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Download full textGates, Susan M.; Augustine, Catherine H.; Benjamin, Roger; Bikson, Tora K.; Kaganoff, Tessa; Levy, Dina G.; Moini, Joy S.; Zimmer, Ron W. – 2002
This digest summarizes the highlights of an analysis of assessment practices used in education and professional development for educators. A research team from RAND conducted a broad review of the literature and reviewed the documents of organizations engaged in such assessments. Researchers interviewed experts, attended conferences, and conducted…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Conrad, Clifton F.; Wilson, Richard W. – 1986
The heightened interest in college program review is traced to a widespread interest in improving educational quality and the need to respond creatively to financial constraints and external expectations for accountability. Current program reviews have also been designed to aid in decision making about resource reallocation and program…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Bobby, Carol L.; Kandor, Joseph R. – 1995
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) was organized in 1981 as the accrediting agency responsible for reviewing and evaluating counseling and student affairs practice in higher education programs against a set of nationally recognized standards. The CACREP accreditation process incorporates a pattern…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Counselor Training, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Alstete, Jeffrey W. – 1995
This digest discusses the use of benchmarking as a strategy for assessing and improving efficiency and productivity of administrative processes and instructional models in colleges and universities. Benchmarking, developed by the Xerox Corporation in the 1980s, is defined as an ongoing, systematic process for measuring and comparing the work…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Sanders, James R. – 1988
Although evaluation plays many roles in schools--support for administrative decision-making, curriculum improvement, staff development, public relations, instruction, counseling, diagnosing problems for students and staff, planning--recent studies of school district evaluation practices indicate that little overall consistency exists in the form…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Facilities Improvement
Gardiner, Lion F. – 1994
This digest provides a review of the research literature on assessment of the effectiveness of higher education in producing graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary for well-educated citizens today. Major findings are grouped as answers or partial answers to the following nine questions: (1) "what are the critical competencies and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment, Competency Based Education
