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eFACT: Formative Assessment of Classroom Teaching for Online Classes
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Berridge, Gina G.; Penney, Samantha; Wells, Judith A. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
As online degrees and programs increase in number and popularity so does the need for excellence and quality in the programs and courses offered. Becoming more scholarly in online course delivery, especially in the evaluation or assessment of those classes is essential for teaching and learning. This paper explores the pilot of an evaluation of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Distance Education, Formative Evaluation
The Ripple Effect of Virginia Tech: Assessing the Nationwide Impact on Campus Safety and Security Policy and Practice
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Rasmussen, Chris; Johnson, Gina – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2008
This report is the result of a nationwide survey conducted in March 2008 of student life officers and campus safety directors to assess the impact of the April 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech on campus safety and security policy and practice. Discussion areas include: (1) Student Privacy vs. Need-to-Know; (2) Prevention, Mitigation and Recovery;…
Descriptors: Tragedy, Campuses, Student Behavior, Mental Disorders
National Assessment of School Resource Officer Programs. Final Project Report. Document Number 209273
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Finn, Peter; McDevitt, Jack – US Department of Justice, 2005
There has been a growing interest in placing sworn police officers in schools as SROs to improve school safety. The purpose of the National Assessment was to identify what program "models" have been implemented, how programs have been implemented, and what the programs' possible effects may be. To obtain this information, Abt Associates conducted…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Police, School Safety, Site Selection
What Has Action Learning Learned to Become?
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Pedler, Mike; Burgoyne, John; Brook, Cheryl – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2005
This inquiry originates in a conversation between the first two authors which concluded with the challenge that a Revans Institute for Action Learning & Research should not only be doing research "by" action learning and but should also be researching "into" action learning itself. Action learning has been a recognised…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Research
Is There Anybody out There? Teaching Assistants' Experiences of Online Learning
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Townsend, Mark; Wheeler, Steve – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2004
This paper reports on the learning experiences of a small group (n = 13) of teaching assistants who volunteered to participate in a pilot online Foundation Degree module. As part of the evaluation methodology, participating students were randomly assigned into two groups, with each group having clearly defined but different types of tutorial…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Online Courses
Process Evaluation in Dropout Prevention Programs: Detecting and Predicting Problems and Benefits through the Use of Problem Survey.
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Southard, Margarida F. – 1990
Results of a process evaluation of dropout prevention programs in the Leon County (Florida) school district during the school year 1989-90 are presented. Altogether, 11 dropout programs were operationalized in that school year. The methodology used for developing a problem survey among teachers and administrators, the results of the evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs