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Bridges, David – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
For better or for worse, the assessment of research quality is one of the primary drivers of the behaviour of the academic community with all sorts of potential for distorting that behaviour. So, if you are going to assess research quality, how do you do it? This article explores some of the problems and possibilities, with particular reference to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Humanities, Quality Control, Evaluation Research
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Berlowitz, Leslie – Liberal Education, 2010
Scientists have long recognized the value of having statistical data to measure the scope and vitality of education, research, and workforce development in their fields. Such data support evidence-based policy discussions in professional and governmental forums. Since 1982, the National Science Board has been required by law to publish…
Descriptors: Evidence, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Demonstration Programs
Sawicki, Miroslaw – Eurydice, 2008
The Polish school education system makes a distinction between two types of assessment: (1) Intra-school or internal assessment; and (2) External assessment. The idea of introducing external examinations into the Polish school education system emerged in 1992. This was directly inspired by study visits to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests
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Tinker, John – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2006
For several years, the author has been working with colleagues in the Northern California Writing Centers Association (NCWCA) and the Stanford Writing Center to build bridges between college and high school writing centers. The writing center at Stanford defines one of its central goals as "celebrating a culture of writing" for all…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, College School Cooperation, Writing (Composition)
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Hobbs, Renee – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Media literacy education is being explored by scholars in many different fields (including education, literature, media studies, psychology, and public health), but there is less evidence of implementations occurring in K-12 settings. With more than 1.3 million teachers in U.S. public schools, it is impossible to estimate the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Media Literacy, Teaching Methods, Educational Research