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| Clearing House | 9 |
Author
| Culyer, Richard | 1 |
| Douzenis, Cordelia | 1 |
| Friedman, Delores Lowe | 1 |
| Gathercoal, Paul | 1 |
| Kerewsky, Bill | 1 |
| Legan, Natalie A. | 1 |
| Metcalf, Kim K. | 1 |
| Nemecek, Paul M. | 1 |
| Peckover, Roger B. | 1 |
| Ruff, Thomas P. | 1 |
| Towers, James M. | 1 |
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Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
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| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDouzenis, Cordelia – Clearing House, 1994
Discusses the actual evaluation procedures of magnet schools from several standpoints, including evaluation methodology, using actual evaluations, and new evaluation research areas. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Magnet Schools, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Kim K.; Legan, Natalie A. – Clearing House, 2002
Provides neutral, factual information about educational vouchers. Describes some of the basic operational characteristics of voucher programs. Presents several topics associated with vouchers, contrasts the perspectives on each held by advocates and opponents, and interjects relevant research findings. Concludes with a short discussion of the…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Public Education
Peer reviewedRuff, Thomas P. – Clearing House, 1985
Discusses competency-based education programs and offers evaluation criteria for measuring the effectiveness of such programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedKerewsky, Bill – Clearing House, 1985
Describes the planning and implementation of a one-day program in which teachers, students, administrators, and community members worked together to find ways of improving a school. Provides examples of the positive outcomes of the program. (FL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedNemecek, Paul M. – Clearing House, 1978
When traditional grading seems inadequate, a weighted grading system may be more suitable. But a school district interested in trying a weighted system must devise a program reflecting its own needs. Two categories of weighted systems, designated here the multiplicative system and the additive system, are considered. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
Peer reviewedCulyer, Richard – Clearing House, 1984
Examines Title I (now Chapter I) programs, specifically their problems, the reasons for those problems, and their future. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Problems, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedTowers, James M.; Peckover, Roger B. – Clearing House, 1995
Examines the role and functioning of teacher education advisory committees (TEACs), which assist in the design development, revision, and ongoing assessment of teacher licensure programs within an institution. Finds that significant power sharing and close working relationships between teacher education programs and TEACs have not yet been…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGathercoal, Paul – Clearing House, 1995
Argues that assessment, evaluation, and reporting are intrinsically linked, and together form a cycle that provides information about individual students, the instructor, the course of study, and the educational environment. Offers educators a list of principles concerning assessment, evaluation, and reporting that challenges many current…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedFriedman, Delores Lowe – Clearing House, 1999
Describes a project to reform science education in which a community college collaborated with business and community partners to provide a summer institute for pre-K-12 teachers. Discusses the underlying assumptions and project design. Notes that teachers became excited about science curriculum, more comfortable teaching science, and more aware…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
