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Koehn, Peter H.; Uitto, Juha I. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
Since the mid 1970s, a series of international declarations that recognize the critical link between environmental sustainability and higher education have been endorsed and signed by universities around the world. While academic initiatives in sustainability are blossoming, higher education lacks a comprehensive evaluation framework that is…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Program Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
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Ogunleye, James – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
The paper examines systems of validation of skills and experience as well as the main methods/tools currently used for validating skills and knowledge in lifelong learning. The paper uses mixed methods--a case study research and content analysis of European Union policy documents and frameworks--as a basis for this research. The selection of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Program Validation, Mixed Methods Research
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Voskoglou, Michael Gr. – Education Sciences, 2013
Fuzzy logic, which is based on fuzzy sets theory introduced by Zadeh in 1965, provides a rich and meaningful addition to standard logic. The applications which may be generated from or adapted to fuzzy logic are wide-ranging and provide the opportunity for modeling under conditions which are imprecisely defined. In this article we develop a fuzzy…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Skill Analysis, Student Evaluation, Problem Solving
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Yin, Shuangxu; Kawachi, Paul – Open Praxis, 2013
This paper explores and presents new data on how to improve open access in distance education through using prior learning assessments. Broadly there are three types of prior learning assessment (PLAR): Type-1 for prospective students to be allowed to register for a course; Type-2 for current students to avoid duplicating work-load to gain…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Access to Education, Open Education, Distance Education
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Suto, Irenka; Nadas, Rita; Bell, John – Research Papers in Education, 2011
Accurate marking is crucial to the reliability and validity of public examinations, in England and internationally. Factors contributing to accuracy have been conceptualised as affecting either marking task demands or markers' personal expertise. The aim of this empirical study was to develop this conceptualisation through investigating the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Examiners, Biology, Foreign Countries
Buiskool, Bert-Jan; Broek, Simon – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Professional development and improvement in the quality of adult learning staff has been recognized as a priority at a European level. However, at European and national levels there is no clear view on the standard competences needed to fulfill the professional tasks in adult learning. In some European countries competence profiles and standards…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Educational Practices
Fieger, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
The Student Outcomes Survey is an annual national survey of vocational education and training (VET) students. Since 1995, participants have been asked to rate their satisfaction with different aspects of their training, grouped under three main themes: teaching, assessment, and generic skills and learning experiences. While the composition of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Outcome Measures
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Hammann, Marcus; Phan, Thi Thanh Hoi; Ehmer, Maike; Grimm, Tobias – Journal of Biological Education, 2008
This study is concerned with different forms of assessment of pupils' skills in experimentation. The findings of three studies are reported. Study 1 investigates whether it is possible to develop reliable multiple-choice tests for the skills of forming hypotheses, designing experiments and analysing experimental data. Study 2 compares scores from…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Experiments, Science Process Skills, Skill Analysis
Lougheed, Val; Hunter, Bev – 1991
Northern Lights Vocational Services of Ontario (Canada) is an agency that grew out of a need for people to have access to vocational services on a local basis. It replaces traditional, facility-based testing technologies with new tools that can be used in a community setting. The agency has developed an approach to vocational evaluation and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Skill Analysis
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Finegold, M.; Meyer, J. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
To improve the testing of students' skills in performing laboratory experiments, 92 Israeli high school physics teachers participated in the development of a list of weighted laboratory skills. Sensory-motor coordination was found to be a significant measured factor. Factors affecting reliability were also noted. (GDC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Laboratory Experiments
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van der Linde, Chris – International Journal of Training Research, 2006
There is a gap in the current research literature regarding evaluation of TAFE outcomes and it stems from a predominant human capital focus. The existing paradigm of human capital, which values the acquisition of knowledge and skills for their economic value, has been of primary interest and significance, particularly in terms of government policy…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Models, Public Policy, Vocational Education
Barker, Kathryn – 1998
This document outlines the processes and outcomes of a research project conducted to review work skills analysis tools (products and/or services) that profile required job skills and/or assess individuals' acquired skills. The document begins with a brief literature review and discussion of pertinent terminology. Presented next is a list of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 (Alberta). – 1986
A two-year study designed to evaluate an elementary language arts program in the Grande Prairie School District (Edmonton, Alberta) through an assessment of student achievement was conducted from 1983 to 1985. A major focus of the study was the area of listening, and the listening tests and teacher's manuals presented in this document are intended…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Plattor, Emma; Maguire, Thomas – 1986
A two-year study designed to evaluate an elementary language arts program in the Grande Prairie School District (Edmonton, Alberta) through an assessment of student achievement was conducted from 1983 to 1985. This final report describes all facets of the study and presents the researchers' findings and conclusions. Following a preface, the report…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
Part 2 of the Alberta (Canada) Education's "Program of Studies for Elementary Schools 1978" (amended 1981), this bulletin describes the planned design, parts, and scoring of the grade six English language arts achievement test to be written in June 1988, and based on curriculum specifications for an integration of thinking and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
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