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Peer reviewedStronge, James H. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1991
A triad of conceptual, human relations, and technical domains is proposed as a basis for effective performance evaluation systems in education. Systems incorporating the relevant issues in this triad address a fundamental rule of performance evaluation: if it is worth doing, it is worth doing well. (SLD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textRebarber, Theodor – 1991
Accountability is high on the education reform agenda as taxpayers, business leaders, and elected officials demand proof of results. Although several states show promising improvements in their accountability arrangements, none has in place a comprehensive system. Such a system includes three fundamental accountability elements: (1) clear and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
Wiggins, Grant – 1991
Assessments should improve performance by providing usable feedback, and should not merely audit it. Problems with educational accountability policies stem from a flawed view of student assessment. Intellectual excellence cannot be obtained via one-time mandated tests composed of proxies for real challenges. Common standards should be developed…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Alternative Assessment
McEwen, Nelly – 1993
The Educational Quality Indicators (EQI) initiative was a collaboration between Alberta Education (Alberta, Canada) and 12 school jurisdictions to develop and implement indicator systems to measure the success of the educational enterprise. Ten concurrent collaborative projects were conducted between 1989 and 1992 to develop indicator systems for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Loacker, Georgine – 1991
Lessons from the 18-year institutional experience of Alverno College in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) with assessment for the improvement and verification of student learning are summarized. Principles are described that should inform a national assessment system with the dual purposes of improvement and accountability by incorporating the following key…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Students, Educational Assessment
Butler, Frances A.; And Others – 1990
This study, part of a larger effort to develop a methodology for evaluating intelligent computer systems (Artificial Intelligence Systems), explores the use of benchmarking as an evaluation technique. Benchmarking means comparing the performance of intelligent computer systems with human performance on the same task. Benchmarking in evaluation has…
Descriptors: Adults, Artificial Intelligence, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis
