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Velasco-Martínez, Leticia-Concepción; Tójar-Hurtado, Juan-Carlos – International Education Studies, 2018
Competency-based learning requires making changes in the higher education model in response to current socio-educational demands. Rubrics are an innovative educational tool for competence evaluation, for both students and educators. Ever since arriving at the university systems, the application of rubrics in evaluation programs has grown…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Scoring Rubrics, Evaluation Methods
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Rogers, W. Todd; Radwan, Nizam – International Journal of Testing, 2015
Restricted equating samples are often used to equate test results. Previously eligible students may be excluded because this group of students is not stable from year to year and their inclusion may bias the results. The present study evaluated the impact of including previously eligible students in the equating samples, where the percentage of…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Equated Scores, Foreign Countries, Public Schools
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Smoláková, Nikoleta; Švajdaa, Juraj; Koróny, Samuel; Cincera, Jan – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study compares the inquiry competence of the 8th-grade students participating in the science and environmental education program GLOBE in the Czech Republic with a sample of students of the same age not participating in the program from the Slovak and Czech Republics. Inquiry competence is analyzed as a set of variables representing students'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Minimum Competency Testing, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Groß Ophoff, Jana; Schladitz, Sandra; Leuders, Juliane; Leuders, Timo; Wirtz, Markus A. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
The ability to purposefully access, reflect, and use evidence from educational research (Educational Research Literacy) is expected of future professionals in educational practice. Based on the presented conceptual framework, a test instrument was developed to assess the different competency aspects: Information Literacy, Statistical Literacy, and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Literacy, Educational Development
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Schleicher, Andreas – International Review of Education, 2008
At a time when governments face the challenges of maintaining competitiveness in a global economy, it is necessary to have high-quality comparative information regarding the fundamental skills of the adult population. Such information can help governments to evaluate policies and design more effective interventions. This article describes a…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Basic Skills
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1985
The following papers that reflect on problems facing teacher education are included in this monograph: (1) "Toward a New Model of Teacher Education" (Henry J. Hermanowicz); (2) "Recent Research on the Beliefs of Teachers and its Importance for Teacher Education" (Robert H. Mayer); (3) "The Dialogue of Democracy: Its Form, Content, and Implications…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries
CEDEFOP Flash, 1993
The procedures currently used in the 12 European Community (EC) member countries for certifying the employment qualifications of graduates of full-time vocational education and training programs and/or apprenticeship programs were compared. The comparison, which was based on information obtained from 12 national studies of EC members' education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Employment Qualifications