Academic Audit is an important tool to control and maintain standards in academic sector. It has been found highly relevant by the experts across the world. Academic audit helps institutions to introspect and improve their quality. The present paper intends to probe into the possible role of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in Academic Audit…

This technical assistance paper provides guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. These policies apply to the approved assessments that programs may use to report educational gains in compliance with the National Reporting System (NRS) requirements. The NRS is the accountability system for the…

The article explores perspectives on academic activities in public sector universities in Pakistan. Seven Pakistani universities yielded 290 teachers and 568 students in the sample. Factor analysis indicated five main factors in both teacher and student data sets. Both teachers and students were dissatisfied with the performance of the…

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (E2SHB 1795), passed by the Legislature in 2011, identified prior learning assessment (PLA) as an innovative means for improving degree and certificate attainment and improving cost effectiveness and efficiency within Washington's higher education system. The Act defines prior learning as "the knowledge…

Assessment, particularly formative assessment, is critical to knowing how a student is performing academically and how best to support that student. Teachers, especially new teachers, need ongoing support in developing and using both summative and formative assessments as an integral part of their instructional practice. Written collaboratively by…

Describes staff development components for veteran and beginning teachers planning to teach in blocked classes. Teachers need training and practice in information-sharing methods, learning-theory applications, assessment strategies, student mastery, curriculum mapping and integration, classroom organization, and lesson development. Block…

The uses of microcomputers in special education are explored in terms of administration (data collection and analysis); assessment (approaches to linking assessment with instruction); instruction (planning, supplementing, and presenting instruction); related services (communication aids); and staff development (access to innovative practices and…

Describes extended-day programs, including effect on low-achieving students, linkage to regular school day, staffing requirements and training, and program evaluation. (PKP)

After an I/D/E/A conference on 4MAT learning styles, a Colorado school district developed a site-based staff development program with numerous spinoff offerings and applications. Teachers are using the 4MAT process to restructure curriculum and assess student learning in innovative ways. (MLH)

This paper begins with a brief review of some of the controversies about linking language and content instruction in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses. It then describes an attempt at fostering such a link through collaboration between the language teachers and the content teachers in an Academic Communication and Study Skills course at…

The Time for Mastery Program was specifically designed to minimize the time costs of mastery learning by maximizing the use of instructional time to the fullest advantage. The program was implemented by three high school districts in suburban Chicago during the 1984-85 academic year. This article presents a brief description of the program, as…

The North Bay Area Writing Project at Sonoma State University (California) is an inservice program designed to train teachers and improve their effectiveness in writing instruction. (JM)

Discusses the staff development strategies included in the technology plans of 27 school districts. Highlights include teachers' concerns about technology implementation; measures of teacher and student performance; and recommendations for strengthening technology staff development initiatives to increase the likelihood that they will result in…

Chronicles one school's attempt to create a school- wide portfolio as a tool for evaluating the growth and progress of children and as a means of professional growth for teachers and the director/principal. Discusses the staff meetings to discuss philosophy, focus group meetings to formulate the portfolios, and between-meeting activities. Notes…

At Brown Mackie College, a private junior college in Kansas, faculty members are immersed in student learning on a daily basis and are doing an excellent job of incorporating assessment techniques in their classrooms. However, they depend mostly on administrative staff to help them provide a conducive environment to learning for the students. The…