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Developing Assessment Policy and Evaluating Practice: A Case Study of the Introduction of A New Marking Scheme
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Handley, Fiona J. L.; Read, Ann – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2017
In 2011, Southampton Solent University, a post-1992 university in southern England, introduced a new marking scheme with the aims of changing marking practice to achieve greater transparency and consistency in marking, and to ensure that the full range of marks was being awarded to students. This paper discusses the strategic background to the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grading, Strategic Planning, Evaluation Methods
A Generalizable Framework for Multi-Scale Auditing of Digital Learning Provision in Higher Education
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Ross, Samuel R. P-J.; Volz, Veronica; Lancaster, Matthew K.; Divan, Aysha – Online Learning, 2018
It is increasingly important that higher education institutions be able to audit and evaluate the scope and efficacy of their digital learning resources across various scales. To date there has been little effort to address this need for a validated, appropriate, and simple-to-execute method that will facilitate such an audit, whether it be at the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Audits (Verification), Electronic Learning, Educational Resources
Implementing and Evaluating Online Service Learning Projects
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Helms, Marilyn M.; Rutti, Raina M.; Hervani, Aref Agahei; LaBonte, Joanne; Sarkarat, Sy – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
As online learning proliferates, professors must adapt traditional projects for an asynchronous environment. Service learning is an effective teaching style fostering interactive learning through integration of classroom activities into communities. While prior studies have documented the appropriateness of service learning in online courses,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Service Learning, Student Projects, Program Implementation
Status of Undergraduate Engineering Education in India--An Analysis of Accredited Engineering Programmes
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Viswanadhan, K. G. – International Education Studies, 2008
National Board of Accreditation (NBA), a body constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is responsible for the accreditation of Technical education programmes in India. NBA evaluates the performance of engineering programmes quantitatively by assessing 70 variables grouped under a set of 8 predefined criteria, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Engineering Education, Accreditation (Institutions)
Title I Evaluation Models A1 and B1: An Empirical Comparison.
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Crane, Laura R.; Cech, Joseph – 1979
Normal curve equivalent achievement gains estimates were compared with RMC Title I evaluation Models A1 and B1. The comparison focused upon the amount of bias introduced by Model A1 when its underlying assumptions were violated. The model assumes, first, that the local school population is accurately represented by the national norm group; and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Control Groups, Early Childhood Education
A Review of the ESEA Title I Evaluation and Reporting System.
Hubert, John A. – 1978
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Evaluation and Reporting System is a method for giving a federally funded project in reading or math an overall score on its cognitive effectiveness. This System introduced the Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) as an aid in aggregating Title I program scores across states and nationwide regardless of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Control Groups