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Poe, Mya; Zhang-Wu, Qianqian – Composition Forum, 2020
While Writing Studies scholars have embraced research on multilingualism, writing scholars have not developed program assessment methods that are informed by that scholarship. This profile describes a program assessment design that was informed by research on multilingualism, super-diversity, and consequential validity. This design included…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Multilingualism, Student Attitudes, Student Diversity
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Kostopoulou, Stergiani; O'Dwyer, Fergus – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
This evidence-based, procedural paper outlines academic writing peer review practices conducted by Pre-Master's Pathway and pre-undergraduate Foundation programme students at two Irish universities. The theoretical framework section presents the view that formative teacher feedback on student writing alone is insufficient, suggesting sustainable…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Smith, Patricia Joanne; Mrozek, Lawrence J. – Honors in Practice, 2016
A search through the 2015 annual conference program of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) turned up a dozen sessions focusing on the topic of study abroad, demonstrating that a growing number of honors programs and colleges are encouraging or requiring study abroad. Many programs now offer and support honors semesters abroad or…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Study Abroad, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Simpson, Allie; Waye, Laurie – BC TEAL Journal, 2016
In the spring of 2015, the Centre for Academic Communication (CAC) at the University of Victoria began a series of projects aimed at understanding the needs of undergraduate and graduate students with English as additional language (EAL), with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of the Centre's programming. The first project, detailed in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
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Henderson, Fiona; Whitelaw, Paul A. – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2013
Academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, is a chronic problem. This paper reports the results of a project undertaken at a public funded university in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with colleagues from a public funded university in Beijing, China, to combat this and other problems associated with academic literacy. The prime focus of the…
Descriptors: Cheating, Plagiarism, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education
Gribbons, Barry C.; Dixon, P. Scott – 2001
In order to assess the services of the International Students Program (ISP), the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita (California) surveyed its international student population. The survey instrument included Likert-scale items as well as open-ended questions. Questionnaires were mailed to the homes of 130 ISP students, and 37 surveys were…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Foreign Students, Program Evaluation
Zikopoulos, Marianthi; Barber, Elinor – 1984
Findings of an assessment of the ITT International Fellowship Program (i.e., International Telephone and Telegraph) are presented. The study conducted during the program's tenth year was designed to determine the effect of the program on its participants and to gain insight into the impact of international education in general. Questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Fellowships, Foreign Students
Hsieh, Wen-Ih – 2002
This study evaluated the International Masters Degree in Business Administration (IMBA) program at Regis University, focusing on the perceptions of Taiwanese students. Regis University, Denver, Colorado, is a leading school for adult education and a center for Taiwanese adult students. The sample consisted of 28 Taiwanese graduates of or students…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Chinese, Course Evaluation, Cultural Activities
El-Hadidy, Bahaa – 1982
This report presents information on a 1980/81 U.S. non-degree training program which was designed to provide Egyptian scientific and technical information (STI) specialists with the basic minimum knowledge and skills required for developing national information services in Egypt. The background and purpose of the Egyptian STI program are discussed…
Descriptors: Charts, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Information Scientists
Rao, Lakshmana G. – 1979
The effect of foreign students on the host country, and the benefits to their own developing countries are studied in this book. Data from a survey of foreign students in Australia conducted from 1973-1975 by the Education Research Unit of the Australian National University are compared with data obtained from similar surveys in the United States,…
Descriptors: Books, Brain Drain, College Students, Developed Nations