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Lim, Billy; Hosack, Bryan; Vogt, Paul – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
This paper describes a framework for measuring student learning gains and engagement in a Computer Science 1 (CS 1) / Information Systems 1 (IS 1) course. The framework is designed for a CS1/IS1 course as it has been traditionally taught over the years as well as when it is taught using a new pedagogical approach with Web services. It enables the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Science, Internet, Information Systems
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Shrestha, Prithvi; Coffin, Caroline – Assessing Writing, 2012
Supporting undergraduate students with their academic literacies has recently been a major focus in higher education in the UK. This paper explores the value of tutor mediation in the context of academic writing development among undergraduate business studies students in open and distance learning, following the dynamic assessment (DA) approach…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition), Distance Education
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Kernohan, Lori – College Quarterly, 2008
The pilot research project reported on here was conducted between October 2005 and March 2006 on one campus of one of Ontario's 24 colleges. The college is located in an urban centre in southern Ontario. The main focus of this pilot study was the exploration of issues of accessibility and accommodation for students with disabilities as they engage…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Palazotto, Anthony N.; And Others – 1973
This report is the result of a pilot program to seek out ways for developing an educational institution's transportation flow. Techniques and resulting statistics are discussed. Suggestions for additional uses of the information obtained are indicated. (Author)
Descriptors: Colleges, Higher Education, Pilot Projects, Research Projects
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Risner, Doug; Thompson, Shara – Journal of Dance Education, 2005
A pilot research project was conducted to address issues related to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in dance in higher education. The primary goals were to summarize the impact of HIV/AIDS on dance and dance education, to document the profession's response (research, curricula, programs,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Higher Education, Physical Education, Dance Education
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Hayes, Robert M. – RQ, 1986
This brief description of the research program being carried out through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of California, Los Angeles, focuses on issues, problems, and needs for research for long-range strategic planning for library and information resources in the research universities of the future. (MBR)
Descriptors: Budgets, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Needs
Riggs, Matt L.; Worthley, Joanna S. – 1992
A meta-assessment is provided of 15 pilot projects aimed at demonstrating how student outcomes of various kinds can be used to assess the effectiveness of general education and baccalaureate degree programs. The Student Outcomes Assessment projects funded by Academic Program Improvement grants of the California state university system, have…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement