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Trimble, Brad – RP Group, 2022
In 2021, the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (the RP Group) conducted a survey of institutional research, planning, and effectiveness (IRPE) offices in the California Community Colleges (CCC) system. The purpose of this survey was to: (1) Identify key research and planning priorities and activities of the IRPE…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Planning
Kretz, Andrew – RP Group, 2020
In 2019, the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) conducted a survey of institutional research, planning, and effectiveness (IRPE) offices in the California Community College system. The purpose of this survey was to: (1) Identify key research and planning priorities and activities of the IRPE offices; (2)…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Planning
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Chaplot, Priyadarshini – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2010
Over the past few decades, deterioration in student achievement has provoked a pervasive public sentiment that American institutions are failing to meet the needs and expectations of society. The growing public demand for transparency and accountability has fueled the integration of state-mandated learning outcomes assessment into the standards…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Institutional Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions), College Outcomes Assessment
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Allen, Laura Van Zandt; Ruebel, Kim K.; Greene, Melanie W.; McDaniel, Janet E.; Spencer, Vikki – Middle School Journal (J3), 2009
The turn of the century brought a profound change in the accreditation of teacher preparation programs. This shift--from curriculum-based reviews to standards-based reviews--took place in the context of the accountability movement of the late 20th century. The 21st century ushered in what many refer to as "a culture of evidence." From…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Program Effectiveness, Competency Based Teacher Education, Scoring Rubrics
Boroch, Deborah; Fillpot, Jim; Hope, Laura; Johnstone, Robert; Mery, Pamela; Serban, Andreea; Smith, Bruce; Gabriner, Robert S. – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2007
This study was commissioned by the California Community Colleges System Office to identify effective practices in basic skills programs. The Center for Student Success (CSS), which is affiliated with the Research and Planning (RP) Group for California Community Colleges, was selected to conduct the study. There are three major components of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Staff Development, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2005
This report to the Legislature and Governor provides recommendations on the design of a workable structure for the annual evaluation of district-level performance for California Community College districts. Under contract with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, a six-member panel of the Research and Planning Group for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Indicators
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Dougharty, Laurence A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Research was undertaken to examine the effects of a critical mass policy (concentrating funds) on student achievement in compensatory education programs in California. No consistent, positive relationship was found between the level or composition of educational resources and achievement test scores in reading and mathematics. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education
Gilbert, Greg, Ed.; Buechner, Marybeth, Ed. – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2007
Formally stating and assessing student learning outcomes (SLOs) is a new focus for California community colleges required by the 2002 Accreditation Standards. This paper, the first in a series, explores one aspect of this sea change across the state: the emergence of a new group of faculty leaders, Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Community Colleges, Teaching Load, Change Agents