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Qian, Jiahe; Li, Shuhong – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
In recent years, harmonic regression models have been applied to implement quality control for educational assessment data consisting of multiple administrations and displaying seasonality. As with other types of regression models, it is imperative that model adequacy checking and model fit be appropriately conducted. However, there has been no…
Descriptors: Models, Regression (Statistics), Language Tests, Quality Control
OECD Publishing, 2025
The OECD's Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) 2023 represents the largest global initiative to gather comparable data on the development of social and emotional skills among 10- and 15-year-old students. In the 2023 cycle of SSES, 16 sites implemented an assessment of students' social and emotional skills and collected contextual…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence, Surveys
Matorera, D.; Fraser, W. J. – South African Journal of Education, 2016
Business schools are globally often seen as structured, purpose-driven, multi-sector and multi-perspective organisations. This article is based on the response of a graduate school to an innovative industrial Quality Function Deployment-based model (QFD), which was to be adopted initially in a Master's degree programme for quality assurance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Interviews, College Faculty
Mobegi, Florence Osiri; Ondigi, Benjamin A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Since independence, the Kenyan government has demonstrated its commitment to the provision of quality secondary school education through allocation of financial resources, provision of trained teachers and establishment of quality assurance department. However, despite the substantial allocation of resources, secondary schools still face major…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Financial Problems, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Hunter, Jon J.; Rockman, Patricia; Gingrich, Nadine; Silveira, Jose; Salach, Lena – Academic Psychiatry, 2008
Objective: Family practitioners are significant providers of mental health care and routinely report difficulty acquiring timely support in this area. The Collaborative Mental Health Care Network assembled groups of family practitioners and provided them with mental health practitioner mentors. This article addresses communication in the Network,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Physicians, Mental Health, Quality Control
Graham, Shawna; Parmer, Randall; Chambers, Lisa; Tourkin, Steven; Lyter, Deanna M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education and is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. TFS is a follow-up survey of selected elementary and secondary school teachers who participated in the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching (Occupation)
Tam, Hak Ping; Li, Lung-An – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
The National Science Concept Learning Study represented one of the largest and the most extensive surveys of its kind undertaken in Taiwan in recent years. A total of 36,093 students from the sixth, eighth, ninth, and eleventh grades participated in the main study. This paper provides the background information about the sampling and booklet…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Surveys, Scientific Concepts, Science Education
Crandall, Richard C. – 1982
There has recently been a tremendous increase in the quantity of research published in gerontology. While the increase in the quantity of research has been regarded positively by gerontologists, there has been little discussion or evaluation of the quality of the research. Two articles that appeared in 1975 were both very critical of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Gerontology, Older Adults, Quality Control
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1980
This final report summarizes Year 11 quality check activities for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). A probability sample of 40 schools was selected for quality check purposes from all three age classes. One regular school was selected for each District Supervisor at each Age Class. Quality check activities were conducted in…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests
Abraham, Sameer Y.; Steiger, Darby Miller; Montgomery, Margrethe; Kuhr, Brian D.; Tourangeau, Roger; Montgomery, Bob; Chattopadhyay, Manas – 2002
This report describes the methods and procedures used for the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99). As did the first 2 cycles of this survey, NSOPF:99 serves the continuing need for data on faculty and other instructional personnel. NSOPF:99 used a sample of 960 institutions and 28,576 full- and part-time faculty employed at…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Data Collection, Higher Education
Henderson, Louise B.; Allen, Danny R. – 1981
The data entry quality control procedures in discrete data entry tasks in the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) Fourth Follow-Up Survey are examined. Direct data entry terminals were used to key survey questionnaire item responses, telephone interview corrections, respondent background information and supplemental questionnaire responses into…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, High School Graduates, Information Storage
An Improvement in Instructional Quality: Can Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness Make a Difference?
Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Ndirangu, Mwangi – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2005
Purpose: To report study findings on teaching effectiveness and feedback mechanisms in Kenyan universities, which can guide management in developing a comprehensive quality control policy. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted an exploratory descriptive design. Three public and two private universities were randomly selected to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Universities
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Chrostowski, Steven J., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
This volume describes the technical aspects of TIMSS 2003 and summarizes the main activities involved in the development of the data collection instruments, the data collection itself, and the analysis and reporting of the data. The thirteen chapters contained herein are: (1) Overview of TIMSS 2003 (Michael O. Martin and Ina V. S. Mullis); (2)…
Descriptors: Sampling, Quality Control, Science Tests, Grade 4
Howell, W. Pearl; Rice, Carol F. – 1977
The activities included in the field coordination and data collection phase of the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study are described. A history of the recruitment, selection, and training of field personnel, a description of coordination efforts with teachers and school districts, a discussion of the various aspects of scheduling, and the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Data Analysis