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Parsi, Ace; Darling-Hammond, Linda – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2015
Employers, postsecondary institutions, and civic leaders are urging greater focus on 21st century skills essential for college, career, and civic success: problem solving, interpersonal skills, and collaboration, among others. In response to these demands, states across the country are working to realign policies--on learning standards,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, State Policy, Performance Based Assessment, Sustainability
Stansbury, Kendyll; Long, Claudia – 1992
This report summarizes conclusions from previous reports and makes explicit comparisons between assessment approaches. The report is organized in four sections under the headings: Design, Content Analysis, Costs, and Analysis of Technical Quality. The first section (Design) describes salient characteristics of each assessment approach, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cost Estimates, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Givens, Patricia – 1979
This document provides measurement devices to help meet the needs of student learners for feedback on teaching behavior and the requirements of supervising teachers for information about student performance. (The term "student learners" as used here refers to high school students being trained in a laboratory program.) A master's project essay,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Art Education, Child Caregivers, Competency Based Education
El Paso Community Coll., TX. – 1995
The Women in Technology (WIT) program at Texas' El Paso Community College (EPCC) was established to recruit women into nontraditional occupations, offering technical education, services to help retain women, and community outreach efforts to help change attitudes. This report describes outcomes for the 1994-95 fiscal year, focusing on five WIT…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Employed Women
Di Benedetto, Victoria; Ortiz, Rachel – 1997
The Women in Technology (WIT) program at Texas' El Paso Community College (EPCC) was established to recruit women into nontraditional occupations, offering technical education, services to help retain women, and community outreach efforts to help change attitudes. This report describes outcomes for the 1996-97 fiscal year, focusing on six WIT…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Attitude Change, Building Trades, Community Colleges
Grube, Joel W.; Keefe, Deborah B.; Stewart, Kathryn – Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2002
People who care about young people are aware of the serious problems caused by underage alcohol use. They should also be aware that there are many effective strategies for reducing underage drinking, and every state and community should be using these strategies. The "Guide to Conducting Youth Surveys" provides information about one important tool…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drinking, Drug Use, Confidentiality