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Download full textOchs, Mary; And Others – 1991
This is the final report of a 2-year project that evaluated a formal information literacy instruction program at Cornell University's Mann Library (New York). An evaluation study surveyed graduates of Mann Library's instruction program to determine which skills were retained by students and were useful in their careers after graduation; in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Outcomes Assessment, Competence, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedElias, Maurice J.; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1979
Discusses computerized management information systems (MIS) data in mental health program evaluation. Using an actual evaluation with data from the Multi-State Information System as an example, practical problems in collecting and assembling useful information are presented. MIS data can be useful; however, care must be taken to assure the quality…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computers, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods
Rosenberg, Michael S.; Sindelar, Paul T. – Education Unlimited, 1981
The authors describe the use of a computer managed instructional system to demonstrate the effectiveness of a databased program modification methodology in regular and special education. Research on both concepts is reviewed and the educational implications are considered, including allowing teachers to spend more time in instruction. (CL)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Information Systems
Elfner, Eliot S. – 1976
The differentiation between efficiency and effectiveness in evaluating the performance of institutions of higher learning is examined and the role of management information systems in the decision-making processes of such institutions is explored. While efficiency is primarily concerned with cost minimization concepts, effectiveness is concerned…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
This document is one of a series of reports which describe the experiences of six state agencies that are developing systems to affect the development and implementation of policy in the federal/state program for vocational rehabilitation. The state programs are developing model program evaluation/management information support units. This second…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
White, J. L. – 1987
This paper seeks to provide a rationale for evaluating Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs by using a management system approach that is based on corporate planning. The first section reviews the sources of increased demands for accountability in TAFE (societal, economic, government, and legislative sources) and examines various…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Audits (Verification)
