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Download full textBiester, Thomas W.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
This guide provides a brief overview of the issues involved in the validation process. It was developed for evaluators of adult education projects, such as 310 projects. The guide is organized in three sections. The first section discusses the rationale for validation. The second section describes the characteristics of validation models. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods
Guthrie, Hugh – 1988
Intended for policymakers, administrators, and others involved in determining how the efficiency and effectiveness of technical and further education (TAFE) should be measured, this monograph contains the following sections: (1) "Introduction," including a explanation of the origins of the push for performance indicators and the response…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Murphy, Brian P.; Swanson, Richard A. – 1987
Although there are many reasons to evaluate training and development (T & D) programs, it is often time-consuming and expensive to do so. However, evaluations can be conducted by an auditing approach. The auditing approach to evaluating T & D offers three advantages. Auditing is quicker and less expensive than traditional methods, and it uses a…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Agee, Patsy; And Others – 1978
A third-party evaluation was conducted as part of a Georgia State University project to provide the Georgia State Office of Vocational Education with the preliminary materials and procedures necessary to further test a state coordinated evaluation system of secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs. Following an orientation meeting…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Guides
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1978
Focusing primarily on program modification and termination, this document is one of two handbooks developed by a California consortium of vocational educators to provide guidelines for developing and evaluating occupational programs. (The accompanying handbook, CE 017 928, focuses on program initiation.) A flow chart illustrating the different…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Malhorta, Man Mohanlal – 1980
As part of Project IMPACT's effort to identify and develop procedures for complying with the impact requirements of Public Law 94-482, a field study was conducted to identify and validate variables and their order of importance in predicting and evaluating impact of research and development (R&D) projects in vocational and technical education.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Greenwood, Maggie, Ed.; Hayes, Amanda, Ed.; Turner, Cheryl, Ed.; Vorhaus, John, Ed. – 2001
A group of adult educators in England conducted seven case studies to identify strategies for recognizing adult students' learning progress in nonaccredited programs. The case studies identified the following elements of good practice in the process of recording and validating achievement: (1) initial identification of learning objectives; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies
Lawver, David; And Others – 1994
A project was conducted to identify outcomes and procedures for measuring the occupational competency of students completing a coherent sequence of courses in career and technology education (C&TE) programs throughout Texas. Phase 1 of the project focused on horticulture/floriculture/landscaping and child care occupations. The major activities…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Education, Child Care Occupations, Competence
Felstehausen, Ginny; And Others – 1995
A project was conducted to identify outcomes and procedures for measuring the occupational competency of students completing a coherent sequence of courses in career and technology education (C&TE) programs throughout Texas. The major objectives of phase 2 of the project were as follows: validate criteria for a career portfolio, integrate the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Articulation (Education)
