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
Education Level
Two Year Colleges1
Audience
Practitioners1
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 14 results Save | Export
Bail, Joe P.; Cushman, Harold R. – 1977
The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers recruited from business, industry, and the professions who offer courses to employed adults seeking additional skills or improvement of their skills and job performance. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to improve the competencies of the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Employees
Bail, J.P.; Cushman, H.R. – 1975
The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them tradesmen and lay people, at the secondary school level, who offer courses to adults pursuing interests that will add meaning to their lives. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist learners in the pursuit of interests…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
Grosser, Rene C.; Flisher, Alan J. – 1996
This paper reports on efforts underway in New York State to develop the Individualized Needs for Services Assessment (INSA). The INSA is a set of standardized procedures and data definitions to guide assessment of service needs for children with serious emotional disturbances (SED). The INSA procedure for children with SED is designed to be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Fadale, LaVerna M.; And Others – 1984
Results from the second phase of a project to investigate strategies and outcomes associated with the assessment and evaluation of developmental/remedial/basic skills programs in New York State are presented in this report. Part I introduces the Assessment of Effectiveness of Developmental Programs in Postsecondary Education project, and the major…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Bail, Joe P.; Cushman, Harold R. – 1976
The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them business and other lay people, at the secondary school level who offer adult education courses on how to make management decisions and solve problems. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist owner-operators or managers to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
Lytle, Susan L.; And Others – Literacy Practitioner, 1994
This issue contains five articles about assessment in adult literacy programs. The first article, "Living Literacy: Rethinking Adult Learner Assessment" (Susan L. Lytle), focuses on developing alternative forms of assessment such as literacy portfolios to identify changes in four dimensions of adult literacy over the course of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1987
This guide describes the New York State assessment process as a framework for other districts aiming to develop an effective approach to performance assessment. In 1984-85 the New York State Board of Regents initiated the Comprehensive Assessment Report (CAR) as a process of reporting and using education results throughout the state. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Programs Evaluation. – 1975
This report presents a description of the Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act program in New York State. The report describes the evaluation of programs in reading, mathematics and bilingual education. The project participants were 150,000 Upstate New York children and 150,000 New York City children. Among the findings of the report are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Byrne, Carolyn D. – 1979
In 1978 the New York State Board of Regents initiated action to establish statewide high school graduation standards for reading comprehension. The process began by measuring the readability levels of materials used in core courses and materials that adults normally read (newspapers, news magazines, and feature magazines). To do this,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
Rosenstein, Irwin; Donaldson, George W. – 1977
The culmination of educational experiences in the outdoors is the resident outdoor education program. Involving teachers and pupils living and learning in the natural environment, the program emphasizes the development of human values and provides students with learning opportunities that focus on direct, real, and relevant experiences. Intended…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods
Spaventa, Marilyn, Ed.; Machado, Craig, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
English as a second language (ESL) programs in community colleges are as diverse in the models they follow as the students they serve. This volume provides a detailed look at how faculty and administrators are tailoring their ESL programs to best serve the needs of their students and the missions of their institutions. The authors of the thirteen…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Adult Students, Community Colleges
Farris, Charlotte – 1978
During the 1975-76 and 1976-77 academic years, a project was undertaken to design, implement, and evaluate an inservice course for home economics teachers in the state of New York. Eighty-two junior high and senior high teachers participated, representing both rural and urban areas. The objectives of the course dealt with improvement of specified…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives
Bloom, Dan; Anderson, Jacquelyn; Wavelet, Melissa; Gardiner, Karen N.; Fishman, Michael E. – 2002
The Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project was undertaken to identify effective strategies for helping low-income parents work more steadily and advance in the labor market. The 15 ERA demonstration projects that were operating in nine states (California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Carolina; Tennessee, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Case Studies, Caseworker Approach
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Workplace mentoring has been identified as an important aspect of work-based learning in projects conducted under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. By establishing relationships with caring and competent adults who can provide emotional support and facilitate skill development, less-experienced youths and adults are more likely to bridge the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Programs, Business Education, Case Studies