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Neault, Roberta A.; Pickerell, Deirdre A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2008
Career development practitioners understand that the value of career and employment services extends beyond attachment to the labor market. However, "soft" outcomes such as increased self-efficacy and improved ability to manage transitions are difficult to measure. Convincing funders and policy makers of the significance of such outcomes…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Summative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
A Culture of Evidence: An Evidence-Centered Approach to Accountability for Student Learning Outcomes
Millett, Catherine M.; Payne, David G.; Dwyer, Carol A.; Stickler, Leslie M.; Alexiou, Jon J. – Educational Testing Service, 2008
This paper presents a framework that institutions of higher education can use to improve, revise and introduce comprehensive systems for the collection and dissemination of information on student learning outcomes. For faculty and institutional leaders grappling with the many issues and nuances inherent in assessing student learning, the framework…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Testing, Accountability, Outcomes of Education
Moore, Joi L., Ed.; Benson, Angela D., Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book, written by authors representing 12 countries and five continents, is a collection of international perspectives on distance learning and distance learning implementations in higher education. The perspectives are presented in the form of practical case studies of distance learning implementations, research studies on teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, IL. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. – 1990
The manual guides institutions of higher education and evaluation teams through the evaluation visit and subsequent accreditation processes of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, describing the Commission's policies and procedures. Chapter I brings together information on the work of the Commission's Consultant-Evaluator Corps.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

Mancall, Jacqueline C. – Top of the News, 1985
Discusses two articles addressing the problem of how to read and evaluate library research in a critical, consumer-oriented manner: Margaret Hayes Grazier's "Critically Reading and Applying Research in School Library Media Centers" (1982) and M. Carl Drott's "How to Read Research: An Approach to the Literature for Practitioners" (1984). (EJS)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Library Research
Baidak, Nathalie; Parveva, Teodora – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2008
This second edition of "Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe" contains 44 indicators in five chapters entitled "Context," "Organisation," "Participation," "Teachers" and "Teaching Processes." It has been produced in collaboration with Eurostat and belongs to the "Key…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Educational Research
Garman, Keats – 1982
This booklet is about document analysis and its utility as a method in education evaluation, and is intended for evaluators in local school districts, regional education agencies, and state departments of education. Document analysis is described as a technique that relies heavily upon a variety of written materials for data, insights, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Content Analysis, Data, Elementary Secondary Education
Marzano, Robert J. – 2000
This book presents viable alternatives to classroom grading, explaining how to design grading systems that are both precise and efficient. It provides educators with a thorough grounding in grading research and theory. After clarifying the basic purposes of grades, the book discusses what should be included in them, how to use a rubric-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Barr, Mary A.; Craig, Dana A.; Fisette, Dolores; Syverson, Margaret A. – 1999
The Learning Record is a framework teachers can use to translate their observations of students into a disciplined, systematic, standards-based reporting process. This guide offers all the information necessary to use the Learning Record in elementary school. The chapters are: (1) "Documenting Prior Experience"; (2) "Documenting Student Learning";…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers

Alvares, Robin L. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1997
Describes how the clinical early intervention assessment report (CAR) can be used as a tool to promote family-centered practice. Strategies and examples for incorporating a family perspective into the CAR are presented, along with suggestions for using family-friendly terminology. An example of a rewritten CAR is provided. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Brualdi, Amy – 1998
This digest explains why teacher comments on report cards are important, offers suggestions on how to construct effective comments, points out words or phrases to be cautious about using, and indicate sources of information for report card comments. Teacher comments are important in that they often convey information that is not completely…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Curtis, J. R. H. – 1982
Introductory material offers observations useful to British readers regarding a Canadian educational program assessment manual, which is the main component of this document. The manual was developed at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and revised based upon the experiences of the biological sciences technology and broadcast technology…
Descriptors: College Programs, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment
Holcomb, Edie L. – 1999
This book outlines a process for showing how well a school or district meets its goal of sustained student learning. The first section provides a knowledge base for collecting and reporting educational data. The next section reflects the components of educational change and answers "how to" questions about data gathering, analysis, and reporting…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Collection, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Wichita Unified School District 259, KS. – 1984
These two brochures contain the philosophy and principles of evaluating and reporting pupil achievement (including a definition of the regular marking system) adopted by the Wichita Public Schools. Evaluating and reporting are viewed as a single process which is an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Communication with pupils and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Mockrish, Rob – Diagnostique, 1989
In a sixth grade science classroom for able students, major grades are broken down into four categories: lab reports, projects, creative writing, and written tests. These four components of assessment structure how the curriculum content is presented. (JDD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods