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A Modified Importance-Performance Framework for Evaluating Recreation-Based Experiential Learning Programs
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Pitas, Nicholas; Murray, Alison; Olsen, Max; Graefe, Alan – Journal of Extension, 2017
This article describes a modified importance-performance framework for use in evaluation of recreation-based experiential learning programs. Importance-performance analysis (IPA) provides an effective and readily applicable means of evaluating many programs, but the near universal satisfaction associated with recreation inhibits the use of IPA in…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Recreational Programs, Program Evaluation, Statistical Analysis
Design Principles for Hybrid Learning Configurations at the Interface between School and Workplace
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Cremers, Petra H. M.; Wals, Arjen E. J.; Wesselink, Renate; Mulder, Martin – Learning Environments Research, 2016
In today's knowledge society, there is a demand for professionals who are able to create knowledge across boundaries of disciplines, professions and perspectives. Traditional universities, universities of applied sciences and institutions for vocational education are all challenged to educate these knowledge workers. Accordingly, these…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Blended Learning, Educational Principles, Educational Practices
The Course Valuation Model and 10 Steps to Increase Course Value: The Business Communication Course
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Brown, Lori A. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
Communication competence is a leading agent in professional success and the ability most sought after by employers. Educational institutions benefit by producing students with such sought-after skills. However, there is a disconnect between skills practitioner stakeholders desire and what graduates deliver. Strengthening the value of a business…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Program Validation, Models, Educational Practices
Project Evaluation: Validation of a Scale and Analysis of Its Predictive Capacity
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Fernandes Malaquias, Rodrigo; de Oliveira Malaquias, Fernanda Francielle – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
The objective of this study was to validate a scale for assessment of academic projects. As a complement, we examined its predictive ability by comparing the scores of advised/corrected projects based on the model and the final scores awarded to the work by an examining panel (approximately 10 months after the project design). Results of…
Descriptors: Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Test Construction
Understanding the Diversity: A Taxonomy for Postsecondary Education Programs and Services for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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McEathron, Mary A.; Beuhring, Trisha; Maynard, Amelia; Mavis, Ann – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
The number of postsecondary education (PSE) programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been steadily growing over the last few decades. There has been little public information regarding these programs and schools. Consequently, students, families, and researchers alike lack details about the various…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Postsecondary Education, Taxonomy
Developing and Validation a Usability Evaluation Tools for Distance Education Websites: Persian Version
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Hafezi, Soheila; Farahi, Ahmad; Mehri, Soheil Najafi; Mahmoodi, Hosein – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The web is playing a central role in distance education. The word "usability" is usually synonymous with functionality of the system for the user. Also, usability of a website is defined as something that can be used by a specific group of people to carry out specific objectives in an effective way, with efficiency and satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Usability, Distance Education, Web Sites, Program Validation