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Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning: The Hero with a Thousand Faces?
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Villalba-García, Ernesto – European Journal of Education, 2021
Validation of non-formal and informal learning has been gaining political momentum in Europe within the implementation of lifelong learning policies since the early 2000s. Policy documents claim a variety of education, socio-political and economic benefits from the implementation of validation, making validation a "hero" for lifelong…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Program Validation
Approaches to Classroom Assessment Inventory: A New Instrument to Support Teacher Assessment Literacy
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DeLuca, Christopher; LaPointe-McEwan, Danielle; Luhanga, Ulemu – Educational Assessment, 2016
Teacher assessment literacy has become a central priority across many educational systems in North America and elsewhere in response to growing accountability demands. Although many scholars have aimed to measure teacher assessment literacy, recent research has identified that current assessment literacy instruments do not fully reflect current…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Self Efficacy
A Model for Higher Education Policy Review: The Case Study of an Assessment Policy
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Harvey, Marina; Kosman, Bronwyn – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
The development of a standards-based assessment policy represented a significant cultural shift in assessment practice at one university. Concurrently, the implementation of a policy framework represented a significant procedural shift in policy development and review. The assessment policy was the first policy scheduled to be reviewed through the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Models
Evaluating Service Quality in Universities: A Service Department Perspective
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Smith, Gareth; Smith, Alison; Clarke, Alison – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to report on an in-depth exploration of service quality in an Information Technology service department in a Higher Education Institute (HEI) and to evaluate the instrument used. Design/methodology/approach: The study surveys customers using the SERVQUAL instrument, which is one of the most widely used and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Public Sector, Delivery Systems
General Education Courses at the University of Botswana: Application of the Theory of Reasoned Action in Measuring Course Outcomes
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Garg, Deepti; Garg, Ajay K. – Journal of General Education, 2007
This study applied the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Technology Acceptance Model to measure outcomes of general education courses (GECs) under the University of Botswana Computer and Information Skills (CIS) program. An exploratory model was validated for responses from 298 students. The results suggest that resources currently committed to…
Descriptors: Education Courses, General Education, Foreign Countries, Information Skills
National Assessment Program--ICT Literacy Years 6 & 10 Report, 2005
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Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Freeman, Chris – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
This report is based on the assessment of ICT (information and communication technology) literacy conducted in October 2005. It describes the development of a computer-based tool for assessing ICT literacy among school students and the application of that tool with a nationally representative sample of approximately 7,400 students from Years 6 and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Software, Information Technology, Information Sources