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Crosson, Frederick – North Central Association Quarterly, 1988
The philosophy of accreditation is discussed in a paper commissioned by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for a project on "Rethinking Accreditation." After defining accreditation and distinguishing it from assessment, evaluation and "meta-evaluation" are discussed, including the nature of accreditation in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
McCormick, Fred C.; McCormick, Eileen R. – 1984
This document provides a detailed overview of all data collection, analysis, and reporting aspects of a third-party, independent evaluation conducted in Illinois to determine the impact of the 214 vocational education Quality Assistance Plans funded in fiscal year 1983. The effectiveness of the Impact Assessment Design as a resource in Quality…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Seaman, Don F.; Hoffman, Victoria; Chen, Chia-Yin; Dunn, Yvette T. – 2001
The Texas "Families First" project was started to accomplish the following: (1) strengthen the capacity of local family literacy projects to design, support, and administer high quality programs by leveraging resources from several agencies in the state; and (2) finalize the indicators of program quality (IPQs) in early childhood…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Smith, Clifton L. – 1991
This five-section guide is intended to lead marketing education personnel through the program evaluation and improvement process in Missouri. The first section is an introduction that provides a rationale for evaluation, discusses the resource, process, and product standards that should be used and suggests ways these standards can be applied. The…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Ruhland, Sheila K. – 1994
The evaluation process provides valuable information so that practitioners may share and benchmark their efforts to improve and enhance the quality of the educational reform initiative called tech prep. Evaluation should be part of every phase of a tech prep initiative, from needs assessment to completion. A tech prep program is typically at one…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Change
Smith, Clifton L. – 1991
This model evaluation program was developed to help marketing education teachers in Missouri to evaluate their courses and plan improvements. Following an explanation of the rationale and nature of the evaluation, the guide consists of six sections: (1) a marketing education course enrollment summary form and directions for completing the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Jones, Paul L.; Petry, John R. – 1985
An assessment model was developed to produce change in adult basic education (ABE) programs and thereby improve learning for adult students. During the development of the model, 89 ABE programs were analyzed. To determine the effect that ABE has on the quality of life of its students, researchers observed 77 of the 89 programs included in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Classroom Research, Educational Assessment
Skage, Sharon; Schaetti, Marnie – 1999
This guide, which is intended for volunteer literacy programs in Alberta, Canada, details a four-step process for evaluating volunteer literacy programs and using evaluation results for program development. The guide begins with an introduction, underlying principles and assumptions, and a glossary. Sections 1-4 detail the steps of the process,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies