NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Job Training Partnership Act…3
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 53 results Save | Export
Jerald, Craig D.; Van Hook, Kristan – National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2011
Teacher evaluation has emerged as a major focus for reform at the highest levels of education policymaking, and for good reason. Most evaluations are based on scant evidence of actual effectiveness, produce inflated ratings, and provide teachers with little useful feedback. This paper offers policymakers and practitioners important "lessons…
Descriptors: Evidence, Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Talmage, Harriet – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
This article asks and answers the following three questions concerning curriculum evaluation: (1) why evaluate curricula; (2) if curriculum evaluation can be justified, then what are useful curriculum evaluation questions; and (3) given the constraints of time, money, and expertise, how can useful curriculum evaluation be conducted? (DCS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Underwood, David G. – 1990
A "formal information inventory" survey method was used to help educate a university campus about outcomes assessment while identifying assessment activities already being undertaken. The survey was sent to 102 individuals identified as being responsible for, or having knowledge of, any assessment activities within a department or area,…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Thompson, Virginia M. – Journal of School Health, 1979
Suggestions for evaluation of school health programs are offered including specific steps--define objectives, appraise the present progress, evaluate the findings, and make recommendations. (JMF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Reck, Carleen; Coreil, Judith – 1983
This booklet examines the need for school evaluation in the Catholic elementary school, the basic steps in the evaluation procedure, relevant evaluation criteria, and various evaluation instruments. The document suggests that regular school evaluation is needed to facilitate improvement, to provide a means of accountability, to foster community…
Descriptors: Accountability, Catholic Schools, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement
Ryan, Edmund G. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Guidelines are presented for the evaluation of college administrators: (1) purposes of the evaluation; (2) approaches to evaluation; (3) criteria for evaluation; (4) participants or evaluators in the process; and (5) evaluation results and use of results. (GDC)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Arreola, Raoul A. – 1995
This handbook provides a practical model for developing and using a comprehensive faculty evaluating system that responds to the specific needs, concerns, and characteristics of the faculty and administration of an individual academic unit. It outlines an eight-step procedure that focuses on the determination of: (1) the faculty role model; (2)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Manning, D. Thompson; Ensor, Phyllis G. – Journal of School Health, 1983
By consciously applying evaluation techniques before they adopt a new program, health educators can increase the likelihood that the program will meet their needs. Guidelines are provided for posing questions about the new program, that are normally raised at the program's end, as part of summative evaluation. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Hamilton, Jack A.; Mitchell, Anita M. – Career Education Quarterly, 1979
Describes a process for evaluating career education activities. Discusses the selection of the evaluation sample, selection and development of instruments, data reduction and analysis, comparison standards, and preparation of an evaluation handbook. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Cohen, Andrew D. – 1980
Directed primarily at teachers in bilingual programs, this report suggests ways in which they may assist evaluators in improving the quality of evaluation, particularly regarding descriptive information about the bilingual classroom. Six principles of classroom description are examined: (1) program model, type, and design; (2) student…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Data Collection, Educational Research
Kruger, Louis J. – 1987
This paper presents a functional approach to the performance apppraisal of school psychologists, citing the high likelihood of increased public demand for accountability from human service professionals and a paucity of systematic efforts to appraise the performance of school psychologists as evidence of the importance of this topic. A functional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC. – 1989
The National Association of School Psychologists' position on 3-year evaluations for handicapped students calls for a flexible, individualized approach to student evaluations, rather than a standardized testing system. Specific issues to be addressed by these evaluations are discussed, including effectiveness of the student's individual education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Wickstrom, Rod A. – Education Canada, 1987
Outlines influences on evaluation: demand for more highly skilled graduates, reduced availability of public funds, mixed educational concerns, gap between evaluation knowledge and practice, simplicity/complexity dilemma. Proposes categorization of types/levels of evaluation: basic research, program evaluation, student learning assessments, process…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Kirkpatrick, Donald L. – 1994
This book, which is designed for practitioners in the training field, explains the principles of evaluating training programs on the basis of a four-level model consisting of the following components: reaction, learning, behavior, and results. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1, which consists of eight chapters, describes the concepts,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Corporate Education, Evaluation Criteria
Ecclestone, Kathryn – 1994
This guide shows why organizations need an assessment strategy to raise the quality and flexibility of the assessment they provide for learners. It contains guidelines to assist organizations in designing a strategy for offering a range of services for their own particular context. Section 1 discusses why organizations need an assessment policy.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4