Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 15 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 3 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAdamson, Lena; Becerro, Maria; Cullen, Peter; Gonzalez-Vega, Laureano; Sobrino, Juan Jose; Ryan, Norma – ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), 2010
Learning outcomes are described as written statements of what a learner is expected to know, understand and/or be able to do at the end of a period of learning. At the beginning of the 90s, a EU pilot project on ECTS showed that study programmes were much easier to compare if they were described in terms of outcomes, instead of inputs. The…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Stakeholders, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
Bateson, David J., Ed. – 1992
This document provides the following 13 conference papers: (1) "Introduction: Where Do We Go From Here?" (D. J. Bateson); (2) "The Context of Classroom Procedures in Evaluating Students" (R. J. Wilson); (3) "Student Evaluation in the Ungraded Primary School: The SCRP (Systematic Cumulative Record of Performance)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Shabat, Oscar E.; And Others – 1980
The proceedings of the First Mastery Learning Conference begins with Rocco Caponigri's introduction and Oscar E. Shabat's discussion of the importance of mastery learning to community colleges as they attempt to educate large numbers of underprepared students. Next, Benjamin S. Bloom examines the shifting emphasis in education research from…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Community Colleges, Educational Research, Formative Evaluation
Alexander, John B., Comp.; And Others – 1990
The declining emphasis on science, mathematics, and engineering education in the United States together with the necessity of the nation to ensure a continuous supply of trained practitioners in those fields was the consideration that prompted the conference reported in this document. The conference participants--who were representatives of the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Educational Media, Educational Needs
Sultana, Michael – 1990
A national seminar was held in Msida, Malta, for the purpose of disseminating results of the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation's project on Innovation in Primary Education (IPE). Another aim was to discuss in depth the recommendations in the final report on the IPE project in the context of the Maltese system of education. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Equal Educational Opportunity Section. – 1982
This monograph presents a discussion of the problems involved in implementing sex-fair coeducational classes in physical education. Suggestions, which grew out of a symposium on coeducational physical education, are offered on procedures that may be used for ability grouping, such as what type of test(s) are appropriate and when to use single or…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1981
This report discusses a working group convened in Varna, Bulgaria, by the World Health Organization to examine trends, issues, and problems regarding assessment of health professional competence and to prepare guidance to improve existing arrangements. Following a summary of the proceedings, the main portion of the paper reports main findings and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Competence
Angel, Dan – Capsule, 1990
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Carey, Cristene, Ed. – 1991
This document contains summaries of five workshops, each with several speakers, held at a conference on competency-based training (CBT) in Australia. The following are included in Session 1, Developing and Delivering CBT Programs: "Developing and Delivering CBT Programs--Opening Speech" (Steve McDonald); "Competency Standards and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Competence, Competency Based Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Center for Professional Development. – 1991
In April 1991, members of the Kentucky Educational Research Association (KERA), held a conference to discuss performance assessment and its use in Kentucky schools. The following papers from the conference are included: (1) "Our Conference and the Performance Assessment Committee" (S. Kifer); (2) "Performance Assessment: A National…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Conference Papers, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
This report presents outcomes of deliberations at the Tech Prep Leadership Summit on a "national vision" for tech prep. Following an introduction, Section 2 represents the consensus reached at the summit. Discussion of the purpose of tech prep focuses on the mission statement and goals of the Tech Prep Act. The discussion of program…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Corporate Support, Educational Change
App, Anne H. – 1991
This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a conference that addressed specific issues in the National Assessment of Vocational Education and in the 1990 Perkins Act that mandated the assessment. Introductory materials include a summary of consensus issues from the conference (David Boesel), welcoming remarks (Bruno Manno), and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
App, Anne H., Comp. – 1991
This collection of 22 papers is organized by the five conference topics. "Part 1: Effects of the Perkins Act on Policy and Practice" contains five papers: "Federal Legislation as Rorschach Test: Methodological Issues in Assessing the Effects of the 1990 Perkins Act on States and Localities" (Grubb); "Effects of the 1990…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
Korea Research Inst. for Vocational Education and Training, Seoul. – 2002
This document contains 13 papers from an international conference on new approaches to and implementation of lifelong vocational education and training (VET) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The document begins with two keynote speeches and five topic presentations, which are titled as follows: "Current Issues…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education
McIntyre, John, Ed.; Barrett, Mary, Ed. – 1998
These proceedings consist of 46 papers on the influence of vocational education and training (VET) research on policy and practice. These papers are grouped into these categories: impact of research; equity in participation; partnerships and stakeholders; practice and practitioners; research and policy; learning, work, and organizations; and VET,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Study, Competency Based Education
