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Download full textKeup, Jennifer Rinella – 1998
This digest discusses two specific computer-aided instruction systems used in two-year colleges in the United States and Canada, and addresses critical points regarding system implementation in remedial education programs. As developed in the Nova Scotia Community College System in Canada, the INVEST computer system provides literacy-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Greene, Beth D.; Herman, Marlena; Haury, David L. – 2000
This digest discusses the results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), conducted during the 1994-95 school year, in relation to teaching and suggests resources for further study. The digest includes a description of the study, data collection methods of the study, key results, and details of TIMSS-R, a repeat study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Stoltman, Joseph P. – 2002
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in geography is a periodic survey of geographic knowledge and skill of students at grades 4, 8, and 12. The first NAEP in geography was conducted in 1994 and the second in 2001. Like the 1994 assessment, the 2001 assessment probed students' ability to recall, understand, analyze, and interpret…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography
Hancock, Charles R. – 1994
This digest discusses some of the practical implications of using alternative methods of assessing students in foreign or second language classrooms. First, assessment and testing are contrasted, and assessment is defined as an ongoing strategy through which student learning is not only monitored, but by which students are involved in making…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Portfolio Assessment
Wolverton, Mimi – 1994
This digest discusses the role of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in college classroom effectiveness efforts, particularly specific institutions where sustained CQI programs have affected college classroom practice, these projects' common features, and lingering doubts about CQI. It discusses the general principles and philosophy of CQI and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2000
Reduced training costs, worldwide accessibility, and improved technological capabilities have made Web-based training (WBT) a viable alternative to classroom instruction. WBT enables businesses to cut their training costs. Efficiency of operation is another major advantage of WBT. The flexibility of time, place, and programs offered via WBT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems
