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Download full textAcademic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2018
This paper is the first issue of the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Symposium Collective Works publication, devoted to summaries of the presentations that took place at the 2018 symposium. The guiding topic of the symposium, assessment of student learning, was interwoven in breakout sessions with a great variety of topics such as equity,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Outcomes of Education, Conferences (Gatherings)
McGuinness, Kathleen, Comp. – 1986
Legislative action and assessment in higher education are addressed in 24 papers from a 1986 conference sponsored by George Mason University (Virginia) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Titles and authors include: "Defining and Assessing Baccalaureate Skills: Ten Case Studies" (American Association of State…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Jensen, Robert; And Others – 1988
This workshop proceedings presents summaries of the presentations of four speakers and recommends criteria and measures for determining institutional effectiveness. After introductory comments on the sponsorship and format of the workshop, the paper highlights the major points made by Carol Boyer, who reviewed recent research and other efforts…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria
Wholey, Joseph S.; McLaughlin, John A. – 1998
This document is a transcript of a workshop on planning and constructing performance-based evaluations for project directors of transition programs for students with disabilities. It provides background information on the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and presents strategies for implementing and managing a performance-based plan.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Logic
Peer reviewedBrown, William E. – Journal of Dental Education, 1986
A 1985 conference of dental schools to discuss the need for and approaches to curriculum change resulted in agreement on a series of principles to guide curricular review and a seven-stage model for change. These are summarized and the need for more thorough evaluation of program outcomes is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conference Proceedings, Dental Schools, Higher Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This monograph summarizes outcomes of a forum addressing strategies to improve special education program evaluation efforts and orient policymakers, administrators, and advocates to the benefits of program evaluation as an integral part of program improvement. The forum also addressed barriers restricting evaluation of program effectiveness…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1990
The conference reported in this document was attended by representatives of seven states (Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington). Participants focused on three key questions: (1) what are the issues and objectives behind assessment in each state? (2) what can be done regarding the implementation of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination. – 1997
This report summarizes the proceedings of an Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) sponsored meeting. The discussion and followup papers address issues related to disseminating promising and exemplary programs in conjunction with OERI's responsibilities to plan a system of expert panels. Section 1 of the report includes the minutes…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Information Dissemination
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Board on Children and Families. – 2001
In response to a request from the Child Care Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened two workshops in 1999-2000 to review current and emerging efforts to establish performance measures for early childhood programs. At each workshop, experts in child development, child care, early…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Day Care, Day Care Effects, Early Childhood Education
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1987
Assessment in higher education is addressed in these proceedings of the 1987 conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research. Papers and authors include: "Assessing the Status of Assessment" (Peter T. Ewell); "Has the Middle Class Been Pressured the Most? Multivariate Analysis of Parental Contributions to Higher…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Curriculum, College Planning, College Programs
Chadsey-Rusch, Janis, Ed. – 1987
The proceedings includes: the agenda; the keynote presentation; findings from the program evaluation, applied research, and technical assistance programs; descriptions of presentations made by project directors; an evaluation of the meeting; and a list of participants and advisory members. Sample papers or summaries have the following titles and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Government Role
Gross, Beatrice; Gross, Ronald – 1981
This report synthesizes the information presented at three conferences designed to develop guidelines for future funding for Follow Through programs. These conferences were part of a series of activities undertaken by the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 1981 to plan for a new set of Follow Through research and pilot project activities.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Program Attitudes
Jako, Katherine L., Ed. – 1981
Proceedings are presented of the Second Annual Second-Step Nursing Education Conference. (Second-step nursing education encompasses postlicensure, upper-division baccalaureate programs expressly designed for registered nurses.) The texts of seven formal presentations at the conference are given including four in the area of national second-step…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Certification, Educational Research, Higher Education
McAvoy, Leo H., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This proceedings contains nine conference papers, as well as abstracts of an additional seven papers, on research related to outdoor education. A preface, "Building a Research Community for Outdoor Education" (Anderson B. Young), describes the role of the Coalition for promoting information exchange and cooperation among outdoor education…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Council for National Academic Awards, London (England). – 1992
The third in a series of international conferences on measuring quality in post-secondary education was held to design four proposed project briefs, to identify new areas of collaboration, to encourage participation in the current projects, and to promote continued dialogue and exchange on the projects. Each of four working groups addressed one of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Dropout Rate
