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Download full textGrace, Cathy – 1992
Educators use the term "authentic assessment" to refer to the practice of realistic student involvement in the evaluation of student achievement. Authentic assessments are performance-based and instructionally appropriate. One method of authentic assessment is the assembly and review of a portfolio of a student's work. The portfolio is a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 1992
This digest summarizes what is known about developing desired educational outcomes and anticipated time frames in specialized programs for students who are gifted. Learner outcomes are defined and characteristics of appropriate ones outlined. Next, the importance of identifying specific learner goals and outcome indicators is explained with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
Kuh, George D. – 1981
Indices and manifestations of quality in undergraduate education are considered and a four-part framework is developed. Context indices represent institutional characteristics that remain relatively stable over time (e.g., expenditures per student and size of student body), while input indices reflect characteristics of entering students (e.g.,…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Benefits
Walz, Garry R., Ed.; Bleuer, Jeanne C., Ed. – 1993
This monograph targets what is known about counseling outcomes in various counseling specialities while also providing a comprehensive overview of counseling outcomes research. The individual chapters were selected to focus on what leads to counselor efficacy, defined as the effectiveness of the counselor in bringing about counselor- and/or…
Descriptors: Career Development, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
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
Gardiner, Lion F. – 1994
This monograph reviews empirical studies on various aspects of higher education relating to the effectiveness of instruction in regard to four areas: curriculum, instruction, campus psychological climate, and academic advising. After an introduction, the first section describes the development of critical skills, how these skills develop, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Achievement Gains, College Curriculum, College Instruction
