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Shen, Jianping; Ma, Xin – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2013
Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) has gained national momentum. The authors first present a national scene of QRIS and then use Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County as a case study to illustrate a number of things. First, they look at the logic model behind the QRIS. Next, they review the design and implementation of the QRIS in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Quality, Rating Scales, Educational Improvement
Harms, Thelma; Cryer, Debby; Clifford, Richard M.; Yazejian, Noreen – Teachers College Press, 2017
Building on extensive feedback from the field as well as vigorous new research on how best to support infant and toddler development and learning, the authors have revised and updated the widely used "Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale." ITERS-3 is the next-generation assessment tool for use in center-based child care programs for…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Preschool Education, Infants, Toddlers
Dunlap, Glen; Iovannone, Rose; Kincaid, Donald; Wilson, Kelly; Christiansen, Kathy; Strain, Phillip; English, Carie – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Solve serious behavior challenges in K-8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) model. Developed by some of the most respected authorities on positive behavior support, this innovative model gives school-based teams a five-step plan for reducing problems unresolved by…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Prosocial Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Communication Skills
Harms, Thelma; Cryer, Debby; Clifford, Richard M. – Teachers College Press, 2007
Featuring a new spiral binding, the FCCERS-R is a thorough revision of the widely used program quality assessment instrument, "The Family Day Care Rating Scale." Designed for use in family child care programs, it is suitable for programs serving children from infancy through school-age. Following extensive input from users of the…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Child Care, Program Evaluation, Preschool Children
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White, Alan J., Ed.; Milbury, Frank, Comp. – 1974
The report (in working draft form) of the Connecticut Task Force on Evaluation of Programs for the Gifted and Talented examines evaluation issues of product, process, and presage and provides samples of nonstandardized evaluation instruments being used in 21 local Connecticut gifted programs. Product evaluation is seen to focus on student…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Models, Program Effectiveness
Roe, Ernest; And Others – 1987
Evaluation of both the academic department or unit and the individual academic staff member is addressed. Documents relevant to the reviewing process and a variety of instruments for collecting evaluative information are included, along with 10 case studies and exercises that offer advice on effective procedures. Departmental review is defined as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Programs, Data Collection, Departments