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Download full textDavis, Rita, Ed. – 1998
A symposium on educational evaluation was held to celebrate the career of Robert E. Stake. Contributions, which relate to many aspects of educational evaluation, include: (1) "The Issue of Advocacy in Evaluation" (Ernest House and Kenneth Howe); (2) "The Meaning of Bias" (Michael Scriven); (3) Commentary on Ernie House and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Blank, Rolf; Selden, Ramsay – 1989
State assessment directors and State science supervisors discussed alternative methods for assessing student learning in science at a conference. The conference had two objectives: (1) to increase the knowledge of state science supervisors and assessment directors of recent experience at international, national, and state levels with alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Stronach, Ian, Ed. – 1993
Proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Stirling, Scotland, to critically examine issues in quality assurance (QA) in education are provided in this document. QA is the generic title for a series of business-management models that have been applied to educational contexts to describe and promote school effectiveness. Five papers and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Effective Schools Research
Ayers, Jerry B.; And Others – 1987
The papers presented at this symposium offer discussions on the program evaluation needs of three categories of teacher education institutions. An introductory paper examines state-of-the-art teacher education program evaluation, the requirements of national and regional accreditation agencies, and the evaluation requirements involved in the state…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education
Cohen, Elena; Ooms, Theodora – 1993
This briefing report on program evaluation notes that the new wave of family-centered, integrated services is forcing the field to rethink its methodology, and that the move towards outcome-driven reforms requires carefully defined outcomes and ways to measure them. Highlights of a seminar meeting held to explore these issues are included. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Stephens, Max, Ed.; Izard, John, Ed. – 1992
The purpose of the Australian conference on mathematical assessment was to address the challenges to traditional methods of assessment that have resulted as part of the call for reform in the mathematics curriculum. The 28 papers presented were: "Who Assesses Whom and To What Purpose?" (Leone Burton; "Assessment of the Learned…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Proceedings of an International Conference (Hong Kong, 1991).
Craft, Alma – 1992
This conference proceedings presents 17 papers which examine quality assurance and evaluation in higher education, including methodologies, procedures, and ideas from various nations. The papers include: (1) "Quality Assurance in Higher Education" (Malcolm Frazer); (2) "Academic Standards Panels in Australia" (Kwong Lee Dow);…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation
