraduate psychology curriculum developers, to provide information relevant to the preparation of psychology students for entry level positions in training and development. The eight phases in the development and implementation of a training program are…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Curriculum Design, Entry Workers
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Silberman, Robert; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1987
Discusses the need to develop laboratory practical examinations in chemistry which attempt to measure students higher order thinking skills and conceptual understanding rather than simply their laboratory skills. Examples of examination questions being used in general chemistry laboratory courses at the State University of New York at Cortland are…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Concept Formation
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Carrick, Tessa – Journal of Biological Education, 1987
Aspects of practical assessment such as question design and management of the assessment are discussed. Reference is made to some of the problems and to the possibilities for innovation as a result of implementing practical assessment of the kind required by the General Certificate of Secondary Education examining groups. (CW)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Certification, Foreign Countries, Science Education
McKenzie, Jamieson A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Analyzes three scenarios featuring champion educators' efforts to challenge business-as-usual predilections of school administrators. School systems can develop innovative, future-directed programs with effective planning, administrative support for creative teachers, and testing for results that match school values. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Creative Teaching, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning
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Brown, Eugene W. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
Visual evaluation techniques provide the kinesiologist with a method of evaluating physical skill performance. The techniques are divided into five categories: (1) vantage point; (2) movement simplification; (3) balance and stability; (4) movement relationships; and (5) range of movement. (JN)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Diagnostic Teaching, Formative Evaluation, Kinesthetic Methods
Anderson, Kent C. – 1985
The Early Prevention of School Failure (EPSF) program developed by Dr. Luceille Werner is presented. The program is designed to identify and remediate developmental deficiencies of four-, five-, and six-year-old children and has been accepted in the National Diffusion Network as a nationally validated program. The main program components are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Change
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