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Smith, Ronald M.; Blum, Robert E. – 1981
Presented in the guise of a hypothetical school board meeting, this information is intended to summarize the elements of competency based education (CBE) in a way that is easy to read and will increase understanding of its potential for improving education. It is aimed at state departments of education, school districts, and schools. Organized as…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Meeker, Mary – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This paper notes problems with assessment of giftedness; outlines goals of educational programs for the gifted; discusses three program content options (intensified core curriculum, qualitatively different curriculum, and specific intellectual training); and lists three program organization options (triad, autonomous learner, and integrated…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Hocutt, Anne M.; Alberg, Joni Y. – Exceptionality, 1995
This commentary offers authors' reflections on their case-study approach to examining the application of categorical and noncategorical special education (EC 612 095). The reflections address why the authors decided to study this issue, how case study methodology assisted in the study, and implications of the study. (SW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1999
Examines the impact of technology on postsecondary education stemming from data definitions and analytical conventions in (1) configuring new institutions and programs, (2) understanding new faculty roles and work patterns, (3) measuring and analyzing student participation, (4) assessing student progress and learning gains, and (5) analyzing…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Students, Computer Uses in Education

Short, Judith P. – Academic Medicine, 1993
Evaluation procedures and standards for a sound, strong evaluation process for medical residents are described, criteria for academic probation and due process when a resident is performing unacceptably are proposed, and the medical school administration's role in evaluation is examined. Statistics on dismissal of graduate medical students are…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Academic Standards, Behavior Standards, Educational Policy
White, Robert H., Ed. – 1979
Seventeen articles used to convey the South Carolina advisory council's 1977-78 evaluation of vocational and technical education in South Carolina are presented. Articles included are "The Girl Stared"; "A Solution to Discipline--Education's Number One Problem"; "A Vocational Education Success Story"; "TEC…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
In response to legislative mandate, the California Postsecondary Education Commission developed options for improving students' learning and development in college, including funding approaches designed to support these options. The commission's report summarizes a previous, related report and traces the origins of the current report from it,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, College Students, Educational Improvement
Rogers, Penny, Ed. – 2001
England's Learning and Skills Development Agency welcomes the introduction of a coherent national funding and delivery strategy for adult literacy, numeracy, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). The agency believes that the strategy should incorporate the lessons of previous literacy and numeracy initiatives and build on examples of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students