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Peer reviewedThompson, Bruce, Ed. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
Five authors representing diverse perspectives comment on the revised "Program Evaluation Standards" approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Standards are considered in light of their development; measurement issues; program evaluation; evaluation in the local education agency; and the context of evaluation…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Guides
Fitzgerald, Mary Ann; Lance, Keith Curry; Everhart, Nancy; Toor, Ruth; Weisburg, Hilda K.; Small, Ruth V.; Ohrazda, Celestia; Revercomb, Pamela; Spector, J. Michael; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Mancall, Jacqueline C.; Reid, Sarah; Deglin, Sarena; Haynes, Elizabeth – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2003
Contains six articles that cover topics related to instructional technology in school library media centers, including: impact on student achievement; data collection for program evaluation; integrating national and state standards; library media specialist collaboration with educational technologists; a professional development model; and online…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedShadish, William R., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
This special issue deals with the preparation of professional evaluators. Evaluation is considered as a profession that warrants specialized training. Aspects of necessary training and descriptions of current programs are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Foreign Countries
Download full textRahn, Mikala L.; Holmes, Patricia – Centerpoint, 1999
This monograph provides a status report on issues related to accountability, including standards and assessments, data systems, and the role of incentives for schools, teachers, and students in improving student achievement. Using information gathered from the literature and interviews with state administrators of vocational education, this paper…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Needs
Steinmetz, Andres – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
The basic principles of the discrepancy evaluation model (DEM), developed by Malcolm Provus, are presented. The three concepts which are essential to DEM are defined: (1) the standard is a description of how something should be; (2) performance measures are used to find out the actual characteristics of the object being evaluated; and (3) the…
Descriptors: Differences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Peer reviewedKysilko, David, Ed. – State Education Standard, 2001
The theme of this issue of the quarterly journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is the system of early childhood education in the United States, focusing on various challenges to making high-quality preschool education a reality for all children. The following articles are featured: (1) "Principles and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Policy, Family Literacy, National Standards
Steinmetz, Andres – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
The discrepancy evaluation model (DEM) specifies that evaluation consists of comparing performance with a standard, yielding discrepancy information. DEM is applied to programs in order to improve the program by making standards-performance-discrepancy cycles explicit and public. Action-oriented planning is involved in creating standards; a useful…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Differences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Cannon, Michael, Ed. – Tempo, 2000
Each of the four issues of the newsletter of the Texas Association for the Gifted focuses on a theme: leadership, evaluation and assessment, curriculum issues, and accountability issues. Issues usually contain theme-related major articles, columns by the Association's president and executive director, a column examining related research, answers…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Myers, Michael M. – Issues in Higher Education, 1983
The way that remediation affects the costs and the academic quality of higher education is discussed, and approaches to dealing with these problems are addressed. Recent increases in the number of underprepared students entering college have resulted in a greater need for remedial education to prepare them for college-level work. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, College Students
Levy-Reiner, Sherry, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1986
Curricular efforts at 10 colleges and universities in response to the Association of American College's report, "Integrity in the College Curriculum," are described. Reactions to this publication are also discussed by Mark H. Curtis in the essay "R Plus One: Reflections on the Impact of 'Integrity in the College Curriculum.' The…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum
Rudner, Lawrence M., Ed.; Schafer, William D., Ed. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
This document consists of papers published in the electronic journal "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation" during 2000-2001: (1) "Advantages of Hierarchical Linear Modeling" (Jason W. Osborne); (2) "Prediction in Multiple Regression" (Jason W. Osborne); (3) Scoring Rubrics: What, When, and How?"…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Berry, Barnett; And Others – School Reform in Chattanooga, 1995
The Chattanooga (Tennessee) public schools are building a national reputation for the work they are doing to improve the city's schools. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, which has promised substantial grants for the reform of urban middle school education in Chattanooga, asked the Southern Education Foundation, through its Focused Reporting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
RRFC Links Newsletter, 1997
This newsletter includes six articles related to the Regional Resource and Federal Centers for Special Education Network and its efforts in the area of standards and accountability. In "Teacher Training and Skills: Necessary Ingredients for Standards and Accountability," John Copenhaver discusses ways in which the Regional Resource and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrators, Cooperative Programs
Cimusz, Linda; And Others – Update on Gifted Education, 1994
The future of gifted education is discussed in this symposium report, which contains the edited presentations of six national consultants and the ensuing discussion among the panelists. The consultants addressed the significance of a report of the U.S. Department of Education entitled "National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Ability, Core Curriculum, Cultural Differences
Burry, James, Ed.; Quellmalz, Edys S., Ed. – Evaluation Comment, 1978
Abstracts are presented of the major conference papers and thematic discussions delivered at the 1978 Measurement and Methodology Conference. The titles of the presentations are: Policy-Responsive Evaluation (Wiley); When Educators Set Standards (Glass); Comments on Wiley and Glass (Schutz); Key Standard-Setting Considerations for Minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Conference Reports
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