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Needle in a Haystack: Finding Learning Improvement in Assessment Reports. Professional File. Article 141, Summer 2017
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Fulcher, Keston H.; Smith, Kristen L.; Sanchez, Elizabeth R. H.; Sanders, Courtney B. – Association for Institutional Research, 2017
Higher education insiders trumpet the use of results for improvement as the most important part of the assessment cycle. Yet, at the same time, we acknowledge the rarity of improvement, especially at a program level. What are some reasons the most important phase of assessment occurs so infrequently? To seek answers, we investigated the "Use…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Strategizing Teacher Professional Development for Classroom Uses of Geospatial Data and Tools
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Zalles, Daniel R.; Manitakos, James – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems with Geospatial Information Technology (STORE), a 4.5-year National Science Foundation funded project, explored the strategies that stimulate teacher commitment to the project's driving innovation: having students use geospatial information technology (GIT) to learn about weather, climate,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Faculty Development
Instructional Evaluation for Development/Improvement: Fact or Fiction Based on a Case Study of Faculty Practices?
Davey, Kathleen B.; Sell, G. Roger – 1985
A study based on a randomly-selected sample of 41 Ohio State University faculty was conducted to examine faculty member's receipt and use of feedback about instruction-related activities. The faculty was also asked to identify issues relevant to evaluation practices and improvement of instruction. Faculty reported relatively little effort directed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Cooperative Planning and Information Access Skills.
Lowe, Marilyn T. – 1993
To determine if cooperative planning between the library media specialist (LMS) and the classroom teacher affects the integration of information access skills into the curriculum, classroom teachers in grades 1 through 5 were surveyed in 10 randomly selected schools in Cobb County (Georgia). Of the 183 teachers surveyed, 131 returned…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development
A Study of the Piggyback Option of the Minnesota State Assessment Program. A Report Prepared for the Minnesota State Assessment Program, Minnesota Department of Education.
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Office of Planning and Evaluation. – 1979
The Local District Assessment Option (piggyback program) is an integral part of the Minnesota Statewide Educational Assessment Program, which provides the 162 participating local school districts with materials and procedures developed for the statewide program. Materials are available in reading, mathematics, social studies, and science for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection
Developing Responsiveness in Vocational Education and Training.
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Hughes, Maria; MacPherson, Sally – 2001
The extent to which providers of post-16 vocational education and training (VET) in the United Kingdom are able to secure timely and relevant learning programs to meet sudden and unpredicted changes in local or national skills profiles was examined in a study that included interviews of nine private training providers and 11 further education (FE)…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Check Lists, College Role